Valarie J. Lawson
Rhode Island
Record ID: RI-Senate-14-LAWSON-V
Sponsored Bills
| Bill | Title | Status | Session |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB 2342 | AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- RESTRICTIONS ON SELF-SERVICE CHECKOUT STATIONS ACT | introduced | 2026 |
| SB 2126 | AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- THE RHODE ISLAND WORKS PROGRAM | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2413 | AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES | introduced | 2026 |
| SB 3170 | AN ACT RELATING TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- PERMANENT JOINT COMMITTEE ON NAMING ALL NEW BUILDINGS, BRIDGES, EDIFICES AND OTHER STATE CONSTRUCTIONS | introduced | 2026 |
| SR 3271 | SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF JEANNETTE D. ALYWARD | introduced | 2026 |
| SR 3016 | JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $800,000 TO WATERFIRE PROVIDENCE | introduced | 2026 |
| SB 3214 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2367 | AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- FIRST-TIME HOMEBUYER SAVINGS ACCOUNT ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| SR 3269 | SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF ARTHUR PAIVA | passed_upper | 2026 |
| SB 2051 | AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LILA MANFIELD SAPINSLEY COMPASSIONATE CARE ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2054 | AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- EVIDENCE | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2418 | AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION FEES | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2010 | AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- THE TRANSPARENCY AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE USE BY HEALTH INSURERS TO MANAGE COVERAGE AND CLAIMS ACT | introduced | 2026 |
| SR 3245 | SENATE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE ELEANOR SLATER HOSPITAL--ZAMBARANO CAMPUS ON THE RECOGNITION OF "ZAMBARANO DAY"" ON MAY 5 | passed_upper | 2026 |
| SR 3246 | SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY 4TH THROUGH MAY 8TH OF 2026, TO BE "TEACHER APPRECIATION WEEK"" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND" | passed_upper | 2026 |
| SR 3247 | SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY 2026, TO BE "OLDER AMERICANS MONTH"" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND" | passed_upper | 2026 |
| SR 3248 | SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE FIRST SATURDAY IN MAY AS "RHODE ISLAND LABYRINTH DAY"" AND RECOGNIZING MAY 2 | passed_upper | 2026 |
| SR 3249 | SENATE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MAY 6, 2026, AS A "NATIONAL DAY OF REASON"" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND AFFIRMING THE CENTRAL IMPORTANCE OF REASON IN THE BETTERMENT OF HUMANITY" | passed_upper | 2026 |
| SB 3258 | AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIES | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2460 | AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2488 | AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- BAIL BOND AGENTS AND BAIL BOND RECOVERY AGENTS | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2246 | AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- THE RHODE ISLAND FAMILY CAREGIVER TAX CREDIT ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| SR 3237 | SENATE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING MAY 4, 2026, AS RHODE ISLAND INDEPENDENCE DAY AND THE 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY'S HISTORIC ACT OF RENUNCIATION | passed_upper | 2026 |
| SB 2238 | AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2026 | AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2737 | AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- TEMPORARY DISABILITY INSURANCE -- GENERAL PROVISIONS | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2902 | AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- CAPACITY TO HOLD REAL ESTATE | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2715 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- FRAUD AND FALSE DEALING | in_committee | 2026 |
| SR 3218 | SENATE RESOLUTION HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF BASEBALL ICON DAVEY LOPES AND EXPRESSING SYMPATHY ON HIS PASSING | passed_upper | 2026 |
| SR 3219 | SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL 16, 2026, AS "RHODE ISLAND MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION RECOGNITION DAY"" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND" | passed_upper | 2026 |
| SR 3220 | SENATE RESOLUTION HONORING FAMILY MEDICINE PHYSICIANS FOR THEIR SERVICE AND ADVOCACY | passed_upper | 2026 |
| SR 3221 | SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL TO BE "HOLOCAUST & GENOCIDE AWARENESS MONTH"" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND" | passed_upper | 2026 |
| SR 3222 | SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL 16, 2026, TO BE "COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND DAY"" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND" | passed_upper | 2026 |
| SR 3223 | SENATE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING SANDRA BERUBE ON HER RETIREMENT AFTER 33 YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND THE RHODE ISLAND GENERAL ASSEMBLY AS A SENIOR STAFF MEMBER WITH THE RHODE ISLAND STATE SENATE | passed_upper | 2026 |
