Walter Felag
State Senator · Rhode Island Senate District 10
Bills introduced (40)
Amends the act which incorporated the North Tiverton fire district and reduces the number of tax assessors, subsequent to any voluntary resignations, from six (6) to four (4) after the annual 2026 meeting.
Effective without Governor's signature · June 26, 2026
Allows the town of Tiverton to apply different tax rates to all classes of property.
Effective without Governor's signature · June 24, 2026
Allows Joseph Couto to join Brandon Kemmy and Jacqueline Manousos in Marriage on or about August 2, 2026, within the Town of Tiverton, Rhode Island.
Signed by Governor · June 23, 2026
Repeals the Tiverton tax credit for totally disabled veterans and includes a veteran's unmarried widow or widower for a tax credit in the amount of four hundred dollars ($400) or greater.
Signed by Governor · June 23, 2026
Creates special motor vehicle registration plates for vehicles based on the not-for-profit entity Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Honor Flight Hub.
Signed by Governor · June 23, 2026
Establishes the Rhode Island orange heart medal to formally recognize Rhode Island veterans whose service exposed them to toxic herbicides, burn pits, or other hazardous agents.
Signed by Governor · June 19, 2026
Disabled veteran license plate may be transferred to veterans' spouse or issued to veteran or veterans spouse.
Signed by Governor · June 19, 2026
Defines "military-connected student" and permits military-connected students to enroll by remote registration upon presentation of military orders confirming the parent or guardian be stationed in this state during the current or following school year.
Signed by Governor · June 19, 2026
Amends the Consumer PFAS Ban Act of 2024 by clarifying enforcement provisions.
Signed by Governor · June 19, 2026
Creates three (3) new awards for Rhode Island National Guard members and would provide eligibility for the Rhode Island star for certain civilian government employees and military and civilian leaders of foreign governments.
Signed by Governor · June 19, 2026
VACATE THE FORFEITURE OR REVOCATION OF THE CHARTER OF CHARLIE'S OIL CO., INC.
Effective without Governor's signature · June 16, 2026
Eliminates the age requirement for modification on Social Security income.
Senate passed Sub A · June 11, 2026
Showing the 12 most recently active.
Recent votes
| Bill | Vote on | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| S3288 Allows for the issuance of a Class BV license for the property located at 1814 Broad Street in the city of Cranston. | Senate · Senate Committee on Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs: Passage May 21, 2026 | Yes |
| S2829 Establishes a procedure to permit DCYF to apply for benefits on behalf of children, who are eligible, that are within temporary custody or guardianship of the department. | Senate · Senate Committee on Finance: Passage of Sub A June 10, 2026 | Yes |
| S2829 Establishes a procedure to permit DCYF to apply for benefits on behalf of children, who are eligible, that are within temporary custody or guardianship of the department. | Senate · Senate Committee on Finance: Indefinite postponement June 10, 2026 | Yes |
| S2829 Establishes a procedure to permit DCYF to apply for benefits on behalf of children, who are eligible, that are within temporary custody or guardianship of the department. | Senate · Senate Committee on Finance: Be held for further study May 5, 2026 | Yes |
| S2369 Direct the manage existing workforce development and compensation programs for the early educators workforce. | Senate · Senate Committee on Finance: Be held for further study June 2, 2026 | Yes |
| S2186 Allows persons with disabilities to receive up to two (2) motor vehicle disability parking privilege placards. | Senate · Senate Committee on Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs: Passage May 27, 2026 | Yes |
| S2186 Allows persons with disabilities to receive up to two (2) motor vehicle disability parking privilege placards. | Senate · Senate Committee on Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs: Be held for further study April 15, 2026 | Absent |
| S2234 Allows members of the retirement system who served in the national guard or reserves and qualify as veterans, to purchase retirement service credits based on their years of service in the National guard or reserves. | Senate · Senate Committee on Finance: Passage June 2, 2026 | Yes |
