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Legislator > Joseph McNamara
State Representative
Joseph McNamara
(D) - Rhode Island
Rhode Island House District 19
In Office - Started: 01/07/2003
contact info
Warwick Office
23 Howie Ave.
Warwick, RI 02888
Warwick, RI 02888
Phone: 401-222-2296
Phone 2: 401-742-5297
General Capitol Building Address
82 Smith St.
Providence, RI 02903
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 401-222-3580
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| H5155 | Provides that architects and other authorized disaster response workers, in the course of performing their duties, be entitled to all rights in like manner as state employees. | This act would provide that architects and other authorized disaster response workers be considered, in the course of performing their duties, state workers and be entitled to all rights in like manner as state employees. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5165 | Requires the school board or committees of cities and towns to establish a safety and behavioral health committee and also lays out the representation requirements committee responsibilities to ensure a stable learning environment for all students. | This act would require the school board or committees of cities and towns to establish a safety and behavioral health committee (SSBHC). This act would also lay out the representation requirements and committee responsibilities to ensure a stable learning environment for all students. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5157 | Provides that any disaster response worker shall, in the course of their duties, be considered a state employee and be entitled to all rights in like manner as state employees. | This act would provide that any disaster response worker shall, in the course of their duties, be considered a state employee and be entitled to all rights in like manner as state employees under the provisions of chapters 29 through 38 of title 28 ("workers compensation") and under § 9-31-8 ("defense of state employees by attorney general"). This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6399 | Repeals a provision of the minimum prepaid special motor vehicle registration plate orders law that was set to expire on December 31, 2025. | This act would repeal a provision of the minimum prepaid special motor vehicle registration plate orders law that was set to expire on December 31, 2025. The result would be to continue the ability of applicable sponsoring nonprofit entities to reduce the minimum number of initially authorized prepaid special plates beyond December 31, 2025. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6065 | Mandates paid leave by allowing qualified employees to take medical leave to undergo donation procedures, medical tests, and recovery related to being a living organ donor, or bone marrow transplant donor. | This act would mandate paid leave by allowing qualified employees to take medical leave to undergo donation procedures, medical tests, and recovery related to being a living organ donor, or bone marrow transplant donor. The act would also provide that the maximum durations of leave for each type of donation - up to thirty (30) days for organ donation, and five (5) days for bone marrow donation. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6122 | Protects against discrimination based on disability in federally funded programs and activities, even if there is a change in the federal law. | This act would provide that in the event any provision of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, prohibiting discrimination based on disability in federally funded programs or activities, codified at 29 U.S.C. § 794, is repealed or nullified by a federal judicial or executive branch action, the law applied in Rhode Island would be the law in effect on the date immediately prior to the date of the repeal or revocation. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5619 | Requires the department of health to incorporate information about dementia risk factors and reduction into public education and healthcare provider education materials. | This act would require the department of health to incorporate information about dementia risk factors and reduction into public education and healthcare provider education materials. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5322 | Extends the sunset provision allowing retired teachers to substitute teach for up to 180 days from June 20, 2025 until July 1, 2026. | This act would allow retired teachers to substitute in excess of ninety (90) days and up to one hundred eighty (180) days in a single school year, in certain instances. A teacher retired under the provisions of title 16 (“education”) on and after July 1, 2025, would be subject to a ninety-day (90) cap on post-retirement employment during the period of one year after the date of that teacher’s retirement. Thereafter, that teacher would be eligible to exceed the ninety-day (90) day cap on post- retirement. The act also provides the LEA must provide the state retirement board with certain information about their total number of teacher positions when asking to be able to employ retired teachers. This act would take effect upon passage and would be retroactive to June 20, 2025. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5227 | Provide protection for the rights of professional, administrative and secretarial employees of the department of education to collectively bargain over all terms and conditions of employment. | This act would provide protection for the rights of professional, administrative and secretarial employees of the department of education to collectively bargain over all terms and conditions of employment. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5067 | Allows for the enactment of the dietitian licensure compact permitting a licensed dietitian from another state to become licensed within the state, and also permitting a dietitian licensed by the state to become licensed in another compact state. | This act would allow for the enactment of the dietitian licensure compact permitting a licensed dietitian from another state to become licensed within the State of Rhode Island, and also permitting a dietitian licensed by the State of Rhode Island to become licensed in another compact state. The purpose of the compact is to increase public access to dietetics services, eliminate the necessity of licenses in multiple states, and enhance the state's ability to protect the public's health and safety. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6148 | Empowers the division of motor vehicles to make available special motor vehicle registration plates for the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association. | This act would empower the division of motor vehicles to make available special motor vehicle registration plates for the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association. This act would take effect six (6) months after passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6306 | Allows Daniel Vaca to join Kaley Erin O’Connor and James John Pawelski in marriage on or about October 12, 2025, within the City of Newport, Rhode Island | This act would allow Daniel Vaca to join Kaley Erin O’Connor and James John Pawelski in marriage on or about October 12, 2025, within the City of Newport, Rhode Island. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5163 | Provides that the commissioner of elementary and secondary education directs all local education agencies to select one of the identified high-quality curricula and materials for science and technology no later than June 30, 2026. | This act would provide that the commissioner of elementary and secondary education would direct all local education agencies to select one of the identified high-quality curricula and materials for science and technology no later than June 30, 2026. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5299 | Directs RIHousing to work with stakeholders to investigate and determine ways to assist an incorporated homeowners' association to exercise rights to purchase leased land. | This act would direct RIHousing to work with the department of housing, the infrastructure bank, and other appropriate private and public entities to investigate and determine ways to further assist an incorporated homeowners' association to exercise rights to purchase leased land pursuant to the right of first refusal. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5420 | Amends the definitions of a “pupil transportation vehicle” to a vehicle contrasted to seat not more than ten (10) passengers plus the operator, rather than the existing limit of eight (8) passengers. | This act would amend the definitions of a “pupil transportation vehicle” to a vehicle constructed to seat not more than ten (10) passengers plus the operator, rather than the existing limit of eight (8) passengers. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5598 | Requires every public school to have a policy regarding the use of personal electronic devices on school grounds. | This act would require every public school district to have a policy regarding the use of personal electronic devices on school grounds and during school-sponsored activities to reduce distractions and maintain environments focused on learning. The act would also enable school districts to make exceptions to the policy. This act would take effect on August 1, 2026. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5108 | Allows foreign trained physicians limited license to practice in Rhode Island under specific conditions. | This act would allow internationally-trained physicians to practice at healthcare facilities in Rhode Island under the guidance, assessment and evaluation of licensed physicians in the state, offering a pathway to full licensure outside of the current requirements to train in ACGME- accredited United States residency training programs. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6060 | Permits physical therapists to continue to order diagnostic imaging as an authorized practice of physical therapy beyond December 31, 2025. | This act would permit physical therapists to continue to order diagnostic imaging as an authorized practice of physical therapy beyond December 31, 2025. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5947 | Amends the audit compliance requirements for municipalities' contributions to pension plans under the budget of accounts and installation of systems chapter. | This act would amend the audit compliance requirements for municipalities' contributions to pension plans under the audit of accounts and installation of systems chapter of the general laws. