Rhode Island State Senator

Walter Felag Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0659

Introduced
3/7/25  
Recalculates the retirement allowance related to early retirement and pension benefits for teachers, state employees and municipal employees.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0665

Introduced
3/7/25  
Permits hit and run victims suffering serious bodily injury to recover under the crime victim compensation program.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0667

Introduced
3/7/25  
JOINT RESOLUTION APPROVING THE APPROPRIATION OF $1,100,000 OF FUNDS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CATEGORICAL BUDGET (Requests appropriation of $1,100,000 for higher quality infant and toddler early care and education.)
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0670

Introduced
3/7/25  
Establishes the medical primary care scholarship program to be administered by the commissioner of postsecondary education.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0693

Introduced
3/7/25  
Expands eligibility for the qualified Medicare beneficiary program by increasing the income limit from 100% to 138% of the federal poverty line.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0694

Introduced
3/7/25  
Details each of those limited emergency circumstances where a registered nurse and advanced practice registered nurses, may safely administer sedation, such as critical life-saving or emergency situations where there is an imminent threat to life or limb.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0699

Introduced
3/7/25  
Includes the COVID-19 immunization under the consent and reporting provisions required for pharmacy administered immunizations to individuals between nine (9) and eighteen (18) years of age.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0707

Introduced
3/7/25  
Creates the Rhode Island Individual Market Affordability Act of 2024 to help reduce out-of-pocket costs for low- and moderate-income consumers enrolled in the health insurance coverage through the Rhode Island health benefits exchange.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0710

Introduced
3/7/25  
Directs the RITBA design a safety barrier or netting system on the several bridges within its authority. Any newly constructed bridges with a deck height of over one hundred feet (100 ft) would be required to have safety barriers of safety netting.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0720

Introduced
3/7/25  
Refer
3/7/25  
Authorizes the Providence city council to set the veterans tax exemption limit to an amount determined by the city council via ordinance or resolution.