Rhode Island State Senator

Valarie Lawson 2024 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 4)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2182

Introduced
1/24/24  
Expands the rights of physician assistants with regard to their practice and prohibits non-compete clauses that exceed five years with regard to the purchase and sale of a practice.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2183

Introduced
1/24/24  
Refer
1/24/24  
Report Pass
5/16/24  
Engrossed
5/23/24  
Refer
5/24/24  
Report Pass
6/10/24  
Enrolled
6/12/24  
Adopts a counseling compact for the interstate practice of licensed professional counselors by providing for the mutual recognition of other member state licenses governed and administrated by commission.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2184

Introduced
1/24/24  
Refer
1/24/24  
Report Pass
5/16/24  
Engrossed
5/23/24  
Refer
5/24/24  
Report Pass
6/10/24  
Engrossed
6/12/24  
Adopts model legislation facilitating the interstate practice of regulated social workers.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2202

Introduced
1/24/24  
Refer
1/24/24  
Report Pass
3/12/24  
Refer
3/20/24  
Report Pass
5/23/24  
Engrossed
5/28/24  
Engrossed
6/6/24  
Requires safe storage of firearms/provides civil and criminal penalties for violations/adds rifles and shotguns to the types of firearms requiring a trigger lock to be included with purchase/requires firearms dealers post signs regarding safe storage.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2220

Introduced
1/24/24  
Refer
1/24/24  
Report Pass
3/5/24  
Engrossed
3/14/24  
Refer
3/15/24  
Report Pass
5/30/24  
Enrolled
6/5/24  
Prohibits any agreement whereby an advanced practice registered nurse is restricted in the right to practice in a certain geographic area, assist or provide treatment or establish a professional relationship with any other employer.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2244

Introduced
1/25/24  
SENATE RESOLUTION EXTENDING DEEPEST SYMPATHY ON THE PASSING OF MADELINE MONTANARO
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2254

Introduced
2/6/24  
SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF RALPH W. EZOVSKI
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2256

Introduced
2/7/24  
Makes changes to the access to public records act, including clarifying various provisions, increasing the sanctions for knowing and willful violations of the law, and making certain traffic accident data and preferred license plate information public.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2263

Introduced
2/8/24  
Refer
2/8/24  
Report Pass
4/30/24  
Engrossed
5/7/24  
Refer
5/8/24  
Report Pass
6/4/24  
Engrossed
6/6/24  
Engrossed
6/11/24  
Allows electronic monitoring of residents or private living unit in nursing or assisted living facility with certain restrictions.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2268

Introduced
2/12/24  
Refer
2/12/24  
Report Pass
6/4/24  
Engrossed
6/6/24  
Requires grocery stores to specifically limit the number of self-service checkout units to six (6) units per location. The consumer protection unit of the department of attorney general would have authority to enforce these restrictions.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2269

Introduced
2/12/24  
Refer
2/12/24  
Report Pass
4/30/24  
Engrossed
5/7/24  
Refer
5/8/24  
Report Pass
5/16/24  
Enrolled
5/22/24  
Prevents insurance companies from treating widowed persons differently than married persons when establishing or maintaining an insured's rate or classification respecting the operation of a personal motor vehicle. Effective 1/1/25.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2273

Introduced
2/12/24  
Refer
2/12/24  
Report Pass
5/7/24  
Engrossed
5/23/24  
Requires businesses that offer automatic subscription renewals/continuous service offers to provide consumers with notice to the consumer prior to their engagement in the contract along with notice of renewal of subscription/cancellation info. eff. 1/1/25
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2287

Introduced
2/12/24  
Requires the student advisory council to meet at least quarterly, provides the chairperson with equal voting powers as members on the council, and provides that a student under eighteen (18) years is exempt from the senate advise and consent process.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2290

Introduced
2/12/24  
Establishes the Higher Education Opportunities for Students with Disabilities Act.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2291

Introduced
2/12/24  
Provides that in the event of the death of an educator or a student, a local educational agency be given up to five (5) days after the death to implement a flexible school schedule for teachers and students.