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H5428 | Details each of those limited emergency circumstances where a registered nurse and advanced practice registered nurses, may safely administer sedation, such as critical life-saving or emergency situations where there is an imminent threat to life or limb. | This act would establish that the elective and/or independent administration of propofol, Etomidate, sodium thiopental, methohexital, and volatile anesthetics for any surgery or procedure is not, generally, within the “scope of practice” of registered nurses and non-CRNA advance practice registered nurses as defined in chapter 34.3 of title 5 and would restrict the administration of these medications to licensed certified registered nurse anesthetists. It would also detail each of those limited emergency circumstances where a registered nurse and advanced practice registered nurses, may safely administer sedation, such as critical life-saving or emergency situations where there is an imminent threat to life or limb. This act would detail each of those limited emergency circumstances where registered nurses and advanced practice registered nurses, may safely administer sedation, such as critical life-saving or emergency situations where there is an imminent threat to life or limb. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H6320 | Provides that the tax rate for Class 1 and Class 2 property be uniform and set to the same percentage. | This act would provide that the tax rate for Class 1 and Class 2 property be uniform and set to the same percentage This act would take effect upon passage and would apply retroactively to the December 31, 2024, assessment. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6298 | Proposes amendments to the Warwick City Charter. | This act would approve charter amendments to the Warwick city charter subject to voter approval at the general election to be held in November, 2026, or at a special election as may be scheduled sooner. If approved, these amendments would allow the methods of notifying city council members of special meetings to be expanded to include electronic notification, would allow the monetary thresholds for competitive bids of small purchases to be adjustable by ordinance as allowed by the state, and would further provide that the city council could establish via ordinance standards for minority representation appointments to city boards and commissions. Sections 1, 2, and 3 of this act would take effect if a majority of those electors qualified to vote upon the corresponding question in Section 4 shall vote in favor thereof. The remaining sections of this act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5961 | Updates the statutory terminology by replacing the phrase "institutions of higher learning" with that of "educational institutions", and would redefine child daycare centers as educational institutions. | This act would update the statutory terminology by replacing the phrase "institutions of higher learning" with that of "educational institutions", and would redefine child daycare centers as educational institutions. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6299 | AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF WARWICK TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $50,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS TO FINANCE THE CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, IMPROVEMENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR, LANDSCAPING, DEMOLITION, ARCHITECTURAL COSTS, ENGINEERING, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF | AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF WARWICK TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $50,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS TO FINANCE THE CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, IMPROVEMENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR, LANDSCAPING, DEMOLITION, ARCHITECTURAL COSTS, ENGINEERING, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF (I) TWO NEW HIGH SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL FACILITIES TO REPLACE PILGRIM HIGH SCHOOL AND TOLLGATE HIGH SCHOOL AND ON-SITE ATHLETIC FIELDS, AND (II) RECREATION AND ATHLETIC FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE CITY | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6304 | Ensures public access to lead service lines to determine the existence of lead within the water connection. This act also ensures mitigation measures and replacement lines are consistent with the current version of 40 C.C.R. 141 Subpart I. | This act would require that the department ensures there is public access to lead service lines and determine the existence or absence of lead within each water connection in its service. This act would also ensure that all mitigation measures and replacement of entire lead lines are consistent with the current version of the Lead and Copper Rule including from 40 C.F.R.141, Subpart I. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H6413 | HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING THE 60TH ANNUAL GASPEE DAYS CELEBRATION AND THE MOMENTOUS 253ND ANNIVERSARY OF THE BURNING OF THE GASPEE | House Resolution Commemorating The 60th Annual Gaspee Days Celebration And The Momentous 253nd Anniversary Of The Burning Of The Gaspee | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6411 | HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING AND THANKING KAREN MCGRATH FOR THIRTY-NINE YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CRANSTON PUBLIC LIBRARY | House Resolution Honoring And Thanking Karen Mcgrath For Thirty-nine Years Of Dedicated Service To The Cranston Public Library | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6405 | Increases the maximum penalty for certain violations related to the cutting, removal, damage by injurious liquids or gases to trees, plants and shrubs on any public highway or public land under the jurisdiction of state agencies from $500 to $1,000. | This act would increase the maximum penalty for certain violations related to the cutting, removal, damage by injurious liquids or gases to trees, plants and shrubs on any public highway or public land under the jurisdiction of state agencies from five hundred dollars ($500) to one thousand dollars ($1,000). It would also require that any replacement tree be equal to three (3) times the diameter of the tree that was removed. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H6407 | Allows animal control officers in the cities and towns to lawfully take charge of and provide adequate care to any animal found abandoned or neglected or hazardously accumulated and would increase penalties for malicious injury to or killing of animals. | This act would allow animal control officers in the cities and towns to lawfully take charge of and provide adequate care to any animal found abandoned or neglected or hazardously accumulated and would increase penalties from one thousand dollars ($1,000) to five thousand dollars ($5,000) for malicious injury to or killing of animals. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H5088 | Mandates the use of a soft-shell helmet cover that adds a padded, soft-shell layer to the outside of a traditional football helmet, for students participating in Rhode Island interscholastic league football. | This act would mandate the use of a soft-shell helmet cover device that adds a padded, soft- shell layer to the outside of a traditional football helmet, for students participating in Rhode Island interscholastic league football. Provided, a student or their parent or guardian could opt out the student from wearing these devices for practices or games. This act would take effect on July 1, 2027. | Dead |
| H5110 | Provides for the operation and duties of natural organic reduction for the contained, accelerated conversion of human remains to soil. Disposition facilities would be used for either cremation or natural organic reduction. | This act would provide for the operation and duties of natural organic reduction for the contained, accelerated conversion of human remains to soil as well as alkaline hydrolysis. A disposition facility would be used for either cremation, alkaline hydrolysis or natural organic reduction. This act would take effect on January 30, 2027 | Dead |
| H5637 | Adds "debit cards" to the section of law relating to fraudulent use of credit cards. | This act would add "debit cards" to the section of law relating to fraudulent use of credit cards. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5273 | Requires all lifeguards, and park and forest rangers, who work on a full time basis at any public beach or facility to be trained in administering opioid antagonists. | This act would require all lifeguards, and park and forest rangers, who work on a full-time basis at any public beach or facility to be trained in administering opioid antagonists. The act would also require all state and municipal public beaches or facilities, that employ lifeguards, and park and forest rangers to keep available a minimum of four doses of opioid antagonist. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6374 | HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE EAST GREENWICH/TOLL GATE CO-OP BOYS ICE HOCKEY TEAM ON WINNING THE 2024-2025 DIVISION II ICE HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP | House Resolution Congratulating The East Greenwich/toll Gate Co-op Boys Ice Hockey Team On Winning The 2024-2025 Division Ii Ice Hockey Championship | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5084 | Adds early voting to the fifty (50) feet buffer prohibitions against politicking on election day voting. | This act would add early voting to the fifty (50) feet buffer prohibitions against politicking on election day voting. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H5196 | Eliminates the sunset on the provision of finding for child care for eligible child care educators and child care staff. | This act would eliminate the sunset on the provision of funding for child care for eligible child care educators and child care staffs, remove the family income limit, and would expand the program to include staff providing early intervention services to infants and toddlers with developmental delays and disabilities and would require an annual reporting of participant data to the governor and general assembly by November 1. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H5197 | 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. | This act would remove 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. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H5992 | Amends the Rhode Island works program to allow lawful permanent residents to receive benefits without a waiting period. | This act would amend the Rhode Island works program to allow lawful permanent residents to receive benefits without a waiting period. This act would also increase the monthly cash benefit to fifty percent (50%) of the federal poverty level effective July 1, 2025, and would increase the cash support pass-through to one hundred dollars ($100) for one child and two hundred dollars ($200) for more than one child. This act would take effect on July 1, 2025. | Dead |
