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State Representative
Anthony DeSimone
(D) - Rhode Island
Rhode Island House District 05
In Office - Started: 01/03/2023
contact info
Providence Office
9 Udell St
Providence, RI 02904
Providence, RI 02904
Phone: 401-580-7316
General Capitol Building Address
82 Smith St.
Providence, RI 02903
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 401-222-3580
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | This act would require 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. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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. | This act would require at fault insurance companies to provide to any claimant whose vehicle is damaged in an accident, to provide a vehicle that is reasonably comparable to the claimant’s vehicle and that rental charges shall be based on local retail prices reasonably available to consumers at that time. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6079 | Restricts private vehicle property damage insurance coverage for a rental passenger vehicle, to the named insured and drivers on that private policy, unless the designated driver is specifically excluded. | This act would restrict private vehicle property damage insurance coverage for a rental passenger vehicle, to the named insured and drivers on that private policy, unless the designated driver is specifically excluded. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6053 | Makes it an unfair claims practice for insurer to designate a motor vehicle a total loss if the cost to repair motor vehicle to its pre-accident condition is less than 75% to 80% of the fair market value. | This act would make it an unfair claims practice for an insurer to designate a motor vehicle a total loss if the cost to rebuild or reconstruct the motor vehicle to its pre-accident condition is less than seventy-five percent (75%) to eighty percent (80%) of the fair market value of the motor vehicle immediately preceding the time it was damaged. This act would also require an insurer to compensate an auto body repairer for procedures recommended by the OEM's program or collision repair industry programs such as Alldata, Repairlogic or CCC Repair Methods. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6135 | Allows for the issuance of a Class B liquor license for the property located at 1039 Douglas Avenue in the city of Providence. | This act would allow for the issuance of a Class B liquor license for the property located at 1039 Douglas Avenue in the city of Providence. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5901 | 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. | This act would provide an additional exception to the prohibition on the usage of a wireless communication device while driving and clarify that the use of a wireless communication device for the purpose of navigation must be while the device is mounted or otherwise affixed to the vehicle and not held in the motorist’s hand. The act would also amend the violation provisions for distracted driving and the use of a hand-held communication device while driving, and would provide a method to pay certain fines by mail. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5187 | Expands the definition of "employee," and clarifies that the board may defer a pending unfair labor practice charge to allow for the grievance and arbitration process to move forward pursuant to the charging parties collective bargaining agreement. | This act would expand the definition of "employee," and would clarify that the board has the right to defer a pending unfair labor practice charge to allow for the grievance and arbitration process to move forward pursuant to the charging parties collective bargaining agreement. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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. | This act would provide that the intervention, support and control of a school by the department of elementary and secondary education as authorized by the Crowley Act could only be exercised in up to two (2) schools within one school district at any given time. Provided, these provisions would not apply to any intervention, support and control which had been initiated and was in effect as of July 1, 2025. This act would take effect July 1, 2025. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5797 | 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. | This act would add 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. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5633 | Allows a pharmacist to dispense a one-time refill for certain medications for continuation of therapy to patients under certain circumstances. | This act would allow a pharmacist to dispense a one-time refill for certain medications for continuation of therapy to patients under certain circumstances. This act would take effect on July 1, 2025. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5695 | Permits municipalities to enact ordinances that provide them the authority to organize local tax amnesty events once every three (3) years. | This act would permit municipalities to enact ordinances that would provide them the authority to organize local tax amnesty events once every three (3) years. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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. | This act would require that every institution of higher education provide training in the administration of opioid antagonists to every staff member on the institution's campus. This act would take effect on September 1, 2025. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6233 | Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of the Center for Southeast Asians. | This act would exempt from taxation the real and tangible personal property of the Center for Southeast Asians. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6242 | Replaces state marshals with capitol police as to those law enforcement officers being exempt from certain firearm restrictions. | This act would replace state marshals with capitol police as to those law enforcement officers being exempt from certain firearm restrictions. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5306 | Repeals legislation establishing the Capital Center Commission, which is a special development district commission for downtown Providence. | This act would repeal legislation establishing the Capital Center Commission, which is a special development district commission for downtown Providence. This act would take effect upon passage and enactment of an ordinance by the city of Providence similarly repealing local legislation that established the Capital Center Commission; provided, however, if that already has occurred, this act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5384 | Increases from 7 days to 9 days the period of time in which a request for a recount of the votes cast can be made to the board of elections and no certificates of election may be issued until the recount, if any, is completed. | This act would increase from seven (7) days to nine (9) days the period of time in which a request for a recount of the votes cast can be made to the board of elections. No certificates of election may be issued, until the recount if any is completed. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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. | This act would exempt 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. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5188 | Gives authority to the department of labor and training to enforce violations of the laws relating to corrosion prevention and mitigation work requirements. It also adds civil monetary penalties for violations of those laws. | This act would give authority to the department of labor and training to enforce violations of the laws relating to corrosion prevention and mitigation work requirements. This act would also add civil monetary penalties for violations of those laws. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5293 | Creates a public education program on methods to recycle textiles. | This act would create a public education outreach program to educate residential households and commercial businesses on the value of, and proper methods to, recycle textiles in the state. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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. | This act would permit a motor vehicle liability insurance carrier to consider the zip code of where a motor vehicle is garaged for purposes of calculating their policy premium so long as the calculation of the zip code is segmented by the municipality where the vehicle is garaged. This act would be effective upon policies issued on after July 1, 2026. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H5369 | Exempts from property taxation, the real and tangible personal property of the Providence Preservation Society. | This act would exempt from property taxation, the real and tangible personal property of the Providence Preservation Society. This act would take effect on September 1, 2025. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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. | Dead |
| H5505 | Prohibits payments in lieu of pension benefits to person employed more than ninety (90) days. | This act would prohibit a contractor or subcontractor from making a payment of the cash equivalent of any retirement or pension benefit directly to an employee in lieu of actually purchasing the retirement or pension benefit if the employee has been employed in excess of ninety (90) days. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6274 | Allows the collection of solid waste and recycling between the hours of seven o’clock (7:00) am and three o’clock (3:00) am seven days a week. It would also ban the use of mobile waste compaction technology for recycling. | This act would allow the commercial collection of solid waste and recycling materials between the hours of seven o’clock (7:00) am and three o’clock (3:00) am seven days a week provided the hours of operation are not in conflict with local ordinances. It would also ban the use of mobile waste compaction technology for recycling. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H6382 | HOUSE RESOLUTION DECLARING JUNE 3RD OF 2025, AS "PHARMACY ADVOCACY DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | House Resolution Declaring June 3rd Of 2025, As "pharmacy Advocacy Day" In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6033 | Requires all public utilities to maintain a customer service facility within the state to perform services such as addressing customer inquiries and accepting bill payments. | This act would require all public utilities to maintain a customer service facility within the state to perform services such as addressing customer inquiries and accepting bill payments. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| 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. | Dead |
| H5307 | Authorizes the Providence city council to set the veterans tax exemption limit to an amount determined by the city council via ordinance or resolution. | This act would authorize the Providence city council to set the veterans tax exemption limit to an amount determined by the city council via ordinance or resolution. This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6017 | JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $450,000 TO THE RHODE ISLAND FOOD BANK (This resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of $450,000 to the Rhode Island Food Bank.) | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $450,000 To The Rhode Island Food Bank (this Resolution Would Authorize The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $450,000 To The Rhode Island Food Bank.) | Dead |
| H6015 | JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $250,000 TO THE REFUGEE DREAM CENTER (RDC), $250,000 TO HIGHER GROUND INTERNATIONAL, AND $250,000 TO DORCAS INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RHODE ISLAND (Authorizes $250,000 to REFUGEE DREAM CENTER (RDC), $250,000 to HIGHER GROUND INTERNATIONAL, and $250,000 to DORCAS INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RHODE ISLAND) | Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $250,000 To The Refugee Dream Center (rdc), $250,000 To Higher Ground International, And $250,000 To Dorcas International Institute Of Rhode Island (authorizes $250,000 To Refugee Dream Center (rdc), $250,000 To Higher Ground International, And $250,000 To Dorcas International Institute Of Rhode Island) | Dead |
| H5317 | Utility relocation costs related to highway construction to be partially or fully paid for by the state. | This act would provide that the cost of relocation of utility facilities necessitated by highway construction shall be reimbursed by the state at fifty percent (50%) of the reasonable amount to private corporations and companies. The cost of relocation shall be fully reimbursed by the state for relocation of utility facilities owned by municipalities and political subdivisions. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H5759 | Allows a deduction from federal adjusted gross income for interest payments on outstanding student loans. | This act would allow a deduction from federal adjusted gross income for interest payments on outstanding student loans. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H5285 | Authorizes a host city or town to impose a two percent (2%) tax on the endowment of a private institution of higher education that is in excess of one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000), to be used only for the host public school district. | This act would authorize a host city or town to impose a two percent (2%) tax on the endowment of a private institution of higher education that is in excess of one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000), to be used only for the host public school district. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H6337 | HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE TOWN OF LITTLE COMPTON ON THE JOYOUS OCCASION OF ITS 350TH ANNIVERSARY DURING 2025 | House Resolution Congratulating The Town Of Little Compton On The Joyous Occasion Of Its 350th Anniversary During 2025 | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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. | Dead |
