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Leonidas Raptakis

State Senator · Rhode Island Senate District 33

Bills introduced (38)

RIS3315Passed

Authorizes the town of Coventry to apportion the tax levy proportionately between residential and commercial properties.

Effective without Governor's signature · June 26, 2026

Yes 63No 1Other 11
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RIS3135Passed

Restores law enforcement discretion, allowing officers to issue a verbal warning when appropriate or pursue misdemeanor or felony charges in more egregious cases where a child is left unattended in a motor vehicle.

Signed by Governor · June 23, 2026

Yes 69No 0Other 6
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RIS2029Engrossed

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).

Referred to House Finance · June 5, 2026

Yes 38No 0Other 0
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RIS2746Introduced

Authorizes the administration of the division of motor vehicles to make available special license plates for the Rhode Island Manufacture Association.

Committee recommends passage of Sub A · June 2, 2026

Yes 8No 0Other 1
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RIS3127Introduced

Amends the audit compliance requirements for municipalities' contributions to pension plans under the budget of accounts and installation of systems chapter.

Meeting postponed (06/02/2026) · June 1, 2026

Yes 8No 0Other 2
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RIS2709Introduced

Requires nonprofit entities who receive grants or other funding, to provide a detailed list of their ten highest paid directors, officers or employees’ salaries and benefits, including the names of said individuals.

Committee recommended measure be held for further study · May 28, 2026

Yes 9No 0Other 1
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RIS2375Introduced

Establishes the office of inspector general as an independent administrative agency charged with the responsibility to investigate, detect, and prevent fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement in the expenditure of public funds.

Committee recommended measure be held for further study · May 26, 2026

Yes 8No 0Other 2
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RIS3021Introduced

JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- OF THE LEGISLATIVE POWER (Proposes a state constitutional amendment that no department or other entity created by the state would have poser to incur debt in excess of $ 50,000, without express approval from the legislature and voters.)

Committee recommended measure be held for further study · May 26, 2026

Yes 8No 0Other 2
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RIS3292Introduced

Authorizes permitting authorities to require maintenance guarantees for a period of up to 2 years following completion, inspection, and acceptance of public improvement projects.

Committee recommended measure be held for further study · May 21, 2026

Yes 7No 0Other 2
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RIS3283Passed

SENATE RESOLUTION HONORING EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR JULIE LEDDY UPON HER RETIREMENT AFTER TWENTY-NINE YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE COVENTRY HOUSING AUTHORITY

Senate read and passed · May 14, 2026

No recorded vote yet.

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RIS2055Introduced

Allows vehicles owned and operated by the Rhode Island Disaster Medical Assistance Team, Inc and/or its affiliates or subsidiaries to operate with forward facing red and white emergency lights.

Committee recommended measure be held for further study · May 12, 2026

Yes 10No 0Other 0
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RIS2044Introduced

Requires 10% of all rental fees collected by the water resources board pursuant to a lease with the Coventry Pines Golf Club be paid to the town of Coventry and 10% to the Central Coventry Fire District.

Committee recommended measure be held for further study · May 12, 2026

Yes 6No 0Other 3
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Showing the 12 most recently active.

Recent votes

BillVote onVote
S3102

Provides for a single, increased range of penalties for all driving offenses which result in serious bodily injury or death.

Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study

April 9, 2026

Yes
S2403

Requires that the license plates of a vehicle be confiscated by a police officer if the owner was arrested for driving while their license was suspended, revoked or cancelled for refusing to submit to a chemical test or for operating under the influence.

Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study

April 9, 2026

Yes
S2046

Prohibits family court from detaining or committing any youth,12 years or younger, to training school, for any offense other than murder, first degree sexual assault, or an attempt to commit such offenses there is no other reasonable placement.

Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study

May 19, 2026

Yes
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
S3038

Requires a court considering evidence for the issuance of a temporary emergency protective order to cause the respondent to be taken into protective custody by law enforcement and sent to an emergency room of any hospital, pursuant to § 40.1-5-7.1.

Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study

May 19, 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

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

Yes
S2315

Expands the deinstitutionalization subsidy aid program in the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals to include adoptive parent(s) or siblings(s).

Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study

April 30, 2026

Yes
S3114

Amends the procedures for the marking and certification of mail ballots by prohibiting anyone but the voter or certain persons close to the voter from handling the mail ballot.

Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study

April 7, 2026

Yes
S2285

Increases sentences for carrying a stolen firearm when committing a crime of violence and for possessing a stolen firearm. Requires that a person convicted of these offenses serve a period of time in which they would not be eligible for parole/ probation.

Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study

April 14, 2026

Yes
S2730

Prohibits a peace officer, as defined in § 12-7-21, from employing threats, physical harm, deprivation, deception, coercion, or psychologically manipulative interrogation tactics during the custodial interrogation of a juvenile.

Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study

May 19, 2026

Yes
S2709

Requires nonprofit entities who receive grants or other funding, to provide a detailed list of their ten highest paid directors, officers or employees’ salaries and benefits, including the names of said individuals.

Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study

May 28, 2026

Yes
S2405

Enlarges definitions of prohibited acts that constitute hazing, make principals, coaches, athletic directors and others responsible for knowingly failing to take reasonable measures to prevent hazing and punishes serious injury.

Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study

May 12, 2026

Yes
S3134

Provides that violations of § 11-37.1-10 relating to failing to register as a sex offender are subject to the duration and frequency of registrations pursuant to § 11-37.1-4.

Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study

April 30, 2026

Yes
S2980

Makes several amendments to the cannabis act relating to applications for licensure, the social equity assistance program and the application of cannabis tax revenue.

Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study

March 12, 2026

Yes
S3050

Permits retired superior court magistrates to be assigned to perform service pursuant to §§ 8-2-11.1, 8-2-39, 8-2-39.1 or 8-2-39.2 and be reemployed by the superior court without any forfeiture or reduction of any retirement benefits.

Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Passage of Sub A

June 2, 2026

Absent
S3050

Permits retired superior court magistrates to be assigned to perform service pursuant to §§ 8-2-11.1, 8-2-39, 8-2-39.1 or 8-2-39.2 and be reemployed by the superior court without any forfeiture or reduction of any retirement benefits.

Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Indefinite postponement

June 2, 2026

Absent
S3050

Permits retired superior court magistrates to be assigned to perform service pursuant to §§ 8-2-11.1, 8-2-39, 8-2-39.1 or 8-2-39.2 and be reemployed by the superior court without any forfeiture or reduction of any retirement benefits.

Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study

March 12, 2026

Yes
S2722

Creates a cause of action for the replacement cost of a child restraint system that is in a motor vehicle at the time of a motor vehicle accident.

Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Passage

June 9, 2026

Yes
S2722

Creates a cause of action for the replacement cost of a child restraint system that is in a motor vehicle at the time of a motor vehicle accident.

Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study

April 9, 2026

Yes
S2496

Allows a pregnant member or member that has given birth in the past six (6) months to appear remotely and permits any member that participates in a meeting remotely to vote at that meeting, provided that the meeting is held in person.

Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study

May 28, 2026

Yes
S2952

Requires police commission on standards/training to provide training/instructions for police detectives/officers/trainees to deal with traumatized youth resulting from incidents requiring a law enforcement response.

Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study

April 2, 2026

Yes
H8046

Establishes a set service rate of seventy dollars ($70.00) for the service of all writs, citations or subpoenas.

Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Passage in concurrence

June 9, 2026

Yes
S2727

Creates an intervenor compensation program to provide compensation in the form of grants for legal fees, expert witness fees, and other reasonable costs to an intervenor in both, energy siting board and public utilities commission proceedings.

Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study

May 21, 2026

Yes
S2717

Adds criminal penalties for operation of a motor vehicle after a suspension for lack of physical or mental fitness, or as a result of frequency of offenses pursuant to § 31-11-7 (a)(1)(i) or as result of a court ordered suspension.

Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study

March 31, 2026

Absent
S2614

Repeals the section of law relating to suspension of operator licenses for failure to pay fines.

Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study

March 26, 2026

Yes
S2982

Gives statewide juvenile hearing boards the authority to refer a juvenile offender to a rehabilitative driving course, as part of a disposition of an offense before the board. The order may be enforced by the traffic tribunal.

Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study

May 19, 2026

Yes
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
S3109

Permits grand juries to issue reports and provides for a process for review and acceptance by the superior court for dissemination to the public.

Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study

May 28, 2026

Yes
S2126

Removes the requirement that families consent to, and cooperate with the department of human services in establishing paternity and enforcing child and medical support orders as a condition of eligibility for child care assistance.

Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Passage

April 30, 2026

Yes
S2728

Requires notice to E-ZPass users before DMV reporting, and set rules and regulations for transponder failures, requires outreach and free replacements, and allow mitigation or forgiveness of tolls and penalties from equipment failures.

Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study

April 9, 2026

Yes
S2971

Creates process for individual to voluntarily be either temporarily or indefinitely added to a list restricting their rights to purchase or possess firearms. Adds civil fines and misdemeanor for violations.

Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study

April 14, 2026

Yes
S2308

Provides that prisoners who committed offenses prior to age 18 and were sentenced as adults be eligible for parole after completing 15 yrs of their sentence. Would not lengthen parole eligibility should prisoner be eligible for parole earlier than 15 yrs.

Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study

May 12, 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

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
S3098

Gives the Rhode Island traffic tribunal jurisdiction to hear first offense refusals to submit to a chemical test pursuant to the Alcohol Boating Safety Act.

Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Passage

May 21, 2026

Yes
S3098

Gives the Rhode Island traffic tribunal jurisdiction to hear first offense refusals to submit to a chemical test pursuant to the Alcohol Boating Safety Act.

Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study

March 26, 2026

Yes
S2281

Makes it a felony for any person required to register as a sex offender to live within three hundred feet (300’) of a school as defined in § 11-37.1-2.

Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Passage

March 26, 2026

Yes
S2281

Makes it a felony for any person required to register as a sex offender to live within three hundred feet (300’) of a school as defined in § 11-37.1-2.

Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study

March 12, 2026

Yes
S2158

Prohibits any questioning of a juvenile who is suspected of delinquent or criminal behavior, unless the parent of guardian of the juvenile is present, or unless an attorney is present or the juvenile and their parents have waived their presence.

Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study

May 19, 2026

Yes
S2965

Allows a party to condition a transaction by electronic means on their stated desire to obtain and receive a written copy of the document in English or Spanish before electronic execution of the agreement or performance is required of the party.

Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study

May 21, 2026

Yes
S3189

Repeals the collateral source rule in medical malpractice actions.

Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study

April 16, 2026

Absent
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
S2307

Provides a rebuttable defense if a person dies or sustains a personal injury while committing any violent criminal offense of a person.

Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study

May 12, 2026

Yes
S3365

Requires an insurance company to directly pay the insured's chosen appraiser and the umpire appraiser, if applicable, upon receipt of a "direction to pay" executed by an insured or claimant.

Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Passage

June 9, 2026

Yes
S2400

Requires that all agencies' final rules, promulgated pursuant to the administrative procedures act, be approved by general assembly action, but in no case later than December 31 of the year it is promulgated, before it can become effective.

Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study

May 21, 2026

Yes
S3168

Authorizes judges to issue electronic warrants for DUI offenses under certain conditions.

Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study

April 2, 2026

Yes
S3104

Establishes a bureau of public protection within the department of attorney general.

Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study

May 28, 2026

Yes
S2128

Requires individuals seeking a judicial nomination to reapply to JNC every 3 years and make those individuals selected as finalists, eligible only for the court in which they applied and were chosen during the five years following their selection.

Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Passage

May 26, 2026

Yes
S2128

Requires individuals seeking a judicial nomination to reapply to JNC every 3 years and make those individuals selected as finalists, eligible only for the court in which they applied and were chosen during the five years following their selection.

Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study

March 12, 2026

Yes
S2939

Requires that the chief judge of the family court in appointing magistrates do so in accordance with the judicial selection and nomination process set forth in chapter 16.1 of title 8.

Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study

May 28, 2026

Yes
S2055

Allows vehicles owned and operated by the Rhode Island Disaster Medical Assistance Team, Inc and/or its affiliates or subsidiaries to operate with forward facing red and white emergency lights.

Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study

May 12, 2026

Yes
S2141

Increases fees paid to jurors to fifty dollars ($50.00) per day.

Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Passage

March 26, 2026

Yes
S2141

Increases fees paid to jurors to fifty dollars ($50.00) per day.

Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study

March 12, 2026

Yes
S2984

Repeals 42-56-38.1 and requires the department of corrections to provide free communication services to inmates and juveniles held in residential placement or detention centers and requires that those facilities provide in-person contact visits.

Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study

May 12, 2026

Yes
S2602

Allows someone convicted of a previous felony or a private complaint to be eligible under § 12-10-12 for a misdemeanor filing.

Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Passage

May 21, 2026

Yes
S2949

Updates, streamlines the law regarding loss or suspension of license by the DMV, and eliminates the provisions that the division may suspend a license for reckless or negligent operation of a motor vehicle or for frequency of offense.

Senate · Senate Committee on Judiciary: Be held for further study

March 26, 2026

Yes