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Legislator > Joshua Giraldo
State Representative
Joshua Giraldo
(D) - Rhode Island
Rhode Island House District 56
In Office - Started: 03/12/2020
contact info
Central Falls Office
74 Summit St.
Central Falls, RI 02863
Central Falls, RI 02863
Phone: 401-312-4437
General Capitol Building Address
82 Smith St.
Providence, RI 02903
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 401-222-3580
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| H6244 | Prohibits any personnel, in any healthcare facility, from asking the legal immigration status of any patient. | This act would prohibit any personnel, in any healthcare facility, from asking the legal immigration status of any patient. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H6123 | 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). | This act would define 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 thirty-three cents ($38.33) per one thousand dollars ($1,000). This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5679 | Requires employer to furnish items and conditions of employment and a pay stub explaining how wages were calculated/reasons for deductions. | This act would require the employer, at the time of hiring, to furnish to their employees an itemized list of the terms and conditions of the employee's employment. It would mandate that the employer provide every employee, each payday, a pay stub, explaining exactly how their wages were calculated and the reason for each deduction from their gross wages. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5948 | Ensures that the Rhode Island department of housing is able to access the full calendar year worth of housing choice voucher data for the annual report by moving the report submission deadline back to align with availability of federal data. | This act would ensure that the Rhode Island department of housing is able to access the full calendar year worth of housing choice voucher data for the annual report required by this section by moving the report submission deadline back to align with availability of federal data. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5955 | Creates the department of housing land bank program to allow for the deposit of title to real estate assets for the purpose of developing residential housing. | This act would create the department of housing land bank program to allow for the deposit of title to real estate assets for the purpose of developing residential housing. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5310 | Restructures the Rhode Island Housing and Conservation Trust Fund, increases its membership to 15 members, 11 of whom are to be from the general public and reallocates the percentage of the funds for housing, conservation and other goals. | This act would restructure the Rhode Island Housing and Conservation Trust Fund, increase its membership to fifteen (15) members, eleven (11) of whom are to be from the general public and reallocate the percentage of the funds for housing, conservation and other goals. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| H5855 | Amends the types of products which pharmacists may prescribe as substitute drugs or products to include "devices and supplies" and "therapeutically equivalent drugs and pharmaceuticals." | This act would amend the types of products which pharmacists may prescribe as substitute drugs or products to include "devices and supplies" and "therapeutically equivalent drugs and pharmaceuticals". This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| H6077 | AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CENTRAL FALLS TO FINANCE THE CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, IMPROVEMENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL FACILITIES IN THE CITY BY THE ISSUANCE OF NOT MORE THAN $15,000,000 BONDS, NOTES AND/OR OTHER EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS THEREFOR | AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CENTRAL FALLS TO FINANCE THE CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, IMPROVEMENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL FACILITIES IN THE CITY BY THE ISSUANCE OF NOT MORE THAN $15,000,000 BONDS, NOTES AND/OR OTHER EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS THEREFOR | Crossed Over |
| H6091 | Allows Central Falls to exempt the property located at 913-915 Dexter Street, AP 7, Lot 156 from the law that prohibits any proposed retailers’ license of any class located within two hundred feet (200') of the premises of a school or place of worship. | This act would allow the city council of Central Falls to exempt the property located at 913-915 Dexter Street, AP 7, Lot 156 from the provisions of the section of the general laws that prohibits any proposed retailers’ license of any class located within two hundred feet (200') of the premises of a school or place of worship. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H6393 | Limits the facility's ability to charge rent and fees for a maximum of seven (7) days or until removal of the personal property from the room, whichever occurs first. A violation would constitute a deceptive trade practice. | This act would prohibit enforcing a thirty (30) day notice of vacancy policy when a resident of an assisted living facility or nursing home dies and limit the facility's ability to charge rent and fees for a maximum of seven (7) days or until removal of the personal property from the room, whichever occurs first. A violation would constitute a deceptive trade practice. This act would take effect on September 1, 2025. | In Committee |
| H6369 | Allows the health care advocate to petition the superior court for the appointment of a receiver as deemed necessary or appropriate by the court. | This act would allow the health care advocate to petition the superior court for the appointment of a receiver as deemed necessary or appropriate by the court. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H6378 | Provides for the sealing of eviction records under certain circumstances. | This act would allow for the sealing of eviction records when a case is dismissed for reasons including, but not limited to, a defective complaint and/or lack of jurisdiction of the court. It would also allow for the sealing of any minor named in an eviction proceeding and allow for the sealing of eviction records when a tenant prevails; however, not before an appeal has expired. The act would also eliminate the limitation on sealing of an eviction record to one eviction record in five (5) years in certain circumstances. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5674 | 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. | This act would prohibit a landlord from asking about the immigration status of a tenant, prospective tenant, occupant, or prospective occupant of residential rental property, subject to any federal laws or regulations, but would allow a landlord to request information or documentation necessary to determine or verify the financial qualifications of a prospective tenant or to determine or verify the identity of a prospective tenant. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5247 | Provides that advertising goods that don't include a price referencing all mandatory fees and charges shall be a deceptive trade practice. | This act would provide that advertising for live-event tickets or short-term lodging in violation of 16 C.F.R. Part 464 would be a deceptive trade practice. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | Crossed Over |
| H5229 | Authorizes the establishment of a Rhode Island housing champion designation program and makes qualified municipalities eligible to receive preferential access to state resources, including discretionary state infrastructure funds, as available. | This act would authorize the establishment of a Rhode Island housing champion designation program. This program would make qualified municipalities eligible to receive preferential access to state resources. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| H5684 | Requires the department of administration to provide a list of certified minority and women-owned business enterprises to each prospective contractor of a construction project. | This act would require the department of administration to provide a list of certified minority and women-owned business enterprises to each prospective contractor of a construction project and would prohibit the issuance of a waiver from this requirement until the contractor received assistance from the department. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| H5250 | Adds Juneteenth National Freedom Day to the definition of "holidays" to the chapter governing retail business. | This act would add Juneteenth National Freedom Day to the definition of "holidays" to the chapter governing retail business. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | Crossed Over |