| H6271 | Requires public middle schools, to allow students from a recognized non-public, charter, or alternative education institution, to participate in a non-sponsored sport in the school district where the student resides. | This act requires all Rhode Island public middle schools, grades six (6) through eight (8), to allow any student from a recognized non-public, charter, or alternative education institution that does not sponsor or participate in a particular interscholastic sport, to participate in that sport in the school district where the student resides. 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 |
| H5461 | Amends Rhode Island’s existing healthcare services funding plan act by adding an account relating to a new psychiatry resource network to fund Rhode Island’s present PediPRN and MomsPRN. | This act would amend Rhode Island’s existing healthcare services funding plan act by adding an account relating to a new psychiatry resource network to fund Rhode Island’s present PediPRN and MomsPRN, as well as similar programs which may be added by regulation in the future. It would also add an assessment to those previously authorized by the healthcare services funding plan act for purposes of funding this new account. This act would take effect on July 1, 2025. | Dead |
| H6278 | HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL 29TH OF 2025, TO BE "COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND DAY" AND HONORING THE COLLEGE'S 60TH ANNIVERSARY | House Resolution Proclaiming April 29th Of 2025, To Be "community College Of Rhode Island Day" And Honoring The College's 60th Anniversary | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5977 | Removes language that requires the department of elementary and secondary education to prorate funds to school districts in certain situations and eliminate funding for certain programs. | This act would remove the requirement that the department of elementary and secondary education prorate funds available for distribution among school districts if the total approved costs of sought after reimbursement exceeds the amount of funding appropriated in any fiscal year. This act would also eliminate the funding of the categorical programs pursuant to the transition plan in § 16-7.2-7. 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 |
| H5335 | Nullifies the department of elementary and secondary education recommendation that the turnaround plan for Providence public schools be continued. | This act would nullify the department of elementary and secondary education's recommendation that the turnaround plan for Providence public schools be continued. This act would take effect on July 1, 2025. | Dead |
| H5174 | Allows for the licensing of certified surgical first assistants to assist in surgeries through the department of health and a seven (7) member board of licensure. | This act would allow for the licensing of certified surgical first assistants to assist in surgeries through the department of health and a seven (7) member board of licensure. This act would take effect on July 1, 2026. | Dead |
| H5836 | Would require every high school to offer a yearlong “ethnic studies” course. | This act would require every high school to offer a yearlong “ethnic studies” course studying Rhode Island and American history and the experiences of racialized communities in Rhode Island and the United States. This act would also direct the establishment of an ethnic studies leadership council to oversee implementation of the requirements of this section. This act would take effect on July 1, 2025. | Dead |
| H5762 | Recalculates the retirement allowance related to early retirement and pension benefits for teachers, state employees and municipal employees. | This act would recalculate the retirement allowance related to early retirement and pension benefits for teachers, state employees and municipal employees. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H5530 | Beginning on July 1, 2025, allows state union employees to negotiate longevity payments in their collective bargaining agreements. | This act, beginning on July 1, 2025, would allow state union employees to negotiate longevity payments in their collective bargaining agreements. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H5766 | Reinstates the cost of living adjustments for retirees, when the annual investment return of the retirement system, exceeds ten percent (10%). | This act would reinstate the cost of living adjustments for retirees, when the annual investment return of the retirement system, exceeds ten percent (10%). This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H5785 | Creates a sales tax holiday on August 9 and 10, 2025. | This act would create a sales tax holiday for the days of August 9, 2025 and August 10, 2025, and no sales taxes would be collected on nonbusiness sales of tangible personal property, with the exception of sales of telecommunications, tobacco products, gas, steam, oil, electricity, motor vehicles, motorboats, meals or a single item whose price exceeds two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500). This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H6070 | Provides that exemptions to the prohibition of liquor licenses within two hundred feet (200') of schools or places of worship do not eliminate neighboring property owners’ remonstrance rights to object to the license. | This act would provide that exemptions to the prohibition of liquor licenses within two hundred feet (200') of schools or places of worship do not eliminate neighboring property owners’ remonstrance rights to object to the license. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H6223 | HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL OF 2025, AS "AUTISM AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | House Resolution Proclaiming April Of 2025, As "autism Awareness Month" In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5297 | Sets standards and procedures to allow and implement conjugal visitation at state correctional facilities. | This act would set standards and procedures to allow and implement conjugal visitation at state correctional facilities. This act also directs the department of corrections to establish and enforce rules and regulations governing conjugal visits. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | Dead |
