May 17, 2012 Senate OKs bill authorizing police to dispense warnings to smokers in cars with children   May 17, 2012 Senate passes resolution to encourage full, swift review of Butterfish scientific data   May 17, 2012 Bills call for unwanted, expired drug disposal sites at police stations   May 3, 2012 New law to help seed and feed local farm and fishing sectors   April 12, 2012 Bills to streamline regulations pass Senate   April 4, 2012 Joint oversight committee for CRMC, DEM receives Senate passage   March 16, 2012 Senate gives stamp of approval to bill protecting welfare of livestock   March 15, 2012 Senate approves resolution encouraging comprehensive pair trawling regulations   March 14, 2012 Senate approves grant program for local farmers, seafood industry   March 7, 2012 Senate approves CRMC restructuring bill    February 9, 2012 Sosnowski urges Congress to secure Rhode Island’s vote on Mid-Atlantic Council   February 17, 2012 Package of bills introduced to implement recommendations of Port Study panel   February 7, 2012 ‘Good time bill' heads to House after Senate passage   January 24, 2012 ‘Good time bill’ would force violent criminals to serve full sentences   September 26, 2011 Sen. Sosnowski honored by Water Works Association   September 13, 2011 Bills aimed at boosting fishing industry signed into law   June 30, 2011 Assembly votes to expand screenings for newborns   June 30, 2011 Seafood marketing collaborative approved by Assembly   June 23, 2011 Assembly passes renewable energy bills   June 16, 2011 Special Senate Taskforce on Fisheries releases final report   June 15, 2011 Senate votes to create seafood marketing collaborative   June 2, 2011 Environment committees announce bills aimed at encouraging renewable energy in Rhode Island   May 6,  2011 Senate passes Sosnowski bills amending ‘good time’ law   April 1,  2011 Sen. Sosnowski bill would expand screenings for newborns   March 23,  2011 Senate OKs Sosnowski bill to bring CRMC in line with SOP  March 22,  2011 Tanzi and Sosnowski to submit bill amending law that allows prisoners time off for good behavior   March 18, 2011 MEDIA ADVISORY: Senate Environment and Agriculture Committee, fisheries task force to tour Seafreeze   March 9, 2011 Sen. Sosnowski: Give fishermen a say in offshore energy projects   March 4, 2011 Sosnowski named chair of Senate Finance Subcommittee on Environment   March 3, 2011 Local legislators meet with CRMC to discuss coastal erosion options   February 18, 2011 Port facilities commission continues study   February 3, 2011 Sen. Sosnowski proposes lottery game to benefit Lyme disease prevention   January 31, 2011 Senators Sosnowski, Walaska to visit installation of wind turbine    January 11, 2011 Sosnoswki renamed chair of Senate Committee on Environment and Agriculture    November 22, 2010 Senate President creates Fisheries Task Force; Senator Sosnowski named chair   April 29, 2010 Sosnowski bill would save Block Island wind farm    October 29, 2009 Assembly OKs Water Conservation and Competitiveness Act    June 25, 2009 Assembly approves bill to control transport of Asian Longhorned Beetle into the state   May 21, 2009 Senate OKs Sosnowski bill changing composition of Coastal Resources Management Council    May 20, 2009 Senate approves bills tightening state contract laws   April 29, 2009 Senate OKs Sosnowski bill to strengthen state’s drunken driving laws   April 7, 2009 Sen. Sosnowski decries Final Interim Rule for southern New England groundfish industry    February 12, 2009 Sosnowski named to Senate commission studying use of biosolids in fertilizer    January 14, 2009 Sosnowski re-appointed chair of Environment and Agriculture Committee   January 12, 2009 Senate President Paiva-Weed names committee chairs    July 8, 2008 Voters to see agricultural preservation bond on November ballot    June 3, 2008 Senate OKs Sosnowski bill creating Water Supply Development Board   June 3, 2008 Senate approves package of legislation to increase recycling    May 15, 2008 Sosnowski bill would allow voters to decide on proposal to consolidate school districts   April 10, 2008 Government Oversight Committee presents legislative package of reforms stemming from investigation into state purchasing practices   July 17, 2007 New law expands duties of conservation officers   June 25, 2007 Assembly OKs Sosnowski, Naughton bill preventing utility shutoffs for homes with infants   June 20, 2007 Assembly OKs bill giving conservation officers more authority over ATV use in R.I.    