| H5081 | Waives the fees for vehicle identification number inspections for veterans, including active duty military personnel and members of the National Guard and military reserves. | This act would waive the fees for vehicle identification number inspections for veterans, including active duty military personnel and members of the National Guard and military reserves. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026 | Crossed Over |
| H6365 | Imposes a fifty cent delivery fee (tax) per transaction for deliveries in the state. | This act would impose a delivery fee on retailers to include marketplace facilitators and referrers for delivery of retail tangible property to purchasers in the state. The fee would consist of fifty cents ($0.50) per transaction. Marketplace facilitators, referrers and retailers would be exempt if they had gross revenues from sales delivered by motor vehicles in Rhode Island of less than five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) annually. All food deliveries would also be exempt. This act would take effect on October 1, 2025. | In Committee |
| H5309 | Increases the minimum veterans’ exemption from one thousand dollars ($1,000) to six thousand dollars ($6,000) with respect to municipal taxes. | This act would increase the minimum veterans’ exemption from one thousand dollars ($1,000) to six thousand dollars ($6,000) with respect to municipal taxes. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| H6322 | HOUSE RESOLUTION AMENDING THE MEMBERSHIP AND EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY HOUSING AFFORDABILITY (Increases the membership from eighteen (18) to twenty-one (21), and extend the reporting and expiration dates of the Commission to Study Housing Affordability from June 7, 2025, to June 5, 2027, and would expire on June 26, 2027.) | House Resolution Amending The Membership And Extending The Reporting And Expiration Dates Of The Special Legislative Commission To Study Housing Affordability (increases The Membership From Eighteen (18) To Twenty-one (21), And Extend The Reporting And Expiration Dates Of The Commission To Study Housing Affordability From June 7, 2025, To June 5, 2027, And Would Expire On June 26, 2027.) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5714 | Provides that a person eighteen (18) years or older could request that his or her race be modified or amended on their birth certificate. | This act would provide that a person eighteen (18) years or older could request that the description of the person's race be modified or amended on their birth certificate in a manner that utilizes culturally sensitive language and terminology. The department of health could promulgate rules and regulations and/or develop a process to accommodate all reasonable requests in a manner which uses culturally sensitive language and terminology. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| 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. | This act would create a special license plate for the Blackstone Valley Tourism Council, Inc. that would support the Blackstone River Valley Environmental Clean-up and Education Fund. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| H5974 | Permits hit and run victims suffering serious bodily injury to recover under the crime victim compensation program. | This act would permit hit and run victims suffering serious bodily injury to recover under the crime victim compensation program This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| H6356 | HOUSE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING SEPTEMBER AS SUBSTANCE USE RECOVERY AWARENESS MONTH IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND CALLING FOR THE END OF STIGMA AND EMPOWERING RECOVERY THROUGH LANGUAGE IN RHODE ISLAND | House Resolution Recognizing September As Substance Use Recovery Awareness Month In The State Of Rhode Island And Calling For The End Of Stigma And Empowering Recovery Through Language In Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6355 | HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY 22, 2025, AS "RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER DAY" | House Resolution Proclaiming May 22, 2025, As "rhode Island Community Health Center Day" | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6290 | Imposes a wealth tax on Rhode Island individuals and entities at a rate of one percent (1%) of worldwide wealth. | This act would impose a wealth tax on Rhode Island individuals and entities at a rate of one percent (1%) of worldwide wealth. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| H5744 | Authorizes the office of postsecondary commissioner to expand bilingual and dual language teacher certificates in urban schools through two scholarship programs for students and teachers, with eligibility requirements and donations. | This act would authorize the office of the postsecondary commissioner to expand the issuance of bilingual, dual language and world teacher certificates in urban core and urban ring public schools by establishing two (2) scholarship programs, one for college students and one for eligible teachers. The act would include detailed eligibility requirements and disbursement requirements for Rhode Island college (RIC) and the university of Rhode Island (URI). In addition, the act would permit charitable donations to the scholarship program as well as require an annual appropriation of one million dollars ($1,000,000) by the general assembly. This act would take effect on November 1, 2025. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| H6255 | Authorizes the city of Central Falls, via home rule charter or city ordinance, to create a school board with all powers and duties thereto, to govern the Central Falls school district. | This act would authorize the city of Central Falls, via home rule charter or city ordinance, to create a school board with all powers and duties thereto, to govern the Central Falls school district. The act would also amend the provisions for the calculation of the total allocation to the Central Falls stabilization fund and of Central Falls’ share of the stabilization fund to support the Central Falls school district. Section 1 of this act shall take effect January 1, 2026. The remaining sections of this act shall take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| 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. | This act would exempt 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. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H6003 | Provides for increases or decreases in the amount of foundation level school support that a community would receive, based upon a community's ability to meet and surpass its minimum low- and moderate-income housing requirements. | This act would provide for increases or decreases in the amount of foundation level school support that a community would receive, based upon a community's ability to meet and surpass its minimum low- and moderate-income housing requirements. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| 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 | In Committee |
| H6312 | HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING "RHODE ISLAND HOME VISITING DAY" ON MAY 8, 2025 | House Resolution Commemorating "rhode Island Home Visiting Day" On May 8, 2025 | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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. | Crossed Over |
| H5745 | Reduces the time, from three (3) years to six (6) months, required for a nonimmigrant foreign national student, who has resided in Rhode Island, to be eligible to pay the same in-state tuition as any other Rhode Island student. | This act would reduce the time, from three (3) years to six (6) months, required for a nonimmigrant foreign national student, who has resided in Rhode Island, to be eligible to pay the same in-state tuition as any other Rhode Island student. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H6248 | Enables any city or town council to adopt a property tax deferral program for senior citizens and disabled persons or veterans. | This act would enable any city or town council to adopt a property tax deferral program for senior citizens, disabled persons or veterans. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H6047 | Mandates all health insurance contracts from January 1, 2026, to cover FDA-approved contraceptives, sterilization, contraception counseling, follow-up services, and a twelve-month supply for Medicaid recipients. | This act would require every individual or group health insurance contract effective on or after January 1, 2026, to provide coverage to the insured and the insured's spouse and dependents for all FDA-approved contraceptive drugs, devices and other products, voluntary sterilization procedures, patient education and counseling on contraception and follow-up services as well as Medicaid coverage for a twelve (12) month supply for Medicaid recipients. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5979 | Requires a review by the department of elementary and secondary education of the formula components used to compute the aid needed to support high need students. | This act would require a review by the department of elementary and secondary education of the formula components used to compute the aid needed to support high need students. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5978 | Provides that in local educational agencies when over 45% of the children have a family income that is at or below 185% of federal poverty guidelines then the student success factor will be 50% by the core instruction per-pupil amount. | This act would provide that in local educational agencies when over forty-five percent (45%) of the children have a family income that is at or below one hundred eighty-five percent (185%) of federal poverty guidelines then the student success factor will be fifty percent (50%) by the core instruction per-pupil amount. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5743 | Extends teacher certifications without fee or penalty for three (3) or five (5) years for teachers who hold certifications as of July 1, 2025. | This act would extend teacher certifications without fee or penalty for three (3) or five (5) years for teachers who hold certifications as of July 1, 2025. This act would permit a teacher who has three (3) years of certified teaching experience, to acquire an additional certification through examination or content coursework. This act would also direct the department of elementary and secondary education to revise its regulations pertaining to certification to create multiple pathways to obtain teacher and administrator certification. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5751 | Provides that a student's enrollment in Medicaid would be included in calculating and determining the student success factor for use in the foundation education-aid formula. | This act would provide that a student's enrollment in Medicaid would be included in calculating and determining the student success factor utilized to support high-need students beyond the core instructional amount, for purposes of the foundation education-aid formula. This would begin and be applied starting with the FY 2026 calculation. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5782 | Includes municipal detention facility corporations as exempt from taxation, and requires that an amount equal to 27% of all tax that would have been collected if the property was taxable be paid to the municipality annually. | This act would include municipal detention facility corporations as exempt from taxation under state law, and require the general assembly to appropriate, annually, for payment to the city or town where the property is located a sum equal to twenty-seven percent (27%) of all tax that would have been collected if the property was taxable. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5462 | Provides that the early intervention program for developmentally disabled infants be under the jurisdiction of the executive office of health and human services (EOHHS). | This act would provide that the early intervention program for developmentally disabled infants be under the jurisdiction of the executive office of health and human services (EOHHS). The act would also extend eligibility for early intervention services. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H6055 | Allows RI to opt out of the provisions of DIDMCA exempting out of state lenders from interest rate limits which apply to RI lenders. Prevents evasion of statutory interest rate limits and lending rules for loans made in RI. | This act would allow Rhode Island to opt out of the provisions of the “Depository Institutions Deregulation and Monetary Control Act of 1980” (DIDMCA), for loans made within the State of Rhode Island, which allow financial institutions chartered in other states to be exempt from interest rate limits which apply to financial institutions chartered in Rhode Island. This act would also prevent evasion of Rhode Island’s interest rate limits and lending rules by making clear that lenders, whether they identify themselves as such or not, remain bound by Rhode Island’s lending laws for both small loans and loans in general. This act would take effect on October 1, 2025. | In Committee |
| 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. | This act would create a pilot program that 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. The office of the general treasurer would hold the funds in trust and invest the funds until the child reaches the age of maturity. Upon reaching the age of maturity, any individual who received a grant at birth and has been a Rhode Island citizen for the last two (2) years would be eligible to withdraw the funds and investment proceeds, and use funds to either: (1) Attend a higher education or vocational school in Rhode Island; (2) Purchase a home in Rhode Island; (3) Start a business with its principal place of business in Rhode Island; or (4) Another investment in financial assets or personal capital that provides long-term gains to wages or wealth, as defined in regulation promulgated by the general treasurer. This act would take effect on July 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| H6072 | Establishes a child tax credit of one thousand dollars ($1,000) per dependent. | This act would establish a child tax credit of one thousand dollars ($1,000) per dependent. No credit would be allowed unless the taxpayer claiming said child tax credit has a total income for the taxable year that does not exceed one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for a single-filer household and one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) for a dual-filer household. If the amount of the credit allowed under this section exceeds the taxpayer’s tax liability, the division of taxation shall treat the excess as an overpayment and shall pay the taxpayer the entire amount of the excess. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H6073 | Changes annual reporting requirements for the state’s family home-visiting program and also impacts appropriation and spending of funds in order to access maximum federal funding for these programs. | This act would change the department of health’s annual reporting requirements regarding the family home-visiting program. This act would also appropriate the minimum amount of general revenue to access the maximum amount of federal MIECHV funds and the department to spend all federally available funds. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5120 | Provides an insurer would not impose prior authorization requirements for any service ordered by an in-network primary care provider. | This act would provide that an insurer would not impose prior authorization requirements for any admission, item, service, treatment, or procedure ordered by an in-network primary care provider, with certain exceptions. This act would take effect on July 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| H5375 | Allows municipalities to enact ordinances that would permit municipalities and water suppliers to enter properties to perform lead service line replacements and permit tenants to request and schedule private side lead service line replacements. | This act would allow municipalities to enact ordinances that would permit municipalities and water suppliers to enter properties to perform lead service line replacements and permit tenants to request and schedule private side lead service line replacements with the local water supplier when the property owner is unresponsive to a request for service line replacement; provided that, the property owner is eligible for a free service line replacement. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5523 | Requires public bodies to offer translation services for all open meetings of said bodies. | This act would require public bodies to offer translation services for all open meetings of said bodies. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5599 | Establishes a corrections education and vocational planning group (CEVPG) to consider opportunities for career and educational programming. | This act would establish a corrections education and vocational planning group (CEVPG) to consider opportunities for career and educational programming in the Rhode Island state prison system, including higher education pathways that have demonstrable benefits to incarcerated persons. This act would take effect on July 1, 2025. | In Committee |
