Samuel W. Bell
Rhode Island
Record ID: RI-Senate-5-BELL-S
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Legislation
Sponsored Bills
| Bill | Title | Status | Session |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 2345 | AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT AND INVESTMENT ACT -- RHODE ISLAND BROADBAND OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2026 | introduced | 2026 |
| SB 2928 | AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- HEALTHY AND SAFE FAMILIES AND WORKPLACES ACT (Requires employers to provide full-time employees four (4) hours of paid leave once a year to donate blood through and any approved blood donation program.) | introduced | 2026 |
| SB 2208 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COOPERATIVE SERVICE AMONG SCHOOL DISTRICTS | introduced | 2026 |
| SB 2722 | AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION | introduced | 2026 |
| SB 2473 | AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE -- RHODE ISLAND INCLUSIVE HOME DESIGN ACT | introduced | 2026 |
| SB 2749 | AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES | introduced | 2026 |
| SB 2499 | AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE USE AND FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES | introduced | 2026 |
| SB 2526 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE PAUL W. CROWLEY RHODE ISLAND STUDENT INVESTMENT INITIATIVE | introduced | 2026 |
| SB 2304 | AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- RESIDENCE OF INDIVIDUALS IN GOVERNMENT CUSTODY ACT | introduced | 2026 |
| SB 2862 | AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- DENTISTS AND DENTAL HYGIENISTS | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2680 | AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY (Prohibits RIPTA from using state funds or the proceeds of any bond(s) to pay for any work performed after 8/1/26, pursuant to the âtransit center joint development projectâ RFP and/or pursuant to related the preliminary services agreement.) | introduced | 2026 |
| SB 2150 | AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- JUDGMENTS, ORDERS, AND DECREES (Requires that notice of a judgment lien be sent within ten (10) business days of the recording of the lien.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2011 | AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE-CASUALTY INSURANCE GENERALLY-LIMITATIONS ON POLICY CANCELLATIONS AND RENEWALS | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2286 | AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SPECIAL LICENSES FOR MOTORCYCLES, MOTOR SCOOTERS, LOW-SPEED VEHICLES AND OTHER MOTOR DRIVEN CYCLES | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2287 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- STATE CRIME LABORATORY COMMISSION | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2116 | AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- NURSES | introduced | 2026 |
| SB 2215 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS | introduced | 2026 |
| SB 2122 | AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- REAL ESTATE SALES DISCLOSURES | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2384 | AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG COST PROTECTION | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2387 | AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- WHOLESALE PRESCRIPTION DRUG IMPORTATION PROGRAM | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2564 | AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDERS | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2331 | AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 3116 | AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RESTRICTIONS ON STATE AND MUNICIPAL COOPERATION WITH CIVIL IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2425 | AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE OF STATE ROADS | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2348 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE NATHAN BRUNO AND JASON FLATT ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2618 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- IDENTIFICATION AND APPREHENSION OF CRIMINALS (Administratively seals, upon request of the defendant following the conclusion of the matter in district court, individual counts of any criminal complaints dismissed pursuant to Rule 48(a) that were filed on or after October 1, 2026.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2940 | AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- FAMILY COURT | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2711 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS -- THE RHODE ISLAND CLEAN SLATE ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2518 | AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- STATE OF RHODE ISLAND INTERIOR DESIGN PRACTICE ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2523 | AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- RETAIL ESTABLISHMENTS-VEHICLE SAFETY BARRIERS | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2299 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2313 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS | in_committee | 2026 |
| SR 3016 | JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $800,000 TO WATERFIRE PROVIDENCE | in_committee | 2026 |
| SR 3021 | JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- OF THE LEGISLATIVE POWER | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 3036 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 3040 | AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ACTIONS BY AND AGAINST TOWNS | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2073 | AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2930 | AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES (Provides that commencing January 1, 2027, the minimum wage shall be twenty-four dollars ($24.00) per hour.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2966 | AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS -- PERMITTING VIRTUAL OR REMOTE COURT HEARINGS | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2991 | AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE BODY CAMERAS FOR CORRECTIONAL FACILITIES ACT -- THE WILLIE WASHINGTON, JR. ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2828 | AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- THE RHODE ISLAND WORKS PROGRAM (Amends the Rhode Island works program to allow lawful permanent residents to receive benefits without a waiting period and increases the monthly cash benefit to one hundred percent (100%) of the federal poverty level effective July 1, 2026.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2323 | AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- THE COMMUTER TRANSPORTATION BENEFITS ACT (Establishes the commuter transportation benefit chapter. Employers with five hundred (500) or more employees required to establish a pre-tax commuter transportation fringe benefit program.