Rhode Island State Senator

Valarie Lawson 2025 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 3)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0152

Introduced
1/31/25  
Spells out rules and regulations for the presidential preference primary elections, and would also establish rules for ranked choice voting tabulation and results reporting by the secretary of state.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0162

Introduced
2/3/25  
SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF DAVID E. POTTS
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0167

Introduced
2/5/25  
Provides that individuals enrolled in Medicare Parts A and B guaranteed right to enroll in standardized plans.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0165

Introduced
2/5/25  
Refer
2/5/25  
Report Pass
5/1/25  
Engrossed
5/6/25  
Prohibits pharmacy benefit managers from conducting or participate in spread pricing within the state.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0166

Introduced
2/5/25  
Refer
2/5/25  
Report Pass
5/1/25  
Engrossed
5/6/25  
Refer
5/7/25  
Report Pass
6/16/25  
Engrossed
6/18/25  
Engrossed
6/20/25  
Amends the definition of the practice of pharmacy to include the administration of all forms of influenza immunizations including COVID-19 to individuals over the age of 3 years pursuant to a valid prescription or prescriber approved protocol.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0168

Introduced
2/5/25  
Refer
2/5/25  
Report Pass
5/1/25  
Engrossed
5/6/25  
Refer
5/7/25  
Report Pass
6/16/25  
Engrossed
6/18/25  
Engrossed
6/20/25  
Provides an insurer would not impose prior authorization requirements for any service ordered by an in-network primary care provider.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0169

Introduced
2/5/25  
Refer
2/5/25  
Report Pass
5/1/25  
Engrossed
5/8/25  
Refer
5/9/25  
Report Pass
6/16/25  
Engrossed
6/18/25  
Engrossed
6/20/25  
Prohibits credit reporting, executions, attachments against a principal residence for judgments based on medical debt. Defines medical debt as an amount for the receipt of health care services, products, or devices.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0170

Introduced
2/5/25  
Refer
2/5/25  
Report Pass
5/1/25  
Engrossed
5/6/25  
Refer
5/7/25  
Report Pass
6/16/25  
Engrossed
6/20/25  
Grants the director of the department of health the authority to approve or deny any applications for professional licensure pending before certain boards of licensure that have been unable to establish a quorum for 30 business days.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0171

Introduced
2/5/25  
Refer
2/5/25  
Report Pass
6/5/25  
Allows the executive office of health and human services to use appropriated funds to support graduate medical education programs and research.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0172

Introduced
2/5/25  
Refer
2/5/25  
Report Pass
5/1/25  
Engrossed
5/8/25  
Refer
5/9/25  
Report Pass
6/16/25  
Engrossed
6/18/25  
Engrossed
6/20/25  
Provides an interest rate cap on medical debt.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0173

Introduced
2/5/25  
Refer
2/5/25  
Report Pass
5/1/25  
Engrossed
5/6/25  
Requires the secretary of the executive office of health and human services to monitor and mandate changes to the price-setting practices of pharmacy benefit managers to prohibit the spread pricing payment model.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0176

Introduced
2/7/25  
Establishes the Higher Education Opportunities for Students with Disabilities Act.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0177

Introduced
2/7/25  
Refer
2/7/25  
Report Pass
4/2/25  
Engrossed
4/8/25  
JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE, PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- RIGHT TO AN ADEQUATE EDUCATION (Amends the constitution to guarantee Rhode Island residents with equal opportunity to receive an education that is adequate, equitable and meaningful and provides judicial enforcement of this provision.)
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0178

Introduced
2/7/25  
Requires every public school in Rhode Island to have a school library or library media center in a permanent and dedicated space available to students in grades K-12 with a librarian available.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0182

Introduced
2/7/25  
Refer
2/7/25  
Report Pass
6/10/25  
Allows a resident taxpayer to elect to have state taxes withheld from distributions from a mutual fund individual retirement account.