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S2132 - SENATE RESOLUTION EXTENDING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF GAIL E. BOOTLAND TANCRELL
Melissa A. Murray
Last updated 8 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
Senate Resolution Extending Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Gail E. Bootland Tancrell
STATUS
Passed
S2036 - Directs PUC to extend utility termination moratorium for gas/electricity from April 15 to May 1, of each year with discretion to respond to emergency/ economic conditions/customers needs.
Melissa A. Murray, Meghan E. Kallman, Virginia Susan Sosnowski
Last updated 3 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION - Directs PUC to extend utility termination moratorium for gas/electricity from April 15 to May 1, of each year with discretion to respond to emergency/ economic conditions/customers needs.
STATUS
Passed
S2115 - Amends the current requirement of payment of initial filing fee/service of process costs when the victim of crime is still owed restitution at the expiration of the case/seeks to enforce the civil judgment entered at the time of the criminal disposition.
Melissa A. Murray, Ryan William Pearson, David P. Tikoian
Last updated 3 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- VICTIM'S RIGHTS - Amends the current requirement of payment of initial filing fee/service of process costs when the victim of crime is still owed restitution at the expiration of the case/seeks to enforce the civil judgment entered at the time of the criminal disposition.
STATUS
Passed
S2220 - Prohibits any agreement whereby an advanced practice registered nurse is restricted in the right to practice in a certain geographic area, assist or provide treatment or establish a professional relationship with any other employer.
Pamela J. Lauria, Matthew L. LaMountain, Alana DiMario
Last updated 3 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- NURSES - Prohibits any agreement whereby an advanced practice registered nurse is restricted in the right to practice in a certain geographic area, assist or provide treatment or establish a professional relationship with any other employer.
STATUS
Passed
S2026 - 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.
Leonidas P. Raptakis, David P. Tikoian, John P. Burke
Last updated 9 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION OF LICENSES - 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.
STATUS
Introduced
S2007 - Prohibits the declawing of cats by any surgical procedure to amputate or modify a portion of a cat's paw in order to remove the cat's claws. Does not apply to any procedure performed for a therapeutic purpose.
Melissa A. Murray, Bridget G. Valverde, Pamela J. Lauria
Last updated 5 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- CRUELTY TO ANIMALS - Prohibits the declawing of cats by any surgical procedure to amputate or modify a portion of a cat's paw in order to remove the cat's claws. Does not apply to any procedure performed for a therapeutic purpose.
STATUS
Engrossed
S2195 - Prohibits discrimination on the basis of race by expanding the definition of race to include traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protected hairstyles.
Tiara T. Mack, Jonathon Acosta, Victoria Gu
Last updated 8 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
EDUCATION -- OFFENSES PERTAINING TO SCHOOLS - Prohibits discrimination on the basis of race by expanding the definition of race to include traits historically associated with race, including, but not limited to, hair texture and protected hairstyles.
STATUS
Introduced
S2082 - Caps amount payable for 30 day supply of equipment/supplies for insulin administration/glucose monitoring at $25 or equipment designed to last more than 30 days with no deductible commencing January 1, 2025.
Melissa A. Murray, Pamela J. Lauria, Bridget G. Valverde
Last updated 6 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Caps amount payable for 30 day supply of equipment/supplies for insulin administration/glucose monitoring at $25 or equipment designed to last more than 30 days with no deductible commencing January 1, 2025.
STATUS
Engrossed
S2088 - Requires every individual or group health insurance contract effective on or after January 1, 2025, to provide coverage to the insured and the insured's spouse and dependents for all FDA-approved contraceptive drugs, devices and other products.
Dawn Euer, Pamela J. Lauria, Valarie J. Lawson
Last updated 8 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES - Requires every individual or group health insurance contract effective on or after January 1, 2025, to provide coverage to the insured and the insured's spouse and dependents for all FDA-approved contraceptive drugs, devices and other products.
STATUS
Introduced
S2127 - Allows manufacturer-wineries to sell up to three (3) drinks of wine for on-site consumption or three (3) bottles of wine for off-site consumption or three (3) bottles of wine for off-site consumption.
Valarie J. Lawson, Pamela J. Lauria, Walter S. Felag
Last updated 3 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- MANUFACTURING AND WHOLESALE LICENSES - Allows manufacturer-wineries to sell up to three (3) drinks of wine for on-site consumption or three (3) bottles of wine for off-site consumption or three (3) bottles of wine for off-site consumption.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Rhode Island district SD-024
COMMITTEES
Rhode Island Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Melissa Murray is the Frederick I. and Grace Stokes Professor of Law at New York University School of Law. Her research and teaching interests include constitutional law, family law, reproductive rights and justice, and criminal law. Murray earned her JD in 2000 from Yale Law School where she served as Senior Editor of the Yale Law Journal. Prior to joining the NYU faculty in 2014, Murray was the Alexander F. and May T. Morrison Professor of Law at UC Berkeley School of Law. She began her career as a litigator specializing in appeals and complex civil litigation.read less
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Rhode Island Senate from Rhode Island
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