Rhode Island State Senator

Virginia Sosnowski Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0005

Introduced
1/14/25  
SENATE RESOLUTION EXTENDING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE WALTER J. GRAY
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0044

Introduced
1/23/25  
Refer
1/23/25  
Report Pass
3/11/25  
Engrossed
3/20/25  
Refer
3/21/25  
Report Pass
3/27/25  
Enrolled
4/10/25  
Grants the town council of the town of South Kingstown the authority to enact a homestead exemption ordinance.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0015

Introduced
1/23/25  
Requires homeowner’s insurance providers to provide two months’ notice before increasing any policy more that 20%. Also caps rate increases for policy holders that are 65 years of age or older and meet certain income limits.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0018

Introduced
1/23/25  
Effective July 1, 2025, provides that, the profit margin of any electric distribution company or gas distribution company, would not exceed 4%, in any calendar year and defines a "profit margin" as the return on equity that is allowed by the commission.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0040

Introduced
1/23/25  
Increases the state earned-income credit as of January 1, 2026 to seventeen percent (17%) of the federal earned-income credit, not to exceed the amount of state income tax.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0045

Introduced
1/23/25  
Removes the exemption from the state hotel tax for residences rented in their entirety on a hosting platform on or after January 1, 2026, for a period of thirty (30) nights or less.