| H6240 | Allows for the expansion of limited registrations of dentists and dental hygienists. | This act would allow for the expansion of limited registrations of dentists and dental hygienists. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H6222 | HOUSE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING APRIL OF 2025, AS "ORGAN DONATION MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | House Resolution Celebrating April Of 2025, As "organ Donation Month" In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5499 | Seeks to promote increased consumer access to Medicare supplement health insurance policies. | This act would seek to promote increased consumer access to Medicare supplement health insurance policies. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| H5225 | Limits the ability for any federal immigration authority to investigate, detain, apprehend or arrest any individuals for potential violations of federal immigration laws without a judicial warrant within certain protected locations. | This act would limit the ability for any federal immigration authority to investigate, detain, apprehend or arrest any individuals for potential violations of federal immigration laws without a judicial warrant within certain protected locations. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5724 | Prohibits state or municipality from contracts to detain individuals for civil immigration violations, and if such contract exists, it must end by July 1, 2026 and prohibits using public resources to detain those individuals. | This act would prohibit any state or municipal government official or agency from entering into any contract to detain individuals for civil immigration violations, and if any such contract is in existence, the contract must be terminated by July 1, 2026. It would further prohibit the use of any public resources to detain individuals for federal civil immigration violations. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| 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 | In Committee |
| H5313 | HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING FEBRUARY 4, 2025, AS "TRANSIT EQUITY DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND IN HONOR OF ROSA PARKS AND HER HISTORIC FIGHT FOR EQUITABLE PUBLIC TRANSIT | House Resolution Proclaiming February 4, 2025, As "transit Equity Day" In The State Of Rhode Island In Honor Of Rosa Parks And Her Historic Fight For Equitable Public Transit | In Committee |
| H6066 | Includes siblings, grandchildren, and care recipient in the coverage for temporary caregiver benefits and increases the taxable wage base upon which employees make contributions to the TDI and TCI funds. | This act would include siblings, grandchildren, and care recipient in the coverage for temporary caregiver benefits. This act would also increase the taxable wage base upon which employees make contributions to the TDI and TCI funds, increase individual benefit rates for lower wage individuals, and create an opt-in for self-employed workers. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| H6198 | HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL OF 2025, TO BE "ALCOHOL AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | House Resolution Proclaiming April Of 2025, To Be "alcohol Awareness Month" In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5726 | Promotes free expression and access of information by prohibiting the censorship of library materials. | This act would promote the free expression and free access of information by prohibiting the censorship of library materials. This act would require the creation of a model policy relative to library material within a public library and school library. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H6027 | HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES, AND REQUIRING REAPPOINTMENT OF THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE ENTIRE AREA OF LAND USE, PRESERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, HOUSING, ENVIRONMENT, AND REGULATION (Extends the reporting and expiration dates, and requires letter of continued interest, to the commission studying land use, preservation, development, housing, environment, and regulation, from June 8, 2025, to June 8, 2026, and expires on June 30, 2026.) | House Resolution Extending The Reporting And Expiration Dates, And Requiring Reappointment Of The Membership Of The Legislative Commission To Study The Entire Area Of Land Use, Preservation, Development, Housing, Environment, And Regulation (extends The Reporting And Expiration Dates, And Requires Letter Of Continued Interest, To The Commission Studying Land Use, Preservation, Development, Housing, Environment, And Regulation, From June 8, 2025, To June 8, 2026, And Expires On June 30, 2026.) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6152 | HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE TALENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AT THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND ON THE JOYOUS OCCASION OF REACHING THE MILESTONE OF 5,000 GRADUATES IN 2025 | House Resolution Congratulating The Talent Development Program At The University Of Rhode Island On The Joyous Occasion Of Reaching The Milestone Of 5,000 Graduates In 2025 | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6119 | Adds to the powers and duties of the OHIC the undertaking of analyses, reports, studies, and recommendations with respect to reimbursement and financing for the provision of primary care services to Rhode Islanders. | This act would add to the powers and duties of the office of the health insurance commissioner (OHIC) the undertaking of analyses, reports, studies, and recommendations with respect to reimbursement and financing for the provision of primary care services to Rhode Islanders. The act would establish a nine (9) member advisory committee to advise the OHIC. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5172 | Would promote transparency and accountability in the use of artificial intelligence by health insurers to manage coverage and claims. | This act would promote transparency and accountability in the use of artificial intelligence by health insurers to manage coverage and claims. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5502 | Furthers delineate the definitions of felony, misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor. | This act would further delineate the definitions of felony, misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5623 | Prohibits health insurance plans from requiring prior authorization for a new episode of rehabilitative care for twelve visits, or from requiring prior authorization for rehabilitative care for chronic pain for ninety days. | This act would prohibit health insurance plans from requiring prior authorization for a new episode of rehabilitative care for twelve (12) visits, or from requiring prior authorization for rehabilitative care for chronic pain for ninety (90) days. This act would further mandate that where prior authorization is required, the health insurance plan would respond within twenty-four (24) hours. In addition, this act would require health insurance plans to provide a procedure for providers and insureds to obtain retroactive authorization for services that are medically necessary covered benefits. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026 | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| H6144 | HOUSE RESOLUTION JOYOUSLY CELEBRATING THE 100TH BIRTHDAY OF LEONA P. MARCHAND ON MARCH 30, 2025 | House Resolution Joyously Celebrating The 100th Birthday Of Leona P. Marchand On March 30, 2025 | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6026 | Amends the uniform controlled substances act and reclassifies simple possession of 28 grams or less of certain controlled substances as a misdemeanor. | This act would amend the uniform controlled substances act and reclassify simple possession of twenty-eight grams (28 g.) or less of certain controlled substances as a misdemeanor. It would also create reporting requirements related to the racial demographics of parties convicted of controlled substance offenses. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5086 | JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE, PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE -- FOUR YEAR TERMS FOR REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATORS (Proposes an amendment to the State Constitution, Article IV, Section 1, that would allow four (4) year terms for general assembly members, commencing with the 2028 election.) | Joint Resolution To Approve, Publish And Submit To The Electors A Proposition Of Amendment To The Constitution Of The State -- Four Year Terms For Representatives And Senators (proposes An Amendment To The State Constitution, Article Iv, Section 1, That Would Allow Four (4) Year Terms For General Assembly Members, Commencing With The 2028 Election.) | In Committee |
