Rhode Island State Senator

Virginia Sosnowski 2024 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 2)

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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2088

Introduced
1/12/24  
Refer
1/12/24  
Report Pass
5/2/24  
Requires every individual or group health insurance contract effective on or after January 1, 2025, to provide coverage to the insured and the insured's spouse and dependents for all FDA-approved contraceptive drugs, devices and other products.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2090

Introduced
1/12/24  
Refer
1/12/24  
Report Pass
5/30/24  
Engrossed
6/4/24  
Requires radon testing within one year of any residential real estate transaction and the installation of a radon mitigation system if unsafe radon levels are present, at the seller's expense.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2091

Introduced
1/12/24  
Refer
1/12/24  
Report Pass
1/30/24  
Engrossed
2/1/24  
Refer
2/2/24  
Report Pass
3/7/24  
Enrolled
3/14/24  
AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF SOUTH KINGSTOWN TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $150,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND NOTES TO FINANCE THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, RENOVATION, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF A NEW HIGH SCHOOL, ATHLETIC FACILITY, AND OTHER SCHOOL FACILITIES IN THE TOWN AND ALL EXPENSES INCIDENT THERETO, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, COSTS OF DESIGN, DEMOLITION, ATHLETIC FIELDS, LANDSCAPING AND PARKING AND ALL ATTENDANT EXPENSES, INCLUDING ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURAL AND OTHER PROJECT-RELATED CONSULTING COSTS
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2092

Introduced
1/12/24  
Refer
1/12/24  
Report Pass
3/14/24  
Engrossed
3/21/24  
Refer
3/22/24  
Report Pass
4/11/24  
Enrolled
4/24/24  
Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of the Johnnycake Center Realty Corporation, a domestic nonprofit corporation, located in South Kingstown.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2098

Introduced
1/12/24  
Requires prosecutorial consent in order for a defendant to waive a jury trial.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2125

Introduced
1/12/24  
Refer
1/12/24  
Report Pass
6/11/24  
Provides employees with civil administrative remedies against contractors, subcontractors involved in the contract with joint/severable liability imposed on contractors or subcontractors. Effective 9/1/2024.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2152

Introduced
1/24/24  
Refer
1/24/24  
Report Pass
6/11/24  
Engrossed
6/13/24  
Engrossed
6/13/24  
Enacts the Comprehensive PFAS Ban Act of 2024, prohibiting the intentional addition of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances of PFAS in products offered for sale or manufactured in the state as of January 1, 2027.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2153

Introduced
1/24/24  
Refer
1/24/24  
Report Pass
4/10/24  
Engrossed
4/23/24  
Refer
4/24/24  
Report Pass
6/5/24  
Engrossed
6/10/24  
Engrossed
6/12/24  
Establishes the Rhode Island lake management program within the department of environmental management to aid with lake and pond management issues relating to the control of aquatic invasive plants.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2169

Introduced
1/24/24  
Imposes a seventy-five cent (0.75) surcharge on fares charged by rideshare companies as well as an account to benefit RIPTA from the payment of sales taxes collected from rideshares.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2170

Introduced
1/24/24  
Limits investment tax credit to manufacturers. Requires determination of goals, objectives and effectiveness of the credit. Repeals the specialized investment tax credit.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2185

Introduced
1/24/24  
Refer
1/24/24  
Report Pass
5/30/24  
Engrossed
6/4/24  
Engrossed
6/6/24  
Requires information on the public's rights and privileges of the shore to be included in disclosure forms for the sale of vacant land or real property.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2186

Introduced
1/24/24  
Incorporates universal design principals into new construction of low- and moderate-income housing to provide greater accessibility for persons with disabilities.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2187

Introduced
1/24/24  
Refer
1/24/24  
Requires hosting platforms offering short-term rental of residential property for tourist or transient use to disclose on listings the current, valid registration number and its expiration date.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2190

Introduced
1/24/24  
Authorizes the town of South Kingstown to adopt a local ordinance to delay the demolition of historic properties located in the town.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2214

Introduced
1/24/24  
Refer
1/24/24  
Report Pass
6/11/24  
Engrossed
6/13/24  
Engrossed
6/14/24  
Exempts out-of-state businesses and their employees performing services, during declared state or federal disasters or emergencies, from state or local business requirements, as well as state or local taxes or fees.