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Title	Published Date	Senator/Representatives	IsPressReleaseHighlight	Approval Status
Senate passes Sen. Gu bill to waive fees for Bronze Star license plates	5/8/2025 4:48 PM	Sen. Victoria Gu;	No	Approved
Senate approves Sen. Bissaillon’s bill prohibiting home liens for medical debt	5/8/2025 4:43 PM	Sen. Jacob Bissaillon;	No	Approved
Senate OKs Sen. Zurier bill to protect customer’s genetic privacy	5/8/2025 4:23 PM	Sen. Samuel D. Zurier;	No	Approved
Senate OKs Appollonio legislation that would require changing stations in new public buildings	5/8/2025 3:49 PM	Sen. Peter A. Appollonio, Jr.;	No	Approved
Senate approves Burke legislation that would limit the interest rate on new medical debt	5/8/2025 3:48 PM	Sen. John P. Burke;	No	Approved
Senate approves Raptakis bill to eliminate mortgage licensing exemption	5/8/2025 2:40 PM	Sen. Leonidas Raptakis;	No	Approved
Senate approves two Felag bills that help veterans	5/8/2025 2:38 PM	Sen. Walter Felag;	No	Approved
Senate passes Leader Ciccone’s bill allowing home hair care services for disabled individuals	5/8/2025 2:01 PM	Sen. Frank Ciccone;	No	Approved
House passes Chairwoman Baginski’s bill to prohibit synthetic media 90 days before elections	5/8/2025 2:00 PM	Rep. Jacquelyn M. Baginski;	No	Approved
Rep. Ackerman’s bill to phase out Social Security tax heard in committee	5/7/2025 2:11 PM	Rep. Mia Ackerman;	No	Approved
Media Advisory: Legislators, advocates to hold event in support of equitable cannabis legislation	5/7/2025 2:09 PM	Rep. Cherie L. Cruz; Rep. Leonela Felix; Rep. David Morales; Sen. Jonathon Acosta;	No	Approved
Sen. Euer introduces Children’s Cardiac Safety Act	5/7/2025 10:03 AM	Sen. Dawn Euer;	No	Approved
Sen. Dimitri bill would give small communities local control over large developments	5/7/2025 10:01 AM	Sen. Andrew R. Dimitri;	No	Approved
House approves bill to encourage affordable housing development	5/6/2025 5:25 PM	Rep. June Speakman;	No	Approved
Bennett, DiPalma named Legislators of the Year by Mental Health Association of R.I.	5/6/2025 5:20 PM	Rep. David Bennett; Sen. Louis DiPalma;	No	Approved
Senate OKs bills to reduce cost of prescription drugs, protect independent pharmacies	5/6/2025 4:49 PM	Sen. Lori Urso; Sen. Linda L. Ujifusa;	No	Approved
House approves Noret bill to enable housing development on underutilized state-owned land	5/6/2025 4:47 PM	Rep. Thomas E. Noret;	No	Approved
Senate approves bill to reduce insurers’ prior authorization requirements	5/6/2025 4:38 PM	Sen. Melissa A. Murray;	Yes	Approved
Senate approves DiMario bill to make teacher and student representatives on Board of Education voting members	5/6/2025 4:29 PM	Sen. Alana DiMario;	No	Approved
Senate passes DiMario bill to continue funding Psychiatry Resource Network	5/6/2025 4:21 PM	Sen. Alana DiMario;	No	Approved
Press conference with advocates spotlights Rep. Giraldo bill to increase taxable wage base for TDI	5/6/2025 4:06 PM	Rep. Joshua J. Giraldo;	No	Approved
House passes Solomon bill to expand collaborative pharmacy practices to include nonphysician providers	5/6/2025 1:57 PM	Rep. Joseph J. Solomon;	No	Approved
Senate OKs Britto legislation that would allow pharmacists to administer flu vaccines to those over 3	5/6/2025 1:54 PM	Sen. Robert Britto;	No	Approved
Senate OKs Appollonio legislation that addresses the state’s medical licensing backlog	5/6/2025 1:53 PM	Sen. Peter A. Appollonio, Jr.;	No	Approved
Senate approves Tikoian bill to allow one-year registration renewals on three-year leased vehicles	5/6/2025 1:52 PM	Sen. David P. Tikoian;	No	Approved
Senate passes Leader Ciccone’s firefighter arbitration bill	5/6/2025 1:51 PM	Sen. Frank Ciccone;	No	Approved
Senate approves Felag’s bill that requires athletic trainers to be trained and equipped with epi-pens	5/6/2025 1:49 PM	Sen. Walter Felag;	No	Approved
Senate passes Acosta’s bill that extends teacher certifications	5/6/2025 1:47 PM	Sen. Jonathon Acosta;	No	Approved
Rep. Casimiro ‘appalled’ with foster children data in Kids Count Factbook	5/6/2025 1:43 PM	Rep. Julie A. Casimiro;	No	Approved
Auditor General issues Single Audit Report for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2024	5/6/2025 10:24 AM	Rep. K. Joseph Shekarchi; Sen. Valarie J. Lawson;	No	Approved

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