| S2234 Allows members of the retirement system who served in the national guard or reserves and qualify as veterans, to purchase retirement service credits based on their years of service in the National guard or reserves. | Senate · Senate Committee on Finance: Be held for further study May 14, 2026 | Yes |
| S2095 Gives 20% of proceeds in RI Highway Maintenance Account to RIPTA. | Senate · Senate Committee on Finance: Be held for further study April 2, 2026 | Absent |
| S3152 Amends the pension benefits for both current and former Rhode Island State Police members. | Senate · Senate Committee on Finance: Passage of Sub A June 11, 2026 | Yes |
| S3152 Amends the pension benefits for both current and former Rhode Island State Police members. | Senate · Senate Committee on Finance: Be held for further study May 14, 2026 | Yes |
| S2332 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’ remonstrance rights to object to the license. | Senate · Senate Committee on Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs: Passage April 29, 2026 | Yes |
| S2747 Permits Johnston to require 2 parking spaces for each studio, one-bedroom, or two-bedroom low- or moderate-income housing unit upon the determination that limited or no local public transportation or off-street parking is available near these units. | Senate · Senate Committee on Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs: Be held for further study April 15, 2026 | Absent |
| S3216 JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $500,000 TO ONWARD WE LEARN IN SUPPORT OF RHODE ISLAND GEAR UP (Appropriates the sum of $500,000 to Onward We Learn in support of Rhode Island GEAR UP.) | Senate · Senate Committee on Finance: Be held for further study May 19, 2026 | Yes |
| S2849 Allows an individual school district that can utilize its own buses or vendors at a lower cost than the statewide system, to obtain reimbursement for these costs from state funds. | Senate · Senate Committee on Finance: Be held for further study May 19, 2026 | Yes |
| S2027 Changes retired teacher income for drivers ed classes to $25,000 per year from $15,000 per year. | Senate · Senate Committee on Finance: Be held for further study May 14, 2026 | Yes |
| S2367 Allows an individual, who is a first-time homebuyer, to contribute funds to a first-time homebuyer savings account with Rhode Island housing to pay for eligible costs to purchase a home and receive tax deductions and exemptions. | Senate · Senate Committee on Finance: Be held for further study May 7, 2026 | Yes |
| S2845 Changes annual reporting requirements for the state’s family home-visiting program and also impacts appropriation and spending of funds in order to access maximum federal funding for these programs. | Senate · Senate Committee on Finance: Be held for further study May 5, 2026 | Yes |
| S2452 Provides $100,000 to support the mental health and emotional well-being of children in OST settings. | Senate · Senate Committee on Finance: Passage June 11, 2026 | Yes |
| S2452 Provides $100,000 to support the mental health and emotional well-being of children in OST settings. | Senate · Senate Committee on Finance: Be held for further study May 19, 2026 | Yes |
| S3084 Establishes a restricted receipt account for RIPTA to fund it operations from sales tax collected from ride-share companies. Exempts the account from indirect cost recovery provisions. | Senate · Senate Committee on Finance: Be held for further study April 2, 2026 | Absent |
| S3128 Provides for annual appropriations to the substance use mental health leadership council to address hazardous and underage cannabis use. | Senate · Senate Committee on Finance: Be held for further study March 31, 2026 | Absent |
| S2357 Provides that funds or monies collected by designated quasi-public corporations or agencies not be subject to transfer or reallocation by order of the governor or general assembly. | Senate · Senate Committee on Finance: Be held for further study May 21, 2026 | Yes |
| S2226 Provides that a student's enrollment in Medicaid would be included in calculating and determining the student success factor for use in the foundation education-aid formula. | Senate · Senate Committee on Finance: Be held for further study May 19, 2026 | Yes |
| S2356 Directs the department of environmental management to administer and manage the land and natural resources of the Big River Reservoir. | Senate · Senate Committee on Finance: Be held for further study April 28, 2026 | Yes |
| S2093 Makes students in workforce-ready certificate programs at the community college of Rhode Island eligible to receive the Rhode Island Promise Scholarship. | Senate · Senate Committee on Finance: Passage June 2, 2026 | Yes |