June 6, 2007 Senate committees make recommendations on water supply and distribution   May 3, 2007 Sosnowski, McNamara push for healthy beverages, snacks in senior high schools   April 3, 2007 Walsh, Sosnowski bill would make Block Island a tax-free arts district   February 6, 2007 Sosnowski pushes to prohibit use of cell phones while driving   January 30, 2007 Sosnowski, Brien bills would prohibit smoking in cars when young children are inside   January 25, 2007 Senate passes Sosnowski bill urging Governor to enter into Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative     January 11, 2007 Sosnowski re-appointed chair of Environment and Agriculture Committee    October 23, 2006 Sosnowski earns highest marks on ECRI Green Report Card, recognized as ‘Energy Star’   June 23, 2006 Assembly passes legislation promoting healthy beverages, snacks in schools   June 22, 2006 Assembly passes electronic waste prevention, reuse, recycling act   June 22, 2006 Assembly passes Sosnowski bill prohibiting minors from using cell phones on highways   June 22, 2006 Assembly passes “Safe Patient Handling Act of 2006    May 31, 2006 Assembly passes Sosnowski ‘stump dump’ bill     May 24, 2006 Senate passes legislation addressing energy strategy for state, assistance programs for poor     May 11, 2006 Senate passes Sosnowski bill banning junk food in schools     May 9, 2006 Senate passes Sosnowski bill to prohibit minors from using cell phones while driving on public highways     May 3, 2006 Sosnowski, Roberts cheer pact to stop soda sales in schools    May 3, 2006 Senate passes Sosnowski bill redefining tree waste     March 23, 2006 Sosnowski legislation would create “Safe Patient Handling Act of 2006”     March 21, 2006 HEARING NOTICE: Financial Services Committee to take up package of energy bills     March 7, 2006 Package of energy bills to be introduced in Senate     February 9, 2006 Sosnowski bill would prohibit cell phone usage by motor vehicle operators     February 2, 2006 Rep. Handy and Sen. Sosnowski reintroduce electronic waste responsibility act     February 1, 2006 OPINION: Champlin's Marina and a new approach to Coastal Resources Management     November 16, 2005 Senate to host Energy Summit    June 7, 2005 Senators oppose non-resident voting rights bills   April 27, 2005 Senate to take up bills broadening smoking ban law on Thursday    April 21, 2005 Legislators honored for environmental efforts    April 14, 2005 Sosnowski submits legislation to make electronic producers financially responsible for waste, recycling efforts    April 12, 2005 Hearing Notice:  Sosnowski bill to broaden smoking ban law    April 6, 2005 Sosnowski resolution to reduce global warming passed    March 23, 2005 Senator Sosnowski secures grant for Matthew Siravo Memorial Foundation    February 24, 2005 Senator Sosnowski secures grants for island groups    January 31, 2005 Senator Sosnowski receives Health Department award for smoking ban legislation    January 19, 2005 Fox, Sosnowski receive award for smoking ban bills    June 25, 2004 Rhode Island General Assembly passes smoking ban   June 17, 2004 Rhode Island House passes smoking ban   June 16, 2004 House passes "Right to Farm" act   June 11, 2004 House passes continuing education bill for veterinarians   June 1, 2004 House passes continuing education bill for veterinarians   June 1, 2004 Senate passes package of Bay Legislation   April 29, 2004 Rhode Island Senate passes smoking ban   April 28, 2004 Senate to vote on smoking measure Thursday   April 23, 2004 Sosnowski's Right to Farm bill to be heard in committee   April 20, 2004 Bill makes changes to vicious dog law   March 23, 2004 Sen. Sosnowki's 'Right to Farm' bill to be heard in committee   February 26, 2004 Senate committees chart new course for marine management   January 13, 2004 Sosnowski wants to snuff out second-hand smoke in workplace   December 2, 2003 Halfway through, Senate Bay hearings described as productive and beneficial   October 10, 2003 Bay issues topic of combined committee hearings   September 15, 2003 Sosnowski bill cuts red tape for Block Island   August 19, 2003 Sen. Sosnowski says prudence prevailed with passage of RIPDES bill   May 27, 2003 Sen. Sosnowski’s bill would help farmers earn a living   March 20, 2003 Sen. Sosnowski bill would make D.U.I with a child in vehicle a felony   August 18, 2003 Sosnowski:  prudence prevailed with passage of RIPDES bill