| H6358 | HOUSE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING AND CONGRATULATING THE MEMBERS AND COACH OF THE WHEELER SCHOOL TEAM ON THEIR 1ST PLACE VICTORY AT THE 42ND RHODE ISLAND ACADEMIC DECATHLON | House Resolution Recognizing And Congratulating The Members And Coach Of The Wheeler School Team On Their 1st Place Victory At The 42nd Rhode Island Academic Decathlon | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6357 | HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF TEMPLE EMANU-EL | House Resolution Honoring The 100th Anniversary Of Temple Emanu-el | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5405 | Establishes a restricted receipt account for the benefit of the Rhode Island public transit authority, funded by sales taxes collected from ride-share companies, which said sales taxes would be exempt from indirect cost recovery provisions. | This act would establish a restricted receipt account for the benefit of the Rhode Island public transit authority for use to fund its operations, funded by sales taxes collected from ride- share companies, which account would be exempt from indirect cost recovery provisions. This act would take effect on July 1, 2025. | Dead |
| H6254 | Authorizes office of health and human services (EOHHS) to establish coverage for obesity treatments, including medication. Office of health and human services would seek a 1115(a) waiver. | This act would authorize the executive office of health and human services (EOHHS) to establish a program, on or after July 1, 2025, to establish comprehensive coverage for treatment of obesity, including prescription treatments for certain individuals where there is a clinical need. This program would seek to receive expanded authority to provide FDA-approved anti-obesity medication when medically appropriate. The executive office would seek a Medicaid section 1115 demonstration waiver request and renewal to a seek waiver of the compliance provisions of 42 U.S.C. section 1396d(a) ("definitions"), as set forth in subsection (b) of this resolution. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H5279 | Gives teachers who takes an unpaid parental or medical leave during the year credit for a year of service for that school year if they served a minimum of 135 days. | This act would amend the current law on teacher’s creditable service so that a teacher who takes an unpaid parental or medical leave during the year would be given credit for a year of service for that school year if they served a minimum of one-hundred thirty-five school days. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H5199 | Establishes guidelines for continued implementation and expansion of public, high-quality kindergarten education programs. | This act would direct the department of elementary and secondary education to establish guidelines for the continued implementation and expansion of public, high quality prekindergarten education programs with the goal of reaching all children ages three (3) and four (4) throughout Rhode Island to increase children’s school readiness. This act would further authorize the development of regulations to ensure high-quality prekindergarten services, require competitive wages and benefits for prekindergarten and Head Start teachers, and would require a 30% funding set-aside of prekindergarten expansion funds to sustain and expand access to high-quality child care and early learning programs for infants and toddlers. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H5286 | Exempts from the sales and use tax, the sale of beer and malt beverages at retail. | This act would exempt from the sales and use tax, the sale of beer and malt beverages at retail. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H5789 | JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $1,000,000 FOR THE MESHANTICUT LAKE PAVED WALKING PATH IN CRANSTON (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $1,000,000 for the Meshanticut Lake paved walking path in Cranston.) | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $1,000,000 For The Meshanticut Lake Paved Walking Path In Cranston (authorizes The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $1,000,000 For The Meshanticut Lake Paved Walking Path In Cranston.) | Dead |
| H6328 | HOUSE RESOLUTION REAFFIRMING THE FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND TAIWAN WHILE SUPPORTING ENHANCED BILATERAL RELATIONS WITH TAIWAN AND TAIWAN'S PARTICIPATION IN THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY | House Resolution Reaffirming The Friendship Between The State Of Rhode Island And Taiwan While Supporting Enhanced Bilateral Relations With Taiwan And Taiwan's Participation In The International Community | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6332 | HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING MAY 11-17, 2025, AS "QUAHOG WEEK 2025" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | House Resolution Commemorating May 11-17, 2025, As "quahog Week 2025" In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6317 | Prohibits an insurer from imposing a requirement of prior authorization for any admission, item, service, treatment, test, exam, study, procedure, or any generic or brand name prescription drug ordered by a primary care provider. | This act would prohibit an insurer from imposing a requirement of prior authorization for any admission, item, service, treatment, test, exam, study, procedure, or any generic or brand name prescription drug ordered by a primary care provider unless it was a requirement for controlled substances, or individual primary care providers with documented cases of fraud, waste or abuse. The act would also require any issuer issuing any lawful prior authorization to use a single, standardized prior authorization form. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | Dead |
| H6324 | HOUSE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MAY 6, 2025, AS A "NATIONAL DAY OF REASON" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND AFFIRMING THE CENTRAL IMPORTANCE OF REASON IN THE BETTERMENT OF HUMANITY | House Resolution Recognizing May 6, 2025, As A "national Day Of Reason" In The State Of Rhode Island And Affirming The Central Importance Of Reason In The Betterment Of Humanity | Dead |
| H6309 | HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING THE WEEK OF MAY 6TH THROUGH MAY 12TH OF 2025, AS "NATIONAL NURSES WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | House Resolution Commemorating The Week Of May 6th Through May 12th Of 2025, As "national Nurses Week" In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5474 | Phases in modifications to federal adjusted gross income over a four (4) year period for social security income, from twenty percent (20%) up to eighty percent (80%), beginning on or after January 1, 2026. | This act would gradually phase in modifications to federal adjusted gross income over a four (4) year period for social security income, from twenty percent (20%) up to eighty percent (80%), beginning on or after January 1, 2026. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H5898 | Amends the general law relative to right-of-way of pedestrians to reference the schedule of violations for the adjudication of traffic offenses contained in § 31-41.1-4. | This act would amend the general law relative to right-of-way of pedestrians to reference the schedule of violations for the adjudication of traffic offenses contained in § 31-41.1-4. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H5280 | Establishes the Higher Education Opportunities for Students with Disabilities Act. | This act would establish the Higher Education Opportunities for Students with Disabilities Act. This act would enable students with disabilities who are ages eighteen (18) through twenty- one (21) years, and in some cases to age twenty-two (22) years, to audit and otherwise attend state colleges and universities using the student’s foundation education aid. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H6107 | Establishes a pilot program for a virtual reality learning platform to improve math skills for grades 6 through 12 STEM education. | This act would establish a pilot program for a virtual reality learning platform to improve mathematic skills for grades six (6) through twelve (12) STEM education and would appropriate the sum of two million dollars ($2,000,000) for the program. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H6134 | Allows the department of environmental management to acquire established foot paths by eminent domain in order to provide public access to streams, rivers, lakes and ponds. | This act would allow the department of environmental management to acquire established foot paths by eminent domain in order to provide public access to streams, rivers, lakes and ponds. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H5203 | Directs the department of education to develop and adopt regulations for energy capable school buildings. | This act would provide that not later than June 30, 2025, the department of education would develop and adopt, in consultation with the office of energy resources, regulations requiring all school buildings to meet the standard of zero energy capable, as defined in § 16-7-36, by December 31, 2037. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H5204 | 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. | This act would provide that an individual school district that utilizes its own buses or vendors to transport students outside the district, at a lower cost than the statewide school transportation system, could submit these costs to the department of elementary and secondary education and receive reimbursement from state funds This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H5556 | Includes licensed school psychologists under the provisions of the general laws governing the regulations of psychologists and expands the licensing of school psychologists for independent practice. | This act would include licensed school psychologists under the provisions of the general laws governing the regulations of psychologists and would expand the licensing of school psychologists for independent practice. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H6155 | Prohibits dental insurers from refusing to honor directions to pay from insured, modifying benefits to be paid. Requires providers to accept payment by virtual credit card as unfair claims practices. | This act would make it an unfair claim practice whenever a dental insurer refuses to honor a “direction to pay” after a request by the claimant or the insured. This act would allow the insurer to review the records of the service provider to verify that the services were received, but prohibits the insurer from modifying the amount of benefits to be paid. This act would not allow a contract between the insurer and a dental service provider requiring the provider to accept payment for services only by virtual credit card. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H6268 | HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING "NATIONAL INFERTILITY AWARENESS WEEK" ON APRIL 20-26, 2025, IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | House Resolution Commemorating "national Infertility Awareness Week" On April 20-26, 2025, In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5457 | Requires a member of the public to pay any outstanding balances due and owing for previous requests before being provided copies of records and documents on a new request from law enforcement agencies. | This act would allow a reasonable charge not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00) to be charged for the search or retrieval of documents. This act would also require a member of the public to pay any outstanding balances due and owing for previous requests before being provided copies of records and documents on a new request from law enforcement agencies. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H6237 | Directs the department of elementary and secondary education to provide a two-year pilot program that coordinates a national cultural exchange program for students of this state. | This act would direct the department of elementary and secondary education to provide a two-year pilot program that coordinates a national cultural exchange program for students of this state. This act would also prescribe the requirements of the program and establish a cultural exchange program fund to support the program. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H6224 | HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING "NATIONAL CRIME VICTIMS' RIGHTS WEEK" ON APRIL 6TH THROUGH APRIL 12TH, 2025, IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | House Resolution Commemorating "national Crime Victims' Rights Week" On April 6th Through April 12th, 2025, In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6158 | Mandates insurance coverage for scalp cooling treatments for breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy to prevent hair loss during chemotherapy treatments. | This act would mandate insurance coverage for scalp cooling treatments for breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy to prevent hair loss during chemotherapy treatments. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H5431 | Provides that individuals enrolled in Medicare Parts A and B guaranteed right to enroll in standardized plans. | This act would provide that individuals under age sixty-five (65) enrolled in Medicare Parts A and B would have a guaranteed right to enrollment in any standardized plan that provides supplement coverage to Plan A, if enrolled during the month-long period designated by the office of the health insurance commissioner (OHIC). This act would also provide that individuals over age sixty-five (65) would have a guaranteed right to enroll in any Medicare supplement plan during the month-long period designated by the office of the health insurance commissioner (OHIC). This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H5268 | Creates the home-fit dwelling units act to apply to all new construction of covered dwelling units to incorporate design features that provide safe and convenient use of to the greatest extent feasible, regardless of age or physical ability. | This act would create the home-fit dwelling units act to apply to all new construction of covered dwelling units to incorporate design features that provide safe and convenient use of to the greatest extent feasible, regardless of age or physical ability. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H5226 | HOUSE RESOLUTION CONDEMNING PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP'S EXECUTIVE ORDER TO WITHDRAW CITIZENSHIP FROM CHILDREN BORN IN THE UNITED STATES TO UNDOCUMENTED PARENTS | House Resolution Condemning President Donald Trump's Executive Order To Withdraw Citizenship From Children Born In The United States To Undocumented Parents | Dead |
| H6124 | Allows the division of motor vehicles to make special motor vehicle registration plates for the not-for-profit entity Cranston Cares provided they meet the minimum order requirements. | This act would allow the division of motor vehicles to make special motor vehicle registration plates for the not-for-profit entity Cranston Cares provided they meet the minimum order requirements. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H6164 | Establishes a bureau of public protection within the department of attorney general. | This act would establish a bureau of public protection within the department of attorney general. The act would also allow the attorney general to investigate and bring an enforcement action against persistent illegality in the carrying on, conducting, or transaction of business or governmental activity. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H6195 | HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL OF 2025, TO BE "FINANCIAL LITERACY MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | House Resolution Proclaiming April Of 2025, To Be "financial Literacy Month" In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6193 | HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL OF 2025, TO BE "CRIME VICTIMS AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | House Resolution Proclaiming April Of 2025, To Be "crime Victims Awareness Month" In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5843 | Provides for better communication between sending and receiving districts regarding students receiving CTE or pathways education. | This act would provide for better communication between sending and receiving districts regarding students receiving career and technical education or attending pathways programs outside of the student’s home district. This act would also adjust the costs between a sending and receiving district to educate and transport students receiving CTE or pathways education services. This act would take effect on July 1, 2025. | Dead |
| H5840 | Requires all certified independent or district charter schools upon application for a renewal of said charter or an application for a new charter school to provide a union neutrality clause in the charter. | This act would require all certified independent or district charter schools upon application for a renewal of said charter or an application for a new charter school to provide a union neutrality clause in the charter. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H5252 | Creates a budget commission to oversee the Warwick schools district until such time as the fiscal year 2025 - 2026 Warwick school budget is approved. | This act would create a budget commission to oversee the Warwick schools district until such time as the fiscal year 2025 - 2026 Warwick school budget is approved as recommended by the mayor and approved by the city council, and the budget commission adopts a deficit reduction plan approved by the auditor general. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6167 | HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING OUR HIGHLY ESTEEMED COLLEAGUE EMILY MARTINEAU, DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS, OFFICE OF THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, ON RECEIVING THE 2025 PROVIDENCE BUSINESS NEWS GOVERNMENT/QUASI-GOVERNMENT INDUSTRY LEADER AWARD | House Resolution Congratulating Our Highly Esteemed Colleague Emily Martineau, Deputy Director Of Communications, Office Of The Speaker Of The House Of Representatives, On Receiving The 2025 Providence Business News Government/quasi-government Industry Leader Award | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6169 | HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE RONALD D. NEWMAN | House Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable Ronald D. Newman | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6171 | HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE PONAGANSET GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM ON WINNING THE 2024-25 RHODE ISLAND INTERSCHOLASTIC LEAGUE GIRLS BASKETBALL STATE CHAMPIONSHIP | House Resolution Congratulating The Ponaganset Girls Basketball Team On Winning The 2024-25 Rhode Island Interscholastic League Girls Basketball State Championship | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6170 | HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL OF 2025, TO BE "PARKINSON'S AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | House Resolution Proclaiming April Of 2025, To Be "parkinson's Awareness Month" In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6172 | HOUSE RESOLUTION JOYOUSLY CELEBRATING THE 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF PACE-RI | House Resolution Joyously Celebrating The 20th Anniversary Of Pace-ri | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6098 | Creates the Rhode Island Student Loan repayment program which would allow eligible individuals who have unpaid student loans, provided said individuals meet specified criteria. | This act would create the Rhode Island Student Loan repayment program which would allow eligible individuals who have unpaid student loans to receive relief if the individual is employed as a licensed clinical social worker or social caseworker or child protective investigator in any public elementary or secondary school in this state, has been full-time in this state in such employment for two (2) years and is enrolled in the Federal Student Aid, Saving on a Valuable Education program. The act would also appropriate the sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) to fund this program. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H5228 | Ensures that more developmentally disabled adults can self-direct the care they need and want, by incorporating collective bargaining rights into the self-directed supports program. | This act would ensure that more developmentally disabled adults can self-direct the care they need and want, by incorporating collective bargaining rights into the self-directed supports program to enhance service access, increase the availability of education and training options and improve the recruitment and retention of the individuals selected by participants as direct support professionals. This act does not alter or limit the authority of the director of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals to administrator the self-directed supports program, enforce existing rules, regulations and procedures, or adopt amended rules, regulations and procedures for operating the program. This act further does not alter or limit the rights of participants and their representatives to select, direct and terminate the services of self-directed direct support professionals or to determine the wages of self-directed direct support professionals within the range set by the director. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H5942 | Establishes a restricted receipt account at the DLT for hospitality industry workforce training grants, funded by an annual $50 dollar fee to be charged by RIDOH to food service establishments. | This act would establish a restricted receipt account at the department of labor and training (“DLT”) to be used for hospitality industry workforce training grants, including certified food and alcohol safety training programs offered in multiple languages, funded by an annual fee of fifty ($50.00) dollars charged by the department of health (“DOH”) to food service establishments. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | Dead |