| S2093 Makes students in workforce-ready certificate programs at the community college of Rhode Island eligible to receive the Rhode Island Promise Scholarship. | Senate · Senate Committee on Finance: Be held for further study May 19, 2026 | Yes |
| S2249 Authorizes an annual two and one-half percent (2.5%) escalation for all active and retired police and firefighter's retirement pension allowance, compounded each year on January 1 following the year of retirement and continuing yearly, on that date. | Senate · Senate Committee on Finance: Be held for further study May 14, 2026 | Yes |
| S2819 Removes funding requirement from department of elementary and secondary education. | Senate · Senate Committee on Finance: Be held for further study May 19, 2026 | Yes |
| S2553 Provides the general assembly make an annual appropriation of not less than eighty thousand dollars ($80,000) to the Rhode Island emergency management agency to assist with emergency communications during major or multiple emergency incidents. | Senate · Senate Committee on Finance: Be held for further study May 28, 2026 | Absent |
| S2630 Repeals § 3-7-19 which prohibits retail liquor licenses within two hundred feet (200') of schools and religious institutions. | Senate · Senate Committee on Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs: Be held for further study April 29, 2026 | Yes |
| S2548 Amends State funding calculations for special education, revising extraordinary cost calculations for FY 2028-2029, and providing additional funds for excess costs when special education students move into a district after the budget is approved. | Senate · Senate Committee on Finance: Be held for further study May 19, 2026 | Yes |
| S2545 Adds the administrator of community confinement and the home confinement coordinator to the state retirement system. | Senate · Senate Committee on Finance: Be held for further study May 14, 2026 | Yes |
| S2021 Establishes a simplified exemption from state income tax for small-scale Bitcoin transactions up to $5,000 per month, or $20,000 per taxable year. | Senate · Senate Committee on Finance: Be held for further study June 8, 2026 | Absent |
| S3327 Establishes the office of inspector general to investigate the management and operation of agencies in an effort to prevent and deter fraud, waste, abuse and mismanagement in the expenditure of public funds. | Senate · Senate Committee on Finance: Passage of Sub A June 10, 2026 | Yes |
| S3327 Establishes the office of inspector general to investigate the management and operation of agencies in an effort to prevent and deter fraud, waste, abuse and mismanagement in the expenditure of public funds. | Senate · Senate Committee on Finance: Indefinite postponement June 10, 2026 | Yes |
| S3327 Establishes the office of inspector general to investigate the management and operation of agencies in an effort to prevent and deter fraud, waste, abuse and mismanagement in the expenditure of public funds. | Senate · Senate Committee on Finance: Be held for further study May 28, 2026 | Absent |
| S2180 Authorizes and fund the painting of a portrait of the president of the senate and former presidents of the senate to be hung in the senate lounge or thereabouts. | Senate · Senate Committee on Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs: Be held for further study May 27, 2026 | Yes |
| S2180 Authorizes and fund the painting of a portrait of the president of the senate and former presidents of the senate to be hung in the senate lounge or thereabouts. | Senate · Senate Committee on Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs: Be held for further study April 8, 2026 | Yes |
| S2029 Raises the amount of life insurance the state provides at no charge to Rhode Island National Guard members called up for federal duty to five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000). | Senate · Senate Committee on Finance: Passage June 2, 2026 | Yes |
| S2029 Raises the amount of life insurance the state provides at no charge to Rhode Island National Guard members called up for federal duty to five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000). | Senate · Senate Committee on Finance: Be held for further study May 26, 2026 | Yes |
| S2821 Requires a review by the department of elementary and secondary education of the formula components used to compute the aid needed to support high need students. | Senate · Senate Committee on Finance: Be held for further study May 19, 2026 | Yes |
