Rhode Island State Senator

Virginia Sosnowski 2024 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 5)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2375

Introduced
2/12/24  
Establishes a tax credit against income tax based on eligible expenses incurred for care and support of an eligible family member.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2376

Introduced
2/12/24  
Increases the taxable wage base upon which employees make contributions to the TDI and TCI funds, increases individual benefit rates, and creates an opt-in option for self-employed workers.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2379

Introduced
2/12/24  
Refer
2/12/24  
Report Pass
5/30/24  
Engrossed
6/4/24  
Engrossed
6/10/24  
Specifies the requirements and procedures for licensing lactation counselors as well as the renewal, expiration, termination, refusal, revocation and suspension of licenses.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2382

Introduced
2/12/24  
Refer
2/12/24  
Report Pass
5/21/24  
Engrossed
5/28/24  
Refer
5/29/24  
Report Pass
6/4/24  
Engrossed
6/10/24  
Repeals the authority of the health insurance commissioner to enforce any act of Congress/decision of federal court invalidating or repealing the prohibition of annual lifetime limits on health insurance in this state.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2385

Introduced
2/12/24  
Regulates pharmacy benefit managers' policies and practices through rules and regulations promulgated by the office of health insurance commissioner, relating to accurate costs and pricing reporting, restricting discriminatory practices.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2403

Introduced
2/12/24  
Limits copays, coinsurance or office deductibles for services of a physical therapist to the amount authorized for the services of a primary care physician or osteopath on or after January 1, 2025.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2418

Introduced
2/12/24  
Refer
2/12/24  
Report Pass
6/4/24  
Engrossed
6/6/24  
Engrossed
6/11/24  
Allows non-affiliated party voters to vote in party primaries, without becoming an affiliated party voter.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2438

Introduced
2/12/24  
Limits the use of certain criminal records and credit history reports in denying housing to prospective applicants, and provides for fines for failure to comply, and requires notices of denials to be sent to the prospective tenants.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2439

Introduced
2/12/24  
Requires the courts to consider the parental status of the defendant at the time of sentencing and allows the defendant to present a family impact statement, including testimony, videos and documents relative to their parental status.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2445

Introduced
2/12/24  
JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE -- REFERENDUM ON LINE ITEM VETO (This proposed amendment to the Constitution would provide the governor with a line item veto on the budget and other bills for the appropriation of money.)
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2473

Introduced
2/12/24  
Refer
2/12/24  
Report Pass
4/24/24  
Engrossed
4/30/24  
Protects bullying/psychological abuse in workplace inflicted upon employees by employers/co-employees/provides civil remedies to affected employees/fines against employers/imprisonment/fines against co-employees.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2486

Introduced
2/12/24  
Refer
2/12/24  
Report Pass
4/30/24  
Engrossed
5/9/24  
Repeals the statute regulating games of chance.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2489

Introduced
2/12/24  
Removes the licensing exemption for a lender that originates six (6) loans or less in twelve (12) consecutive months.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2497

Introduced
2/29/24  
SENATE RESOLUTION EXTENDING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE FRANK LOMBARDO, III
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2499

Introduced
3/1/24  
Refer
3/1/24  
Report Pass
6/6/24  
Engrossed
6/11/24  
Engrossed
6/13/24  
Creates the financial framework for incentivizing energy storage systems.