| H5839 | RELATING EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION | This act would expand the council on elementary and secondary education to ten (10) members; make six (6) members a quorum; would make the teacher of the year a voting member; would require the student advisory council to meet at least quarterly; would make the chair of the student advisory council a voting member of the council; would expand the board of education from seventeen (17) to nineteen (19) members and would include the Rhode Island teacher of the year and the chairperson of the student advisory council and would also be voting members to the board. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H5830 | Requires that any covered entity that develops/provides online services, products, or features that children are reasonably likely to access shall consider the best interest of children when designing/developing such online service, product, or feature. | This act would require that any covered entity that develops and provides online services, products, or features that children are reasonably likely to access shall consider the best interest of children when designing and developing such online service, product, or feature. The provisions of this chapter may be enforced by the attorney general and violators are subject to civil penalties. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | Dead |
| H5291 | Creates the Rhode Island Social Media Regulation act, which would not permit a Rhode Island resident who is a minor to be an account holder on a social media's platform unless the minor has the express consent of a parent or guardian. | This act would create the Rhode Island Social Media Regulation act, which would not permit a Rhode Island resident who is a minor to be an account holder on a social media's platform unless the minor has the express consent of a parent or guardian. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | Dead |
| H5170 | Supports the role of independent family council and makes the waiting list transparent by requiring nursing facilities with more than thirty percent (30%) self-pay residents to admit applicants on a first-come-first-served basis for non-private rooms. | This act would support the establishment and role of independent family councils in nursing facilities. This act would further prevent discrimination against nursing home residents, where the method of payment is Medicaid, by making the waiting list process transparent, and requiring facilities with more than thirty percent (30%) self-pay residents to admit applicants on a first-come-first-served basis for non-private rooms. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H5169 | Establishes, encourages and supports the establishment of family councils and resident councils in managed residential communities providing assisted living services. | This act would establish, encourage and support the establishment of family councils and resident councils in managed residential communities providing assisted living services. This act would further support the transparency of rates and fees to residents in managed residential communities providing assisted living services and set a minimum notice period for rate increases of one hundred twenty (120) days. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H5162 | Incorporates the department of elementary and secondary education's SurveyWorks school climate indicators for evaluating the performance of LEAs and individual public schools. | This act would incorporate the department of elementary and secondary education’s SurveyWorks school climate indicators disaggregated by local education agencies ("LEAs") and individual public schools, or any other such future system used as a replacement or substitute for SurveyWorks to measure school climate indicators for evaluating the performance of LEAs and individual public schools. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H5834 | HOUSE RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THE PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION, OFFICE OF ENERGY RESOURCES, AND DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT TO IDENTIFY ISSUES RELATED TO ELECTRIC RATES AND POTENTIAL RATE REFORM STRATEGIES | House Resolution Respectfully Requesting The Public Utilities Commission, Office Of Energy Resources, And Department Of Environmental Management To Identify Issues Related To Electric Rates And Potential Rate Reform Strategies | Dead |
| H5818 | Prohibits public utilities, serving greater 100,000 customers from recovering through rates any direct or indirect cost associated with, amongst other costs, advertising, marketing, communications. | This act would prohibit public utilities, serving greater than one hundred thousand (100,000) customers from recovering through rates any direct or indirect cost associated with, amongst other costs, advertising, marketing, communications, or public education that seek to influence public opinion, including any costs associated with activities such as research, analysis, preparation or planning undertaken in support of advertising, marketing, communications, or public education, or any other related costs identified by the commission. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H5845 | Requires Rhode Island water suppliers to prepare a resilience assessment and a response plan for the risk of flooding. | This act would require Rhode Island water suppliers to prepare a resilience assessment and a response plan for the risk of natural hazards. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H6115 | HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MARCH 20, 2025, TO BE "ALZHEIMER'S AWARENESS DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | House Resolution Proclaiming March 20, 2025, To Be "alzheimer's Awareness Day" In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6116 | HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF ANN MARIE RASPALLO | House Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Ann Marie Raspallo | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6114 | HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MARCH OF 2025, TO BE "BRAIN INJURY AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | House Resolution Proclaiming March Of 2025, To Be "brain Injury Awareness Month" In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6104 | HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MARCH 18, 2025, TO BE "TRANSIT EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | House Resolution Proclaiming March 18, 2025, To Be "transit Employee Appreciation Day" In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5382 | Allows citizens of a city or town who are at least sixteen (16) years of age to register to vote and to vote in school committee elections in municipalities where school committees are elected entities. | This act would allow citizens of a city or town who are at least sixteen (16) years of age to register to vote and to vote in school committee elections in municipalities where school committees are elected entities. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H5584 | Requires that one of the seven (7) directors of the Rhode Island airport corporation be appointed by the governor from a list of individuals submitted by the mayor of the city of Warwick. | This act would require that one of the seven (7) directors of the Rhode Island airport corporation be appointed by the governor from a list of individuals submitted by the mayor of the city of Warwick. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H6081 | HOUSE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING ST. PATRICK’S DAY AND HONORS IRELAND’S ROLE IN THE UNITED STATES WAR OF INDEPENDENCE | House Resolution Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day And Honors Ireland’s Role In The United States War Of Independence | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6022 | HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MARCH AS "COLORECTAL CANCER AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | House Resolution Proclaiming March As "colorectal Cancer Awareness Month" In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5965 | Grants the city council of Cranston the authority to enact a homestead exemption ordinance. | This act would grant the city council of Cranston the authority to enact a homestead exemption ordinance. This act would take effect on December 31, 2025. | Dead |
| H5879 | Provides a definition for antisemitism to be used by state agencies to evaluate whether discrimination is present. | This act would provide a definition for antisemitism to be used by state agencies to evaluate whether discrimination is present. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H5539 | HOUSE RESOLUTION WELCOMING SCOUTING AMERICA, NARRAGANSETT COUNCIL, TO THE RHODE ISLAND STATE HOUSE AND JOYFULLY CELEBRATING SCOUTING MONTH IN FEBRUARY | House Resolution Welcoming Scouting America, Narragansett Council, To The Rhode Island State House And Joyfully Celebrating Scouting Month In February | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5543 | HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF ANN D. MCCAFFREY | House Resolution Extending Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Ann D. Mccaffrey | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5481 | HOUSE RESOLUTION JOYOUSLY CELEBRATING PATRICE WOOD'S 45TH ANNIVERSARY WORKING AS A DISTINGUISHED JOURNALIST SERVING THE RHODE ISLAND AND GREATER NEW ENGLAND COMMUNITY | House Resolution Joyously Celebrating Patrice Wood's 45th Anniversary Working As A Distinguished Journalist Serving The Rhode Island And Greater New England Community | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5305 | Requires employers to protect employees from extreme temperatures through rest breaks, PPE, training, and equipment, and mandates quarterly supervisor training, to recognize and mitigate heat- and cold-related risks. | This act would require employers to protect employees from extreme temperatures through rest breaks, PPE, training, and equipment, and mandate training, to recognize and mitigate heat- and cold-related risks. The act would require the department of health to establish and implement the training program. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | Dead |