| H5416 | Prohibits auto insurance companies from using certain race and geographical locations criteria when determining insurance rates. | This act would prohibit automobile insurance companies from utilizing education level, race, ethnicity, disability, occupation, income, credit scores, credit card reports, credit checks, gender, zip code or adjacent zip code, or census tract to determine automobile insurance rates, premiums, and/or eligibility for coverage. This act would also restrict the insurance companies to rely solely on the driving record of the individual with regard to premiums or rates changed for insurance policies or rejection of the individual's application for coverage. The department of business regulation would enforce the provisions of this act This act would take effect on January 1, 2026 and apply prospectively to any policy for automobile insurance coverage issued or renewed on or after January 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| H5601 | Directs the commissioner of postsecondary education to prepare a strategic plan for public higher education which is aligned with the goals of the board of education's strategic plan. | This act would assign additional duties to the commissioner of postsecondary education, including, but not limited to, preparing a strategic plan for public higher education which is aligned with the goals of the board of education's strategic plan and which would provide for equitable distribution of public funds. This act would also provide that any policies and goals adopted would have an outcomes-based model emphasizing outcomes across a range of variables. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| 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. | This act would require that manufacturers of assistive technology devices consisting of wheelchairs and scooters and mobility positioning aids to make available to independent repair providers or the owner of the devices, any documentation and or parts, software or other items intended for use with the equipment or parts, including updates to software. Manufacturers would be prohibited from using parts that would prevent installation of any non-manufacturer approved replacement part or component. Violators could be subject to penalties for unfair or deceptive trade practices. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| H5100 | Authorizes municipalities to make an emergency declaration under limited circumstances to allow for the construction and use of SAVE Units on a temporary basis which have specialized requirements and exemptions from the state fire and building codes. | This act would authorize municipalities to make an emergency declaration under limited circumstances to allow for the construction and use of SAVE Units on a temporary basis which have specialized requirements and exemptions from the state fire and building codes. This act would also include a provision for reports to be provided to the governor, the speaker of the house and the president of the senate regarding the nature of the emergency and the number of individuals served by SAVE Units. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| H5267 | Requires a housing code enforcement officer to give a copy of any housing code violation notice to all tenants of the building affected by a housing code violation along with any hearing dates scheduled for the violation. | This act would require a housing code enforcement officer to give a copy of any housing code violation notice to all tenants of the building affected by a housing code violation along with any hearing dates scheduled for the violation. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5161 | JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY PUBLIC OWNERSHIP OF PUBLIC UTILITIES (Creates a special joint legislative study commission to study public ownership of certain public utilities, including electricity and natural gas.) | Joint Resolution Creating A Special Joint Legislative Commission To Study Public Ownership Of Public Utilities (creates A Special Joint Legislative Study Commission To Study Public Ownership Of Certain Public Utilities, Including Electricity And Natural Gas.) | In Committee |
| H5068 | Extends the forbearance of utility terminations for customers with serious illness certifications and would amend various provisions related to the termination of utility services for persons who are disabled, seriously ill, or in arrears. | This act would extend the forbearance of utility terminations for customers with serious illness certifications and would amend various provisions related to the termination of utility services for persons who are disabled, seriously ill, or in arrears. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5683 | Increases the minimum required awarded to minority business enterprises from 15% to 20% and of that, requires a minimum of 10% be awarded to minority owned businesses and a minimum of 10% be awarded to women owned businesses. | This act would increase the minimum required awarded to minority business enterprises from fifteen (15%) percent to twenty (20%) percent and of that, require a minimum of ten (10%) percent be awarded to minority owned businesses and a minimum of ten (10%) percent be awarded to women owned businesses. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5682 | Clarifies the role of a workers' cooperative to allow it to operate as a hiring hall under certain circumstances. | This act would clarify the role of a workers' cooperative to allow it to operate as a hiring hall under certain circumstances. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| H6061 | Amends the provisions for insurance coverage of mental health, mental illness, and substance use disorders. | This act would provide that for insurance coverage for treatment of mental health and substance use disorders, payors would rely upon criteria which reflect generally accepted standards of care when developing coverage for levels of care for mental health treatment. This act would also provide that payors would not modify clinical criteria to reduce coverage for mental health treatment below the level established by the generally accepted standards of care upon which their clinical criteria are based. This act would also provide a definition for the term “generally accepted standards of care.” This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5264 | Limits rent increases to no more than 4% annually unless the landlord is granted an exemption by the secretary of housing and provides tenants with a civil action to recover damages, including an award of attorneys' fees/punitive damages, for violations. | This act would limit rent increases to no more than four percent (4%) annually unless the landlord is granted an exemption by the secretary of housing, and would provide tenants with a civil action to recover damages, including an award of attorneys' fees and punitive damages, for any violations. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5503 | Provides for just cause evictions for residential landlord tenancies. | This act would allow a landlord to remove a tenant from any housing accommodation, or attempt such removal or exclusion from possession, notwithstanding that the tenant has no written lease or that the lease or other rental agreement has expired or otherwise terminated, except upon order of a court of competent jurisdiction entered in an appropriate judicial action or proceeding in which the petitioner or plaintiff has established one of the several grounds of just cause set forth for removal or eviction. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5916 | Increases the notification time about rent increases and termination of tenancy for month-to-month tenants. | This act would increase the notification time about rent increases and termination of tenancy for month-to-month tenants. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| H5042 | Repeals the provisions of the general laws allowing deferred deposit providers, also known as "payday lenders." | This act would repeal the provisions of the general laws allowing deferred deposit providers, also known as "payday lenders." This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| H5302 | Caps the total amount that a covered person is required to pay for a covered prescription inhaler, prescription device, or prescription equipment to twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per thirty (30) day supply. | This act would cap the total amount that a covered person is required to pay for a covered prescription inhaler, prescription device, or prescription equipment to twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per thirty (30) day supply. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| H5620 | Regulates price increases for prescription drugs. | This act would regulate price increases for prescription drugs. Any unsupported price increase of a prescription drug would be subject to a penalty equal to eight percent (80%) of the difference between the revenue generated by the sales of the prescription drug and the revenue that would have been generated if the manufacturer had maintained the wholesale acquisition cost from the previous calendar year, adjusted appropriately for inflation. Manufacturers would be prohibited from withdrawing a prescription drug from sale or distribution for the sole purpose of avoiding the penalty of a price increase. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5632 | Requires prescription drug manufacturers to file a detailed, updated list of each pharmaceutical sales representative engaged by the manufacturer and to pay an annual fee for each name listed with the department of business regulation. | This act would require prescription drug manufacturers to file a detailed, updated list of each pharmaceutical sales representative engaged by the manufacturer and to pay an annual fee for each name listed with the department of business regulation. Failure to comply would result in civil penalties. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| H5498 | Requires the secretary of the executive office of health and human services to monitor and mandate changes to the price-setting practices of pharmacy benefit managers to prohibit the spread pricing payment model. | This act would require the secretary of the executive office of health and human services (EOHHS) to monitor and mandate changes to the price-setting practices of pharmacy benefit managers to prohibit the spread pricing payment model. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5128 | Makes any offense under this statute that could result in the death of an animal punishable by up to 3 years in prison, a fine of at least $1,000, or both, for each offense. | This act would make any offense under this statute that could result in the death of an animal punishable by up to three (3) years in prison, a fine of at least one thousand dollars ($1,000) or both, for each offense. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5487 | Bans preferential treatment to a public or private university applicant because of the student's familial relationship to a previous university attendee. | This act would ban preferential treatment to a public or private university applicant because of the student's familial relationship to a previous university attendee. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5308 | Permits every municipality in the state to offer a homestead tax exemption of up to 20% of assessed value on residential properties, and also provides that municipalities that grant greater exemptions not be limited by this section. | This act would permit every municipality in the state to offer a homestead tax exemption of up to twenty percent (20%) of assessed value on residential properties, and would also provide that municipalities that grant greater exemptions would not be limited by this section. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5246 | Establishes a digital electronics right to repair, which would allow for digital electronic equipment and parts that are sold in this state on or after January 1, 2026, to be repaired at an independent repair provider | This act would establish a digital electronics right to repair, which would allow for digital electronic equipment and parts that are sold in this state on or after January 1, 2026, to be repaired at an independent repair provider. Additionally, this act would require an original equipment manufacturer to make available to any independent repair facility any documentation, parts, and tools required for diagnosis, maintenance, or other repairs. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| H5321 | Establishes the Rhode Island Child Care for All Act which would provide high quality and affordable child care to families throughout the state. | This act would establish the Rhode Island Child Care for All Act which would provide high quality and affordable child care to families throughout the state. This act would establish the office for early learning which would assume certain functions of the departments of human services and education as it relates to early childcare such as the administration of child care assistance program, the quality rating and improvement system for child care and early learning programs, and child care licensing. The office for early learning would further be responsible to establish programs for annual funding to early education and care providers to cover any shortage of the costs of high quality early education and care. This act would further expand eligibility to families throughout the state for child care payment assistance. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| H5149 | HOUSE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING FUNDA FEST 27 AND THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF THE RI BLACK STORYTELLERS (RIBS) FROM JANUARY 17TH-26TH, 2025 | House Resolution Celebrating Funda Fest 27 And The Contributions Of The Ri Black Storytellers (ribs) From January 17th-26th, 2025 | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5010 | HOUSE RESOLUTION AMENDING THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE YEARS 2023 AND 2024 (Authorizes the Speaker and the Rhode Island Black, Latino, Indigenous, Asian American and Pacific Islander (RIBLIA) Caucus to request equity impact statements on up to five (5) proposed bills.) | House Resolution Amending The Rules Of The House Of Representatives For The Years 2023 And 2024 (authorizes The Speaker And The Rhode Island Black, Latino, Indigenous, Asian American And Pacific Islander (riblia) Caucus To Request Equity Impact Statements On Up To Five (5) Proposed Bills.) | In Committee |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H5031 | Allows for the issuance of Class BV liquor licenses for the properties located at 94 Carpenter Street and 1023 Broad Street, both in the city of Providence. | Passage | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
| H5156 | Provides that the “meetings” requirements from § 34-36.1-3.08 be applicable to condominiums created before July 1, 1982, and would permit remote participation in condominium meetings. | Passage | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
| H5182 | Provides that the cost of maintaining and repairing or restoring an easement or right-of-way shall be shared by each owner of a benefited property and their costs shall be determined by and commensurate with the municipal appraisal of each property. | Passage | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
| H5263 | Amends the heading of § 11-47-60.1 to include the words "Dillon's Law." | Passage | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
| H5388 | Makes a technical amendment to correctly reference a section of general law that allows for a tax refund deduction for contributions to the Rhode Island organ transplant fund. | Passage | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
| H5436 | Establishes the Rhode Island Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2025. | Passage | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
| H5436 | Establishes the Rhode Island Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2025. | Passage Of Amendment | 06/05/2025 | Nay |
| H5436 | Establishes the Rhode Island Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2025. | Passage Of Amendment | 06/05/2025 | Nay |
| H5436 | Establishes the Rhode Island Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2025. | Passage Of Amendment | 06/05/2025 | Nay |
| H5436 | Establishes the Rhode Island Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2025. | Passage Of Amendment | 06/05/2025 | Nay |
| H5436 | Establishes the Rhode Island Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2025. | Passage Of Amendment | 06/05/2025 | Nay |
| H5436 | Establishes the Rhode Island Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2025. | Passage Of Amendment | 06/05/2025 | Nay |
| H5436 | Establishes the Rhode Island Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2025. | Passage Of Amendment | 06/05/2025 | Nay |
| H5436 | Establishes the Rhode Island Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2025. | Passage Of Amendment | 06/05/2025 | Nay |
| H5436 | Establishes the Rhode Island Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2025. | Passage Of Amendment | 06/05/2025 | Nay |
| H5699 | Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Codac, Inc., a Rhode Island nonprofit domestic corporation, located at 45 Royal Little Drive in Providence, Rhode Island. | Passage | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
| H5585 | Requires associations to provide unit owners within thirty (30) days notice of any increase in the deductible application to the association’s policy. | Passage | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
| H5587 | References both the declaration and bylaws of a condominium association as possible sources of association insurance regulation for the condominiums and require additional insurance to protect unit owners, when necessary. | Passage | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
| H5586 | Creates process for condominium associations to give notice to and obtain approval from unit mortgage holders for certain association actions by mailing a written request for approval to the unit mortgagees via regular and certified mail. | Passage | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
| H6231 | Allows for the issuance of a Class B liquor license for the property located at 1441 Mineral Spring Avenue in the town of North Providence. | Passage | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
| H6230 | Allows for the issuance of a Class BV liquor license for the property located at 865 Westminster Street in the city of Providence. | Passage | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
| H6321 | VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AMENDMENTS TO THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF HOPKINTON | Passage | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
| S1130 | Allows the Honorable Thomas J. Paolino to join Mariah Marie Paolino and Conner Joseph Gerlach in marriage on or about June 13, 2025, within the Town of Lincoln, Rhode Island. | Passage | 06/05/2025 | Yea |