| SB 2295 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Prohibits purchases of more than one firearm in any thirty (30) day period.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2077 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 3121 | AN ACT RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- JOINT COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE SERVICES | in_committee | 2026 |
| SR 3205 | SENATE RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE VALIANT INTERVENTION EFFORTS OF SUPERIOR COURT JUDGE JOSEPH J. MCBURNEY AND HEAD OF SECURITY, DANA SMITH ON BEHALF OF HIS COURT INTERN WHO WAS WRONGFULLY IDENTIFIED AND TARGETED BY IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT (ICE) AGENTS | passed_upper | 2026 |
| SB 3143 | AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- RHODE ISLAND VOTING RIGHTS ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2254 | AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2823 | AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Establishes a child tax credit in the amount of six hundred fifty dollars ($650) for eligible taxpayers adjusted for inflation annually commencing January 1, 2027.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2092 | AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- RIDESHARE OR TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY VEHICLE SURCHARGE (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.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2339 | AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE HOSPITAL CONVERSIONS ACT | enacted | 2026 |
| SR 3172 | SENATE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING THE 172ND ANNIVERSARY OF THE UNITED STATES AND JAPAN TREATY OF PEACE AND AMITY | passed_upper | 2026 |
| SR 3173 | SENATE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING AND HONORING THE COURAGE, HEROISM, AND COMPASSION OF THE INDIVIDUALS WHO RENDERED AID DURING THE LYNCH ARENA SHOOTING IN PAWTUCKET | passed_upper | 2026 |
| SR 3174 | SENATE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE BLACKSTONE VALLEY SCHOOLS (BVS) BOYS CO-OP TEAM ON WINNING THE RHODE ISLAND DIVISION II HIGH SCHOOL STATE HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP | passed_upper | 2026 |
| SR 3175 | SENATE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING MARCH 25, 2026, AS THE 205TH ANNIVERSARY OF GREEK INDEPENDENCE DAY AND CELEBRATING DEMOCRACY IN GREECE AND THE UNITED STATES | passed_upper | 2026 |
| SB 2116 | AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- NURSES | introduced | 2026 |
| SB 3059 | AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- PHARMACY FREEDOM OF CHOICE--FAIR COMPETITION AND PRACTICES | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 3060 | AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- PHARMACY BENEFIT MANAGERS ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| SR 3144 | SENATE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING "URI DAY"" AT THE RHODE ISLAND STATE HOUSE ON MARCH 26 | passed_upper | 2026 |
| SB 2563 | AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG SAVINGS AND TRANSPARENCY ACT OF 2026 | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2110 | AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- CATASTROPHIC ILLNESS IN CHILDREN RELIEF FUND | in_committee | 2026 |
| SR 3056 | JOINT RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE MEDICAID SECTION 1115 DEMONSTRATION WAIVER REQUESTS AND RENEWALS | in_committee | 2026 |
| SR 3057 | SENATE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO MAKE A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF RHODE ISLAND'S HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE RELATED TO EDUCATING AND RETAINING PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 3058 | AN ACT RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS -- 988 CALL CENTER AND BH LINK OPERATIONS ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 3061 | AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Requires healthcare insurers, without prior authorization, to provide post-acute care services to patients discharged from a hospital for a minimum of seven (7) days commencing on or after January 1, 2027.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| SR 3063 | SENATE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO MAKE A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF RHODE ISLAND'S MEDICAL MALPRACTICE IMPACT ON HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND HEALTH CARE COSTS IN RHODE ISLAND | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 3064 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND (Establishes the framework to create a medical school at the University of Rhode Island and provides an initial appropriation of five million dollars ($5,000,000) as the first phase of a multi-year investment for the development of a medical school.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 3065 | AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 3066 | AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CHILDREN'S MOBILE RESPONSE AND STABILIZATION SERVICES | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2428 | AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES | in_committee | 2026 |