| H5366 | Provides employees with civil administrative remedies against contractors, subcontractors involved in the contract with joint/severable liability imposed on contractors or subcontractors. Effective 9/1/2025. | This act would make contractors civilly liable and/or jointly civilly liable for any claims of wage theft or nonpayment from an employee against the contractor, its subcontractors and any subcontractor involved in the performance of the contract; provided that, written notice of the alleged violation be given to the contractor not more than forty-five (45) days from the last occurrence of the alleged wage theft. This act would also authorize only administrative and/or civil actions to recover the claimed wages. This act would further provide that these provisions could be waived by a collective bargaining agreement with a bona fide building and construction trade labor organization which has established itself as the collective bargaining representative for persons performing work on a project. This act would take effect on September 1, 2025, and would apply to construction contracts entered into, renewed, modified or amended on or after the effective date of this act. | Dead |
| H5412 | HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING CRANSTON POLICE CHIEF COLONEL MICHAEL J. WINQUIST ON HIS INDUCTION INTO THE RHODE ISLAND CRIMINAL JUSTICE HALL OF FAME, CLASS OF 2024 | House Resolution Congratulating Cranston Police Chief Colonel Michael J. Winquist On His Induction Into The Rhode Island Criminal Justice Hall Of Fame, Class Of 2024 | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5249 | Mandates that a cannabis dispensary display the signage warning that the consumption of marijuana and THC products during pregnancy poses risks to infant development. | This act would mandate that a cannabis dispensary display signage warning that the consumption of marijuana and THC products during pregnancy poses risks to infant development. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H5186 | Amends current law on controlled substances to permit psilocybin to be cultivated within a person's residence for personal use and contingent on the US FDA's program, mandate that RI department of health establish rules regulations. | This act would amend the current law on controlled substances to permit psilocybin to be securely cultivated within a person’s residence for personal use. The act would also, contingent on the US FDA’s rescheduling and expanding its access program, mandate that the RI department of health establish rules and regulations on the cultivation, distribution and medical prescription of psilocybin. This act would take effect on July 1, 2025, and would sunset on July 1, 2027. | Dead |
| H5164 | Establishes a task force managed by the children’s cabinet to develop recommendations to improve access to early intervention and early childhood special education services. | This act would establish a public-private task force managed by the children’s cabinet to develop recommendations with cost estimates that, when implemented, would improve access to high-quality early intervention and early childhood special education services for children with developmental delays and disabilities from birth up to kindergarten entry. This act would further direct the Executive Office of Health and Human Services to seek $250,000 in federal funding to support the work of the task force over an eighteen (18) month period. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H5027 | Provides that any law or regulation which prohibits or protects a person from exposure to second-hand smoke would include second-hand marijuana smoke or vapor. | This act would provide that any law or regulation which prohibits or protects a person from exposure to second hand smoke would be deemed to also be a prohibition or protection from exposure to second-hand marijuana smoke or vapor, regardless of how the smoke or vapor was generated. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H5141 | Establishes a motor vehicle license plate to honor Roger Williams. | This act would establish a motor vehicle license plate to honor Governor Roger Williams. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H5071 | Considers state government caseworkers or investigators "public officials" for purposes of the prohibition on making threats to public officials. | This act would consider state government caseworkers or investigators "public officials" for purposes of the prohibition on making threats to public officials. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H5262 | Adds school superintendents, central office officials, school principals, and all other school employees, to the definition of a “public official” for purposes of the criminal prohibition against making threats to public officials. | This act would add school superintendents, central office officials, school principals, and all other school employees, to the definition of a “public official” for purposes of the criminal prohibition against making threats to public officials. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H5214 | Bans the sale of parrots at pet stores from a breeder or broker. The pet store may sell parrots obtained from animal care facilities or animal rescue organizations. The sale would also be prohibited at any outdoor markets or retail parking lots. | This act would ban the sale of parrots at pet stores from a breeder or broker; provided, however, that pet stores would be allowed to sell parrots obtained from animal care facilities or animal rescue organizations. Sale of parrots would be prohibited at any outdoor markets or public areas. Violators would be subject to a civil fine with enforcement by the Rhode Island society for the prevention of cruelty to animals (RISPCA). This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H5288 | HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING "NATIONAL SCHOOL COUNSELING WEEK" ON FEBRUARY 3-7, 2025, IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | House Resolution Commemorating "national School Counseling Week" On February 3-7, 2025, In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5206 | HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF ANTHONY V. ARICO | House Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Anthony V. Arico | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5150 | HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF ALAN SHAWN FEINSTEIN, A LEGENDARY PHILANTHROPIST AND ENTREPRENEUR | House Resolution Extending Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Alan Shawn Feinstein, A Legendary Philanthropist And Entrepreneur | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5151 | HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF WARREN D. COLE | House Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Warren D. Cole | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| S0017 | Provide that advertising goods that don't include a price referencing all mandatory fees and charges shall be a deceptive trade practice. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/21/2025 | Abstain |
| S0084 | Prohibits casualty insurers from assessing any premium surcharge or penalty against an insured solely for inquiring about the terms of the insured's policy. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/21/2025 | Abstain |
| S0174 | JOINT RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE MAIN STREET COORDINATING PROGRAM (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $500,000 for the formal establishment of “Main Street Rhode Island”.) | Passage In Concurrence | 06/21/2025 | Abstain |
| H5477 | JOINT RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE MAIN STREET COORDINATING PROGRAM (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $500,000 for the formal establishment of “Main Street Rhode Island”.) | Passage As Amended | 06/21/2025 | Abstain |
| H5477 | JOINT RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE MAIN STREET COORDINATING PROGRAM (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $500,000 for the formal establishment of “Main Street Rhode Island”.) | Passage Of Amendment | 06/21/2025 | Abstain |
| S0314 | Restricts audits of pharmacists conducted by insurers and their intermediaries, limiting audits to one per year unless fraud or misrepresentation is reasonably suspected. The RI attorney general has the authority to impose sanctions for violations. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/21/2025 | Abstain |
| H5570 | Prohibits casualty insurers from assessing any premium surcharge or penalty against an insured solely for inquiring about the terms of the insured's policy. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/21/2025 | Abstain |
| H5800 | Adds "providing for residential development in all or some of the areas encompassing commercial districts" as a purpose a zoning ordinance must address. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/21/2025 | Abstain |
| H5795 | Amends the administration requirements a zoning ordinance must provide and/or designate and would require that zoning certificates be issued within 20 days of the written request. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/21/2025 | Abstain |
| S0957 | Extends the incentive pay plan to all full-time court clerks, including the traffic tribunal, who meet the eligibility requirements. It would also repeal § 8-4.1-6 regarding additional credit for a master's degree. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/21/2025 | Abstain |
| S1006 | Allows the director of the department of health to authorize the state registrar of vital records to change a person's race designation on their birth certificate, if justified. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/21/2025 | Abstain |
| S1091 | Amends the provisions under which a city or town may exceed the maximum levy for the assessment of local taxes. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/21/2025 | Abstain |
| S1092 | Adds an additional purpose to the standard provisions list that a zoning ordinance is required to address. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/21/2025 | Abstain |