| H5049 | Removes the requirement that the applicant for a Bronze Star Medal license plate pay a registration fee or transfer charge. | Passage | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
| 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. | Passage | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
| H5070 | Increases the maximum fees payable to sheriffs, sergeants, and constables for the service of writs, citations, or subpoenas, from $45.00 to $70.00. | Passage | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
| S0028 | Exempts from property taxation, the real and tangible personal property of the Providence Preservation Society. | Passage | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
| H5160 | Clarifies what a contract modification is, namely any change in producer compensation. | Passage | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
| H5235 | Provides an interest rate cap on medical debt. | Passage | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
| H5222 | Establishes concurrent jurisdiction between the Rhode Island Family Court and the Federal Government for the purposes of adjudicating minors who have allegedly committed a crime while residing on a military installation located in Rhode Island. | Passage | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
| H5229 | Authorizes the establishment of a Rhode Island housing champion designation program and makes qualified municipalities eligible to receive preferential access to state resources, including discretionary state infrastructure funds, as available. | Passage As Amended | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
| H5229 | Authorizes the establishment of a Rhode Island housing champion designation program and makes qualified municipalities eligible to receive preferential access to state resources, including discretionary state infrastructure funds, as available. | Passage Of Amendment | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
| H5247 | Provides that advertising goods that don't include a price referencing all mandatory fees and charges shall be a deceptive trade practice. | Passage As Amended | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
| H5247 | Provides that advertising goods that don't include a price referencing all mandatory fees and charges shall be a deceptive trade practice. | Passage Of Amendment | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
| H5310 | Restructures the Rhode Island Housing and Conservation Trust Fund, increases its membership to 15 members, 11 of whom are to be from the general public and reallocates the percentage of the funds for housing, conservation and other goals. | Passage | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
| H5522 | Requires the rule adopting agency to send a copy of the certified rule to all members of the general assembly, within twenty (20) days of filing a final rule. | Passage | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
| S0241 | Prohibits a manufacturer from manufacturing, knowingly selling, offering for sale, distributing for sale or distributing for use in the state any firefighting personal protective equipment containing intentionally-added PFAS as of January 1, 2027. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
| S0354 | Increases the per page transcription fees for court reporters in court proceedings. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
| H5723 | Requires any state agency that prints more than fifty (50) copies of a contract, publication, brochure, notice, or promotional material to use state-owned or operated print shop capable of processing the material. | Passage | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
| H5731 | Authorizes driver education schools to offer the driver training curriculum in a classroom setting or an instructor-led virtual format. | Passage | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
| H5595 | Requires that every institution of higher education provide training in the administration of opioid antagonists to every staff member on the institution's campus. | Passage | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
| H5561 | Prohibits healthcare providers and health plans from denying the payment of a medical bill, solely because the bill may have arisen from a third-party claim. | Passage | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
| S0532 | Allows boats and marine assets to utilize the overweight oversize annual blanket permit that was in effect until 2022, and for the resumption of the prior practice of permitting for boats and marine asset transportation. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
| H5838 | Would provide additional procedural safeguards for English as a second language learners and English language learners during the IEP process. | Passage | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
| H5947 | Amends the audit compliance requirements for municipalities' contributions to pension plans under the budget of accounts and installation of systems chapter. | Passage | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
| H5833 | Allows providers of services under this section to visit the houses of individuals with special needs or sensory-related disorders or differences in order to provide haircuts or hairdressing services. | Passage | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
| S0730 | Exempts qualified tuition savings programs of any state authorized under 26 U.S.C. § 529 from judicial attachment. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
| H6057 | Amends chapter 80 of the public laws of 1965 with respect to the composition of the regional district school building committee, apportionment of construction and operating costs and amendments to the agreement. | Passage | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
| H6137 | Creates a special registration plate for the private passenger motor vehicle for former fire chief of the Hopkins Hill Fire District, Frank M. Brown, Jr. | Passage | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
| S0953 | Exempts emergency mail ballots from the requirement to have certain wording regarding "mail voters" on the ballot. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
| S0952 | Adds "debit cards" to the section of law relating to fraudulent use of credit cards. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
| H6187 | Reduces the number of times the director of the lottery has to confer with the permanent joint committee on state lottery from nine (9) times per year to four (4) times per year or at the call of the chair and vice chair of the committee. | Passage | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
| H6235 | Requires nonprofit, as a condition for requesting state funds from the general assembly, to submit & post on their website, a list of10 of their highest paid director, officer & employee salaries & any forms of compensation provided to those individuals. | Passage As Amended | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
| H6235 | Requires nonprofit, as a condition for requesting state funds from the general assembly, to submit & post on their website, a list of10 of their highest paid director, officer & employee salaries & any forms of compensation provided to those individuals. | Passage Of Amendment | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
| S0979 | Amends Pawtucket property tax classification system. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/03/2025 | Yea |
| 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. | Passage | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| S0343 | Requires all lifeguards, and park rangers, to be trained in administering opioid antagonists, and would require all public beaches to keep available a minimum of four doses of opioid antagonist. | Passage In Concurrence | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| H5565 | Authorizes and regulates the distribution of the product known as "kratom." | Passage | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| H5603 | Allows emergency preliminary certificates for teaching to be issued for up to a total of five (5) school years. | Passage | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| H5715 | Requires the state retirement board to publish online all archived video or audio recordings and all future recordings of meetings of the board. | Passage | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| H5684 | Requires the department of administration to provide a list of certified minority and women-owned business enterprises to each prospective contractor of a construction project. | Passage | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| S0462 | Removes the sunset provision of the four (4) year pilot program to prevent drug overdoses through the establishment of harm reduction centers and creates a permanent program for harm reduction centers. | Passage In Concurrence | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| S0475 | Requires public or private golf courses to have an automated external defibrillator on the premises. | Passage In Concurrence | 05/29/2025 | Abstain |