| SR 3101 | SENATE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING MARCH 19, 2026, AS "RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE DAY"" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND" | passed_upper | 2026 |
| SR 3123 | SENATE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING THE CELEBRATION OF ST. JOSEPH'S DAY | passed_upper | 2026 |
| SR 3124 | SENATE RESOLUTION HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF THE LATE SENATE PRESIDENT DOMINICK J. RUGGERIO AND COMMEMORATING THE NAMING OF THE RHODE ISLAND SENATE CHAMBER IN HIS HONOR | passed_upper | 2026 |
| SB 2742 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- NON-CHARITABLE BINGO | in_committee | 2026 |
| SR 3122 | SENATE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING ST. PATRICK'S DAY AND HONORING IRISH AMERICAN PATRIOTS' ROLE IN THE UNITED STATES WAR OF INDEPENDENCE | passed_upper | 2026 |
| SB 3062 | AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HEALTH PROFESSIONAL LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAM | in_committee | 2026 |
| SR 3068 | SENATE RESOLUTION AFFIRMING THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND'S COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING WOMEN IN THE BUILDING TRADES AND EXPANDING EQUITABLE ACCESS TO CAREERS IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY | passed_upper | 2026 |
| SR 3070 | SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF ANNA CASALE | passed_upper | 2026 |
| SB 3024 | AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES (Increases the number of state childcare licensing inspectors to meet the national recommended average of one inspector for every fifty (50) to sixty (60) childcare providers.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| SR 2018 | JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE, PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- RIGHT TO AN ADEQUATE EDUCATION | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2892 | AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- FOOD-AS-MEDICINE PILOT PROGRAM | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 3036 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2635 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FEDERAL AID | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2173 | AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- CERTIFICATION OF CHILDCARE AND YOUTH-SERVING WORKERS AND OPERATORS | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2810 | AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- TAX PREPARERS ACT OF 2013 | 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 2406 | AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- AGE-APPROPRIATE DESIGN CODE | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2033 | AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PROTECTIONS OF HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2677 | AN ACT RELATING TO THE UTGR MASTER CONTRACT AND THE TWIN RIVER -- TIVERTON MASTER CONTRACT -- CONSOLIDATED MARKETING PROGRAM | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2379 | AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH | in_committee | 2026 |
| SR 2132 | JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- OF SUFFRAGE | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2133 | AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- NOMINATION OF PARTY AND INDEPENDENT CANDIDATES | in_committee | 2026 |
| SR 2514 | SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THOMAS JOSEPH HOLLAND | passed_upper | 2026 |
| SB 2083 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FEDERAL AID | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2085 | AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- THE RHODE ISLAND WORKS PROGRAM | in_committee | 2026 |
| SB 2158 | AN ACT RELATING TO DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT | in_committee | 2026 |
| SR 2070 | SENATE RESOLUTION HONORING KATHY NADEAU ON THE OCCASION OF HER RETIREMENT FROM THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AFTER MANY YEARS OF DEDICATED AND EXEMPLARY PUBLIC SERVICE | passed_upper | 2026 |
| SR 2002 | SENATE RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE SPECIAL COMMISSION TO MAKE A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF RHODE ISLAND'S HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE RELATED TO EDUCATING AND RETAINING PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS AND ESTABLISHING A STATE MEDICAL SCHOOL AT THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND | passed_upper | 2026 |
| SR 2003 | SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING SINCERE CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF MARY D. BURKE | passed_upper | 2026 |
| SR 2004 | SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE DAVID R. CARLIN, JR. | passed_upper | 2026 |
| SR 2005 | SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF ARTHUR ARMAND COIA | passed_upper | 2026 |
| SR 2006 | SENATE RESOLUTION EXTENDING DEEPEST SYMPATHY ON THE PASSING OF THE VENERATED LEGAL LUMINARY, JUDGE FRANK CAPRIO | passed_upper | 2026 |
| SR 2007 | SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF EDWARD CATONE, JR. | passed_upper | 2026 |
| SR 2008 | SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF ASHBEL TINGLEY WALL, II | passed_upper | 2026 |
| SR 2001 | SENATE RESOLUTION HONORING THE VICTIMS OF THE BROWN UNIVERSITY SHOOTING AND COMMENDING FIRST RESPONDERS | passed_upper | 2026 |