| H5131 | HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS TO ADDRESS CONCERNS IN THE DELIVERY OF HEALTHCARE TO INMATES AND INDIVIDUALS AWAITING TRIAL IN THE CUSTODY OF THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS (RIDOC) (Creates a 9 member commission to study and make recommendations on the delivery of healthcare services at RIDOC, and who reports back to the House no later than January 5, 2026, and whose life would expire on March 5, 2026.) | House Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study And Provide Recommendations To Address Concerns In The Delivery Of Healthcare To Inmates And Individuals Awaiting Trial In The Custody Of The Rhode Island Department Of Corrections (ridoc) (creates A 9 Member Commission To Study And Make Recommendations On The Delivery Of Healthcare Services At Ridoc, And Who Reports Back To The House No Later Than January 5, 2026, And Whose Life Would Expire On March 5, 2026.) | Dead |
| H5733 | JOINT RESOLUTION CONFERRING LIMITED PURPOSE RECOGNITION TO THE NATIVE AMERICAN SEACONKE WAMPANOAG TRIBE | Joint Resolution Conferring Limited Purpose Recognition To The Native American Seaconke Wampanoag Tribe | Dead |
| H5578 | Prohibits public utilities from raising the cost for access to the internet for senior citizens. | This act would prohibit public utilities from raising the cost for access to the Internet for senior citizens. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| 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 | Dead |
| H6151 | HOUSE RESOLUTION JOYOUSLY CELEBRATING "URI DAY" AT THE RHODE ISLAND STATE HOUSE ON APRIL 1, 2025 | House Resolution Joyously Celebrating "uri Day" At The Rhode Island State House On April 1, 2025 | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5257 | Creates the nursing home workforce standards board act to establish and enforce industry-wide quality of care standards in nursing homes. | This act would establish the Rhode Island nursing home workforce standards advisory board for the purpose of advising the general assembly and the department of labor and training on market conditions, wages, benefits, working conditions in the nursing home industry, minimum statewide compensation and working standards for nursing home workers. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| 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. | Dead |
| H5245 | Creates an income-sensitive tiered subsidy program to ensure that home energy utility costs are affordable for eligible low-income households. | This act would create an income-sensitive tiered subsidy program to ensure that home energy utility costs are affordable for eligible low-income households. The cost of the discount, including administrative costs, not funded through other sources, would be collected in rates from all other customers of the electric and gas distribution companies. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H6102 | HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING THE CELEBRATION OF ST. JOSEPH'S DAY | House Resolution Commemorating The Celebration Of St. Joseph's Day | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5952 | Provides for a home ownership assistance account administered by Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation to expand home ownership. | This act would provide for a home ownership assistance account administered by Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation to expand home ownership This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H5129 | Provides for a residency requirement of at least six (6) months rather than one year for the Rhode Island family court to have jurisdiction over a divorce complaint. | This act would provide for a residency requirement of at least six (6) months rather than one year for the Rhode Island family court to have jurisdiction over a divorce complaint. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H5261 | Permits, effective 7/1/25, the family court to make appropriate orders of support and education of any child who has attained 18 years of age, but not 21, who is domiciled in the home of a parent, and is principally dependent upon said parent for support. | This act would permit, effective July 1, 2025, the family court to make appropriate orders of support and education of any child who has attained eighteen (18) years of age, but who has not attained age twenty-one (21) years of age, who is domiciled in the home of a parent, and is principally dependent upon said parent for support. This act would also permit orders for the support and education of any child up to twenty-three (23) years of age when the support is needed due to the child being enrolled in an education program. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H5272 | Allows the owner of a rented or leased motor vehicle to establish non-liability for traffic violations. | This act would allow the owner of a rented or leased motor vehicle to provide a copy of a written rental or lease agreement to establish non-liability for traffic violations. It would also require the ticketing authority to provide the owner of a rental or lease vehicle to provide a notice, in writing of each violation, which includes the license number of the vehicle and the date and time of the violation. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H5455 | Defines "anti-Semitism" for the state human affairs commission to use while investigating and working to resolve complaints of discrimination and for the commission against prejudice and bias to use in defining hate crimes. | This act would define “anti-Semitism” for the state human affairs commission to use while investigating and working to resolve complaints of discrimination and for the commission against prejudice and bias to use in defining hate crimes. This act would take effect upon passage. | Dead |
| H5059 | HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING THE CELEBRATION OF THE BIRTH OF THE REVEREND DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., ON JANUARY 15, 2025 | House Resolution Commemorating The Celebration Of The Birth Of The Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., On January 15, 2025 | 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| S1092 | Adds an additional purpose to the standard provisions list that a zoning ordinance is required to address. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| S1087 | Provides for the establishment and operation of an electronic permitting platform for all state and local permitting. | Passage In Concurrence | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| 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 | Yea |
| S1163 | VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AMENDMENTS TO THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF HOPKINTON | Passage In Concurrence | 06/21/2025 | Yea |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Rhode Island House District 05 | House | Democrat | In Office | 01/03/2023 |