| H5882 | Reduces the course time required to become a school bus driver for applicants who have a valid commercial driver’s license. | Passage | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| 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. | Passage | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| H5946 | Prohibits the restriction of access in and out of a construction site by using locked gates or fences while work is ongoing. | Passage | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| H5893 | Requires the electronic filing of domestic violence/sexual assault forms by law enforcement agencies, and enhances the information to be included on the reporting forms. | Passage | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| S0624 | Implements a thirty (30) day waiting period following the issuance of a learners permit and the waiting period must expire before the person is permitted to take the road test in order to obtain a full license. | Passage In Concurrence | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| H6156 | HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES FOR CHILDREN IN STATE CARE | Passage | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| H6286 | Provides that law enforcement officers who appears before the court for prosecution of a violation of a protective order shall self-certify that the officer has successfully completed a specialized domestic violence prosecution training course. | Passage | 05/29/2025 | Yea |
| H5365 | Provides that a communication between an attorney and client acting as a trustee or other fiduciary, is privileged and protected from disclosure to the same extent as if the client was acting in his, her, or its individual capacity. | Passage | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
| H6077 | AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CENTRAL FALLS TO FINANCE THE CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, IMPROVEMENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL FACILITIES IN THE CITY BY THE ISSUANCE OF NOT MORE THAN $15,000,000 BONDS, NOTES AND/OR OTHER EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS THEREFOR | Passage | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
| H6099 | IN ACCORDANCE WITH RHODE ISLAND GENERAL LAWS SECTION 16-7-44 APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF $10,400,000 BONDS BY THE TOWN OF NEW SHOREHAM TO FINANCE ADDITIONS, RENOVATIONS, IMPROVEMENTS, ALTERATIONS AND REPAIRS TO SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL FACILITIES IN THE TOWN INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, BONDS AND NOTES ISSUED PURSUANT TO FINANCING AGREEMENTS WITH THE RHODE ISLAND HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL BUILDING CORPORATION | Passage | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
| H6129 | AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF WEST WARWICK TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $71,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND NOTES TO FINANCE THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, RENOVATION, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE TOWN AND ALL ATTENDANT EXPENSES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DEMOLITION, ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURAL AND LANDSCAPING COSTS | Passage | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
| H6162 | Permit the City of Providence a one-year levy cap for fiscal year 2026 not to exceed eight percent (8%). | Passage | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
| H6232 | Amends Pawtucket property tax classification system. | Passage | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
| H6272 | Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Amos House, provided it remains a qualified tax-exempt corporation pursuant to §501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. | Passage | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
| 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 | Passage | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
| H6298 | Proposes amendments to the Warwick City Charter. | Passage | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
| H6320 | Provides that the tax rate for Class 1 and Class 2 property be uniform and set to the same percentage. | Passage | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
| H6315 | Repeals § 27-11.1-3 to eliminate the ten percent (10%) limitation on Schedule BA assets. | Passage | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
| H6322 | HOUSE RESOLUTION AMENDING THE MEMBERSHIP AND EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY HOUSING AFFORDABILITY (Increases the membership from eighteen (18) to twenty-one (21), and extend the reporting and expiration dates of the Commission to Study Housing Affordability from June 7, 2025, to June 5, 2027, and would expire on June 26, 2027.) | Passage | 05/27/2025 | Yea |
| H5251 | Allows the school building administration or teachers in all grades to provide the opportunity for students to observe a brief moment of silence on every September 11. | Passage | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| H5250 | Adds Juneteenth National Freedom Day to the definition of "holidays" to the chapter governing retail business. | Passage | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| S0201 | Validates and ratifies the amendments to the Tiverton Home Rule Charter which were approved by the electors of the town of Tiverton on November 5, 2024. | Passage In Concurrence | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| H5563 | Requires hotel employees and short-term rental property operators to annually receive human trafficking awareness training. | Passage | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| H5563 | Requires hotel employees and short-term rental property operators to annually receive human trafficking awareness training. | Passage | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| H5645 | Exempts qualified tuition savings programs of any state authorized under 26 U.S.C. § 529 from judicial attachment. | Passage | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| H5611 | Requires the installation of universal changing stations in all newly constructed, reconstructed, or remodeled public buildings and places of public accommodation. | Passage | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| H5841 | 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 | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| S0720 | Authorizes the Providence city council to set the veterans tax exemption limit to an amount determined by the city council via ordinance or resolution. | Passage In Concurrence | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| S0844 | Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of the Friends of Little Compton Wellness Center, Inc. | Passage In Concurrence | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| H6165 | Creates the PURPLE alert state system to aid in the search for a missing adult with a serious physical, behavioral health, neurological disabilities or medical condition. | Passage | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| H6159 | Increases the per page transcription fees for court reporters in court proceedings. | Passage | 05/22/2025 | Yea |
| 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 | Solemnization Of Marriage | 05/22/2025 | 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 | 05/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5376 | Allows for a special RI license plate to raise awareness for colon cancer. The plate would be designed by the partnership to reduce cancer in RI. The fees for the plate would be divided equally between the general fund and the partnership not-for-profit. | Passage | 05/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5484 | Increases the penalties for public utilities for violations of the general law governing the duties of utilities and carriers. | Passage | 05/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5547 | Increases the public utilities reserve fund cap and the cap on expenses relating to the public utilities commission and the division of public utilities and carriers representing the state before federal agencies. | Passage | 05/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5575 | Allows for the procurement of nuclear power. | Passage | 05/20/2025 | Yea |
| Committee | Position | Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detail | Rhode Island House Education Committee | 9 | |
| Detail | Rhode Island House Health and Human Services Committee | First Vice Chair | 2 |
| Detail | Rhode Island House Special Legislation Committee | 9 | |
| Detail | Rhode Island House State Government and Elections Committee | 9 | |
| Detail | Rhode Island House Veterans' Affairs Committee | 9 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RI | Rhode Island House District 56 | House | Democrat | In Office | 03/12/2020 |