| S3252 Amends the terms of the pension plan set forth in the respective collective bargaining agreements in effect on July 1, 2026, between Central Falls and the labor organizations representing members of the Central Falls plan. | Senate · Senate Committee on Finance: Passage June 2, 2026 | Yes |
| S3252 Amends the terms of the pension plan set forth in the respective collective bargaining agreements in effect on July 1, 2026, between Central Falls and the labor organizations representing members of the Central Falls plan. | Senate · Senate Committee on Finance: Be held for further study May 14, 2026 | Yes |
| S2370 Authorizes the tax administrator to waive interest and penalties on delinquent taxes paid in full during a one week amnesty period. Also reinstates a suspended driver’s license upon payment in full. | Senate · Senate Committee on Finance: Passage June 2, 2026 | Yes |
| S2370 Authorizes the tax administrator to waive interest and penalties on delinquent taxes paid in full during a one week amnesty period. Also reinstates a suspended driver’s license upon payment in full. | Senate · Senate Committee on Finance: Be held for further study May 26, 2026 | Yes |
| S2838 Provides that the month of September in each year be designated "Rhode Island Senior Center Month" with appropriate exercises in public places. | Senate · Senate Committee on Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs: Passage April 29, 2026 | Yes |
| S2838 Provides that the month of September in each year be designated "Rhode Island Senior Center Month" with appropriate exercises in public places. | Senate · Senate Committee on Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs: Be held for further study April 8, 2026 | Yes |
| S2543 Increases the number of days a retired municipal employee could work in a calendar year without interruption of pension benefits to ninety (90) days or its equivalent of six hundred thirty (630) hours. | Senate · Senate Committee on Finance: Passage June 2, 2026 | Yes |
| S2543 Increases the number of days a retired municipal employee could work in a calendar year without interruption of pension benefits to ninety (90) days or its equivalent of six hundred thirty (630) hours. | Senate · Senate Committee on Finance: Be held for further study May 14, 2026 | Yes |
| S2826 Provides that in local education agencies when over 45% of the children have a family income that is at or below 185% of federal poverty guidelines, then the student success factor will be 50% by the core instruction per-pupil amount. | Senate · Senate Committee on Finance: Be held for further study May 19, 2026 | Yes |
| S2227 Amends modifications to income tax for residents to now include an exemption for a foreign service officer's pension. | Senate · Senate Committee on Finance: Be held for further study May 28, 2026 | Absent |
| S3183 JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $250,000 TO 401 TECH BRIDGE TO STUDY AND EXPLORE SEAGLIDERS IN RHODE ISLAND (This resolution would make an appropriation of $250,000 to 401 Tech Bridge to study and explore seagliders.) | Senate · Senate Committee on Finance: Passage June 2, 2026 | Yes |
| S3183 JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $250,000 TO 401 TECH BRIDGE TO STUDY AND EXPLORE SEAGLIDERS IN RHODE ISLAND (This resolution would make an appropriation of $250,000 to 401 Tech Bridge to study and explore seagliders.) | Senate · Senate Committee on Finance: Be held for further study May 7, 2026 | Yes |
| S2451 Generates an estate tax discharge upon the recording of a statement by the executor or other estate representative that the value of the decedent’s gross estate does not require a state or federal tax filing. | Senate · Senate Committee on Finance: Be held for further study May 28, 2026 | Absent |
| S2084 Increase the personal needs allowance of nursing facility residents from $75.00 to $100 per month. | Senate · Senate Committee on Finance: Be held for further study May 26, 2026 | Yes |
| S2834 Permits extended early intervention services for children with developmental disabilities whose third birthday is between May 1 and August 31. | Senate · Senate Committee on Finance: Passage of Sub A June 10, 2026 | Yes |
| S2834 Permits extended early intervention services for children with developmental disabilities whose third birthday is between May 1 and August 31. | Senate · Senate Committee on Finance: Indefinite postponement June 10, 2026 | Yes |
| S2834 Permits extended early intervention services for children with developmental disabilities whose third birthday is between May 1 and August 31. | Senate · Senate Committee on Finance: Be held for further study May 5, 2026 | Yes |