Rhode Island Senate
Sam Bell
Democratic. Senate, district 5.
Emailsen-bell@rilegislature.gov
contactOfficial record 1https://www.rilegislature.gov/senators/algiere/default.aspx
officialOfficial record 2https://www.rilegislature.gov/senators/Bell/default.aspx
officialOfficial record 3https://www.rilegislature.gov/senators/bell/Pages/Biography.aspx
officialOfficial record 4https://www.rilin.state.ri.us/senators/Algiere/
officialBills they sponsored
36 bills sponsored this session
SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY 2026 AS “JEWISH AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH” IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLANDS 3234 · this session · introduced Apr 28, 2026
Senate read and passedDOMESTIC RELATIONS -- DOMESTIC ABUSE PREVENTIONS 3217 · this session · introduced Apr 14, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyTOWNS AND CITIES -- ACTIONS BY AND AGAINST TOWNSS 3040 · this session · introduced Mar 5, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSESS 2749 · this session · introduced Feb 27, 2026
Chapter 077, Jun 11, 2026PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITYS 2680 · this session · introduced Feb 27, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyHEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE RHODE ISLAND COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAMS 2573 · this session · introduced Feb 13, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyEDUCATION -- THE PAUL W. CROWLEY RHODE ISLAND STUDENT INVESTMENT INITIATIVES 2526 · this session · introduced Feb 13, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyHEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE -- RHODE ISLAND INCLUSIVE HOME DESIGN ACTS 2473 · this session · introduced Feb 6, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSESS 2332 · this session · introduced Jan 23, 2026
Referred to House Municipal Government & HousingALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSESS 2331 · this session · introduced Jan 23, 2026
Chapter 024, May 6, 2026CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- STATE CRIME LABORATORY COMMISSIONS 2287 · this session · introduced Jan 23, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyEDUCATION -- COOPERATIVE SERVICE AMONG SCHOOL DISTRICTSS 2208 · this session · introduced Jan 23, 2026
Referred to House EducationCOMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- INTEREST AND USURYS 2206 · this session · introduced Jan 23, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyLABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- LABOR RELATIONS ACT--NO LIMITATION ON HEALTHCARE BENEFIT PROVIDERSS 2174 · this session · introduced Jan 16, 2026
Referred to House LaborLABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- LABOR RELATIONS ACTS 2172 · this session · introduced Jan 16, 2026
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CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- LAW ENFORCEMENT SEXUAL MISCONDUCTS 2157 · this session · introduced Jan 16, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyEDUCATION -- FOUNDATION LEVEL SCHOOL SUPPORTS 2139 · this session · introduced Jan 16, 2026
Chapter 117, Jun 18, 2026TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATIONS 2073 · this session · introduced Jan 16, 2026
Chapter 309, Jun 24, 2026TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Clarifies the tax treatment of qualifying low-income housing.)S 1141 · this session · introduced Jun 6, 2025
Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal GovernmentTAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Bills nonprofit colleges and universities in the city of Providence for municipal services if they do not reach a memorandum of agreement with the city for increased payments.)S 1115 · this session · introduced May 23, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES (Allows for the issuance of a Class BV liquor license for the property located at 865 Westminster Street in the city of Providence.)S 0756 · this session · introduced Mar 7, 2025
Chapter 127, Jun 25, 2025TOWNS AND CITIES -- ACTIONS BY AND AGAINST TOWNS (Requires a municipality to disclose on their official website the specific issues, details and costs of any legal action of which the town or city is a named defendant.)S 0583 · this session · introduced Feb 26, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyHEALTH AND SAFETY -- RETAIL LICENSES -- ADULT SEX VENUES (Authorizes municipalities to license facilities being used as adult sex venues. The department of health would regulate the health safety standards.)S 0548 · this session · introduced Feb 26, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyCRIMINAL OFFENSES -- THEFT, EMBEZZLEMENT, FALSE PRETENSES, AND MISAPPROPRIATION (Provides for tiered and reduced penalties for offenses of larceny, and shoplifting. Further provides that offenses of shoplifting or larcenS 0545 · this session · introduced Feb 26, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyFOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT -- OFFENCES AND PENALTIES (Reduces penalties for non-violent drug offenses and provide for terms of imprisonment of not more than 10 years for any drug offense and woulS 0542 · this session · introduced Feb 26, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyCRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- STATE CRIME LABORATORY COMMISSION (Increases number of members of the state crime laboratory commission 9, changes makeup of commission to include individuals with expertise in law enforcement, crimS 0535 · this session · introduced Feb 26, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyHUMAN SERVICES -- RHODE ISLAND MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY DETERMINATION ACT (Establishes that Medicaid eligibility in RI can only be determined using state-controlled data, prohibit private entity data in eligibility decisionsS 0488 · this session · introduced Feb 26, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyINSURANCE -- LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES AND RESERVES (Prohibits a person from being denied life insurance for preexisting conditions or previous denials.)S 0465 · this session · introduced Feb 26, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyTAXATION - AGREEMENT TO PHASE OUT CORPORATE INCENTIVES COMPACT ACT (Establishes a compact agreement among at least two (2) states to prohibit the use of subsidies to selectively retain industry or company entice relocatiS 0425 · this session · introduced Feb 26, 2025
Introduced, referred to Senate FinanceALCOHOLIC 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 owners’ remonstrS 0364 · this session · introduced Feb 21, 2025
Referred to House Municipal Government & HousingHEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE RHODE ISLAND COMPREHENSIVE HEALTH INSURANCE PROGRAM (Establishes a single-payer health care insurance system, consolidating public and private payments into a more efficient Medicare-for-all stylS 0346 · this session · introduced Feb 21, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyAGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY -- FOREST CONSERVATION ACT -- COMPOSITION OF STATE BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS, PUBLIC AUTHORITIES, AND QUASI-PUBLIC CORPORATIONS (Removes appointees of state boards, commissions, public authorities aS 0300 · this session · introduced Feb 13, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyCRIMINAL OFFENSES -- CUSTODIAL LAW ENFORCEMENT SEXUAL PENETRATION (Prohibits members of law enforcement from engaging in sexual penetration with individuals in their custody. The act also provides that a person convictedS 0299 · this session · introduced Feb 13, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyELECTIONS -- GENERAL STATE OFFICERS (Provides that, for the general officers of the state, no person could be elected to the same general office more than twice.)S 0288 · this session · introduced Feb 13, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyTOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES--PROMOTION OF NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER AND SMART GROWTH (Amends several sections of chapter 24 of title 45, entitled "zoning ordinances," also known as the "Rhode Island zoning enablinS 0276 · this session · introduced Feb 13, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyHEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE -- RHODE ISLAND INCLUSIVE HOME DESIGN ACT (Establishes a new article in the state building code that provides that certain new housing construction contain at least one floor thatS 0275 · this session · introduced Feb 13, 2025
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