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2494 | AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- THIRD-PARTY LITIGATION FINANCING CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2648 | AN ACT RELATING TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS -- CURRENCY TRANSMISSIONS | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2674 | AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $25,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND NOTES TO FUND THE PROVIDENCE HOUSING TRUST FUND TO FINANCE AFFORDABLE MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING PROJECTS IN THE CITY | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2685 | AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICES | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2709 | AN ACT RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- COMMITTEES AND STAFF | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2727 | AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION -- THE EQUITABLE PARTICIPATION IN UTILITY REGULATION ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2739 | AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION -- PROCEDURE | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2621 | AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- HOMELESSNESS EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2624 | AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- RHODE ISLAND NEW QUALIFIED JOBS INCENTIVE ACT 2015 | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2634 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- ESTABLISHMENT OF CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2517 | AN ACT RELATING TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS -- COMMUNITY OBLIGATIONS AND BANKING OFFENSES | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2529 | AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- NEXT GENERATION PUBLIC BUILDINGS ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2531 | AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PLASTIC WASTE CONVERSION FACILITY ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2548 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2549 | AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- TAX ON GAINS FROM THE SALE OR EXCHANGE OF REAL PROPERTY | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2552 | AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- STATE AID | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2554 | AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE MEDICAID REENTRY ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2566 | AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENCE LICENSING ACT (Limits the facility's ability to charge rent and fees for a maximum of seven (7) days or until removal of the personal property from the room, whichever occurs first. A violation would constitute a deceptive trade practice.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2573 | AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE RHODE ISLAND COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (Establishes a universal, comprehensive, affordable single-payer health care insurance program and help control health care costs, which would be referred to as, "the Rhode Island Comprehensive Health Insurance Program"" (RICHIP).)" | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2437 | AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- REFUSE DISPOSAL | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2439 | AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PESTICIDE CONTROL | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2441 | AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- COMPOSTING AND ORGANIC WASTE DIVERSION | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2448 | AN ACT RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE AUDIT AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2452 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- BUILDING OPPORTUNITIES IN OUT-OF-SCHOOL TIME | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2492 | AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- RHODE ISLAND HEALTHCARE TRANSACTION OVERSIGHT ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2501 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2351 | AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ENERGY FACILITY SITING ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2353 | AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- FORCE-FED POULTRY PRODUCTS | in_committee | 2026 |
| SR 2354 | SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO TERMINATE GAS LINE EXTENSION ALLOWANCES AS PART OF DOCKET 25-45-GE | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2378 | AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE -- LONG-TERM CARE SERVICE AND FINANCE REFORM | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2382 | AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Mandates all insurance contracts, plans or policies provide insurance coverage for the expense of diagnosing and treating infertility, for women between the ages of twenty-five (25) and forty-two (42) years.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2206 | AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- INTEREST AND USURY | in_committee | 2026 |
| SR 2240 | JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $2,000,000 TO THE ELISHA PROJECT | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2303 | AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY-- POLICE RELATIONSHIP ACT OF 2015 | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2308 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINALS -- CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS -- PAROLE | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2324 | AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- CONSUMER CREDIT HISTORY EMPLOYMENT PROTECTION ACT -- DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2332 | AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES (Provides that exemptions to the prohibition of liquor licenses within two hundred feet (200') of schools or places of worship do not eliminate neighboring property ownersâ remonstrance rights to object to the license.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2084 | AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2087 | AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- STATE AID | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2089 | AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- CONTRIBUTION AND BENEFITS | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2093 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2137 | AN ACT RELATING TO DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT (Prohibits handcuffing children twelve (12) or under at initial police contact unless needed for public safety or if the child is using or threatening physical force against an officer.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2139 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FOUNDATION LEVEL SCHOOL SUPPORT | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2151 | AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- CRUELTY TO ANIMALS | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2152 | AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OPEN MEETINGS | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2157 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- LAW ENFORCEMENT SEXUAL MISCONDUCT | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2165 | AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2170 | AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- EMPLOYMENT SECURITY -- BENEFITS | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2172 | AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- LABOR RELATIONS ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2174 | AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- LABOR RELATIONS ACT--NO LIMITATION ON HEALTHCARE BENEFIT PROVIDERS | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2024 | AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND CLIMATE SUPERFUND ACT OF 2026 | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2027 | AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM--CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2049 | AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CORRECTIONS DEPARTMENT | in_committee | 2026 |