| S1085 | Adds a definition for "co-living housing" to the zoning ordinance provisions of the general laws and would include such housing as a special provision to be included in a zoning ordinance. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/21/2025 | Abstain |
| S1083 | Adds the process of permitting the construction of attached single-family dwellings in identified zoning districts as a factor that zoning ordinances must address. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/21/2025 | Abstain |
| S1090 | Adds "providing for residential development in all or some of the areas encompassing commercial districts" as a purpose a zoning ordinance must address. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/21/2025 | Abstain |
| S1088 | Amends several definitions relating to low- or moderate-income housing as well as the procedure for the approval of low- or moderate-income housing. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/21/2025 | Abstain |
| S1087 | Provides for the establishment and operation of an electronic permitting platform for all state and local permitting. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/21/2025 | Abstain |
| S1084 | Amends the administration requirements a zoning ordinance must provide and/or designate and would require that zoning certificates be issued within 20 days of the written request. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/21/2025 | Abstain |
| S1163 | VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AMENDMENTS TO THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF HOPKINTON | Passage In Concurrence | 06/21/2025 | Abstain |
| H5017 | Requires manufacturers of assisting technology devices to make available to independent repair providers/the owner of the device, any documentation/parts, software/other items intended for use with the equipment/parts, including updates to software. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5043 | Provides protection from and prevent the unethical, improper conduct and the collection of fees by, anyone advising or assisting a veteran filing a claim for disability benefits with the Department of Veterans Affairs except as authorized by federal law. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5050 | Creates a special license plate for the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council, Inc. that would support the Blackstone River Valley Environmental Clean-up and Education Fund. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5078 | Provides that licensed independent clinical social workers be able to enroll and bill Medicaid directly for covered services provided to adults with Medicaid fee-for-service coverage. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5104 | Forbids a motor vehicle liability insurance carrier from considering the zip code of where an insured lives for purposes of calculating their policy premium. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0071 | Provides protection and prevents the unethical, improper conduct and the collection of fees, by anyone advising or assisting a veteran filing a claim for disability benefits with the Department of Veterans Affairs, except as authorized by federal law. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5220 | Amends the comprehensive community-police relationship act of 2015 to require an annual study by an outside agency chosen by the department. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0126 | Protects the rights of employees in the workplace relating to free speech, assembly and religion, as well as attendance at employer-sponsored meetings regarding political or religious matters. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0136 | Criminalizes the unauthorized dissemination of sexually explicit images of another person that are created by digital devices or created without the consent of the person depicted. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0120 | Increases insurance coverage for hearing aids from one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) to one thousand seven hundred fifty dollars ($1,750), per ear, for all people regardless of age effective January 1, 2026. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0123 | Permits municipalities to enact ordinances that provide them the authority to organize local tax amnesty events once every three (3) years. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0114 | Prohibits any health insurer, pharmacy benefit manager, manufacturer or other third-party payor from discriminating against any 340B entity participating in a drug discount program. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0170 | Grants the director of the department of health the authority to approve or deny any applications for professional licensure pending before certain boards of licensure that have been unable to establish a quorum for 30 business days. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5300 | Considers election officials and poll workers "public officials" for purposes of the prohibition on making threats to public officials. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5364 | Amends notice requirements for self-storage facility before perfecting lien, to wit; 7 consecutive days of publication on a publicly accessible website or subsequent written notice to lessee, or publication once time in newspaper of general circulation. | Passage As Amended | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5364 | Amends notice requirements for self-storage facility before perfecting lien, to wit; 7 consecutive days of publication on a publicly accessible website or subsequent written notice to lessee, or publication once time in newspaper of general circulation. | Passage Of Amendment | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0213 | Amends notice requirements for self-storage facility before perfecting lien, to wit; 7 consecutive days of publication on a publicly accessible website or subsequent written notice to lessee, or publication once time in newspaper of general circulation. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0179 | Allows teachers in all grades to provide the opportunity for students to observe a brief moment of silence on every September 11. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0188 | This act would repeal the exemption granted to pari mutual facilities and casinos from the smoke free workplace requirement contained in the Public Health and Workplace Safety Act. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5422 | Amends the certain provisions relative to school waste recycling and refuse disposal and requires reports of waste audits by educational entities and reports of program participation by vendors. | Passage As Amended | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5422 | Amends the certain provisions relative to school waste recycling and refuse disposal and requires reports of waste audits by educational entities and reports of program participation by vendors. | Passage Of Amendment | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5448 | Eliminates the "until June 30, 2025" sunset on the increase in the total amount of earnings a partial-unemployment insurance claimant can receive before being entirely disqualified for unemployment insurance benefits. | Passage As Amended | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5448 | Eliminates the "until June 30, 2025" sunset on the increase in the total amount of earnings a partial-unemployment insurance claimant can receive before being entirely disqualified for unemployment insurance benefits. | Passage Of Amendment | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5448 | Eliminates the "until June 30, 2025" sunset on the increase in the total amount of earnings a partial-unemployment insurance claimant can receive before being entirely disqualified for unemployment insurance benefits. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5448 | Eliminates the "until June 30, 2025" sunset on the increase in the total amount of earnings a partial-unemployment insurance claimant can receive before being entirely disqualified for unemployment insurance benefits. | Passage As Amended | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5448 | Eliminates the "until June 30, 2025" sunset on the increase in the total amount of earnings a partial-unemployment insurance claimant can receive before being entirely disqualified for unemployment insurance benefits. | Passage Of Amendment | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5464 | Repeals the exemption granted to pari-mutuel facilities and casinos from the smoke free workplace requirement and provides for a one time appropriate of $1,000,000 to inform patrons of the smoke free policy within the casino. | Passage As Amended | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5464 | Repeals the exemption granted to pari-mutuel facilities and casinos from the smoke free workplace requirement and provides for a one time appropriate of $1,000,000 to inform patrons of the smoke free policy within the casino. | Passage Of Amendment | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5534 | Exempts certain urban and small farmers from sales taxes, real, tangible and personal property taxes and income taxes. This act would also define urban and small farmers and urban farmland. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5494 | Adds several consumer protections to existing Medicare Supplement law. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0278 | Under certain circumstances, provides immunity from arrest and prosecution for prostitution, procurement of sexual conduct for a fee, loitering for prostitution and soliciting from motor vehicles for indecent purposes. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5493 | Establishes a program for the energy and water benchmarking of large buildings in Rhode Island and a standard for their energy performance. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0235 | Requires the school board or committees of cities and towns to establish a safety and behavioral health committee and also lays out the representation requirements committee responsibilities to ensure a stable learning environment for all students. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0274 | Prohibits a landlord from inquiring about the immigration status of a tenant subject to any federal laws or regulations, but may request financial information or proof of identity. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0229 | Repeals the provisions of the general laws allowing deferred deposit providers, also known as "payday lenders." | Passage In Concurrence | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0325 | Amends the definition of “hobby breeder” to limit the sale or offering for sale to no more than two (2) litters of dogs or cats, or a combination thereof, in a three hundred and sixty-five (365) day period. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0359 | Establishes the Rhode Island Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2025. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5640 | Adds a provision in the statute relating to one way highways, providing an increased penalty when a motorist travels the wrong way on an interstate highway or an entrance or exit ramp connected to an interstate highway. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5555 | Authorizes veterinarians to establish a client-patient relationship through electronic means, subject to limitations and requirements such as Vet making a good faith effort to determine if care should be provided through telemedicine instead of in person. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5769 | Provides that when a registrant voluntarily cancels the registrant's motor vehicle registration, that person receives a credit for the time remaining on the original registration to be applied to a future registration. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5594 | Requires the board of regents to adopt support and intervention strategies consistent with Comprehensive Education Strategy and SALT in one district at a time. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5768 | DMV to provide credit for portions of unused voluntarily cancelled vehicle registrations. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5590 | Extends certain protocols applicable to motor vehicle manufacturers to their distributors and factory branches, as well as updates warranty reimbursement and recall obligation policies. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5625 | Removes the sunset provision of all statutory law requiring coverage for the treatment of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric acute onset neuropsychiatric syndrome. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0581 | Protect the personal information of judicial officers and their immediate family members who serve or have served the RI unified judicial system, as well as judicial officers who reside in RI and who serve or have served in the federal courts. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0529 | Adds a provision in the statute relating to one way highways, providing an increased penalty when a motorist travels the wrong way on an interstate highway or an entrance or exit ramp connected to an interstate highway. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0487 | Prohibits any healthcare facility, from asking the legal immigration status of any patient. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0513 | Increases the maximum number of voters that a polling place can accommodate 3,000 to 3,500 and provide for existing polling places that exceed the maximum number of voters, not be required to be changed until the next decennial redistricting. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0473 | Extends coverage for treatment of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections and pediatric acute onset neuropsychiatric syndrome by removing the sunset date of December 31, 2025, and mandating such coverage. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0519 | 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. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0497 | Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of the Center for Southeast Asians. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0439 | Establishes that a renewable energy resource shall pay $5.00 per kilowatt of alternating current nameplate capacity for tangible property and $3.50 per kilowatt of alternating nameplate capacity for real property. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0481 | Requires the department of health to incorporate information about dementia risk factors and reduction into public education and healthcare provider education materials. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0458 | Makes the provisions of §§ 45-19.1-3 and 45-19.1-4, benefits for firefighters with cancer, effective regardless of any general, special or specific law, or any charter and/or municipal ordinance to the contrary. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0476 | Amends current law so that initial contraceptive prescriptions would no longer be limited to a 3-month supply. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0471 | Establishes prevailing standards and procedures for licensing speech-language pathologists and audiologists in Rhode Island. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0576 | Provides additional exception to prohibition on usage of wireless communication device while driving and clarifies that use for purpose of navigation must be while the device is mounted or otherwise affixed to vehicle and not held in the motorist's hand. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5892 | Protects the personal information of judicial officers and their immediate family members who serve or have served the RI unified judicial system, as well as judicial officers who reside in RI and who serve or have served in the federal courts. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0622 | Eliminates the "until June 30, 2025" sunset on the increase in the total amount of earnings a partial-unemployment insurance claimant can receive before being entirely disqualified for unemployment insurance benefits. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0622 | Eliminates the "until June 30, 2025" sunset on the increase in the total amount of earnings a partial-unemployment insurance claimant can receive before being entirely disqualified for unemployment insurance benefits. | Passage Of Amendment | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0610 | Adds several consumer protections to existing Medicare Supplement law. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0606 | Provides that public historical vital records maintained by the state archives shall not be amended. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0603 | Provides standards for developing, implementing, and maintaining reasonable administrative, technical, and physical safeguards to protect the security, confidentiality, and integrity of customer information. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0600 | Makes numerous technical corrections related to insurance, provides a definition for "cybersecurity insurance", and would repeal the chapter relating to reciprocal exchanges and interinsurers. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0649 | Provides for the sale and regulation of pet insurance policies and their contents and provisions. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0675 | Defines Class 5 property to include the commercial portion of mixed use properties and fix the tax rate for Class 3 property at thirty-eight dollars and 33 cents ($38.33) per one thousand dollars ($1,000). | Passage In Concurrence | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0692 | Authorizes a pharmacy technician or pharmacy intern to perform technology-assisted dispensing process validation for medications prepared for distribution by another pharmacy technician or intern within an institutional pharmacy. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0672 | Provides that architects and other authorized disaster response workers be considered, in the course of performing their duties, state workers and be entitled to all rights in like manner as state employees. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0671 | Provides that any disaster response worker shall, in the course of their duties, be considered a state employee and be entitled to all rights in like manner as state employees. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0729 | Considers election officials and poll workers "public officials" for purposes of the prohibition on making threats to public officials. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0716 | Provides a procedure for parking modifications near shoreline rights of way. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0716 | Provides a procedure for parking modifications near shoreline rights of way. | Passage Of Amendment | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0749 | Requires that, beginning January 1, 2028, all contractors structurally remodeling or building new residential structures with 1 to 4 family dwelling units be licensed by the contractors’ registration and licensing board. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H6032 | Requires at fault insurance companies to provide to any claimant whose vehicle is damaged in an accident, to provide a vehicle that is comparable to the claimant’s vehicle and that rental charges shall be based on local retail prices. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| S0761 | This pilot program would create a $3,000 trust for each Rhode Island child ages zero to one year born to a family enrolled in the Rhode Island Works Program (“RI Works”) during the preceding calendar year. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H6065 | Mandates paid leave by allowing qualified employees to take medical leave to undergo donation procedures, medical tests, and recovery related to being a living organ donor, or bone marrow transplant donor. | Passage As Amended | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H6065 | Mandates paid leave by allowing qualified employees to take medical leave to undergo donation procedures, medical tests, and recovery related to being a living organ donor, or bone marrow transplant donor. | Passage Of Amendment | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H6054 | Changes the process by which a dispute between the insured and their insurance company, concerning property damages and requires that the umpire appraisers shall be disinterested and the cost shared equally. | Passage As Amended | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H6054 | Changes the process by which a dispute between the insured and their insurance company, concerning property damages and requires that the umpire appraisers shall be disinterested and the cost shared equally. | Passage Of Amendment | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| H6071 | This pilot program would create a $3,000 trust for each Rhode Island child ages zero to one year born to a family enrolled in the Rhode Island Works Program (“RI Works”) during the preceding calendar year. | Passage | 06/20/2025 | Yea |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RI | District 19 | House | Democrat | In Office | 01/07/2003 |