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Legislator > Deb Fellela
State Representative
Deb Fellela
(D) - Rhode Island
Rhode Island House District 43
In Office - Started: 01/01/2007
contact info
Capitol Office
82 Smith St.
Providence, RI 02903
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 401-470-3924
Johnston Office
3 Diaz St.
Johnston, RI 02919
Johnston, RI 02919
Phone: 401-231-2014
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| H5637 | Adds "debit cards" to the section of law relating to fraudulent use of credit cards. | This act would add "debit cards" to the section of law relating to fraudulent use of credit cards. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| H5273 | Requires all lifeguards, and park and forest rangers, who work on a full time basis at any public beach or facility to be trained in administering opioid antagonists. | This act would require all lifeguards, and park and forest rangers, who work on a full-time basis at any public beach or facility to be trained in administering opioid antagonists. The act would also require all state and municipal public beaches or facilities, that employ lifeguards, and park and forest rangers to keep available a minimum of four doses of opioid antagonist. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| H5715 | Requires the state retirement board to publish online all archived video or audio recordings and all future recordings of meetings of the board. | This act would require the state retirement board to publish online all archived video or audio recordings and all future recordings of meetings of the board. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | Crossed Over |
| 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. | This act would provide 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. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5083 | Requires public or private golf courses to have an automated external defibrillator on the premises. | This act would require public or private golf courses to have an automated external defibrillator on the premises. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| 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. | This act would reference 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. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5158 | Repeals the examination requirement in order to qualify for a clinical social workers license. | This act would provide that applicants for a license as a licensed clinical social worker shall not be required to take or pass a standardized written examination prior to August 15, 2027. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H6375 | HOUSE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MAY 30, 2025, AS "WORLD MS DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | House Resolution Recognizing May 30, 2025, As "world Ms Day" In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5558 | Requires all applicants who seek to register as a contractor to produce a legible copy of a valid government issued identification. | This act would require all applicants who seek to register as a contractor to produce a legible copy of a valid government issued identification. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| H5263 | Amends the heading of § 11-47-60.1 to include the words "Dillon's Law." | This act would amend the heading of § 11-47-60.1 to include the words “Dillon’s Law.” This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H6315 | Repeals § 27-11.1-3 to eliminate the ten percent (10%) limitation on Schedule BA assets. | This act would repeal § 27-11.1-3 to eliminate the ten percent (10%) limitation on Schedule BA assets. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| H6319 | Clarifies several workers' compensation court authority for injuries to sworn employees (police/fire). | This act would clarify the workers' compensation court's authority to determine the status of an injured-on-duty officer's disability, the description of their injury, whether maximum medical improvement (MMI) has been achieved and determine issues of suitable alternative employment, and to award attorneys' fees and costs after a hearing when applicable to a prevailing injured employee. Additionally, this act would amend inconsistent language to establish conformity concerning the correct applicable deadline for filing an applicable accidental disability pension claim. This act would take effect on July 1, 2025. | In Committee |
| H5231 | Provides that commercial driver instruction would include industry-specific training on the recognition, prevention, and reporting of human trafficking. | This act would provide that commercial driver instruction would include industry-specific training on the recognition, prevention, and reporting of human trafficking. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| H5049 | Removes the requirement that the applicant for a Bronze Star Medal license plate pay a registration fee or transfer charge. | This act would remove the requirement that applicants for a Bronze Star Medal license plate, pay a registration fee or transfer charge. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| H6232 | Amends Pawtucket property tax classification system. | This act would amend the property tax classification system for the city of Pawtucket. Class 1 property would be increased from five (5) dwelling units to six (6) dwelling units in which at least one unit is owner-occupied. This act would also establish class 5 which would include all residential real estate of not more than five (5) units if no units are owner-occupied. This act would provide that class 5 property tax rates shall not be more than one hundred seventy-five percent (175%) of class 1 property tax rates. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| H6039 | Requires every school district to render assistance and cooperation within its jurisdictional power to further the objects of this chapter, to wit, providing the courts with any information concerning a child as the court may require. | This act would require every school district to render assistance and cooperation within its jurisdictional power to further the objects of this chapter, to wit, providing the courts with any information concerning a child as the court may require. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| H5084 | Adds early voting to the fifty (50) feet buffer prohibitions against politicking on election day voting. | This act would add early voting to the fifty (50) feet buffer prohibitions against politicking on election day voting. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| H5557 | Establishes prevailing standards and procedures for licensing speech-language pathologists and audiologists in Rhode Island. | This act would establish prevailing standards and procedures for licensing speech-language pathologists and audiologists in Rhode Island. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| H5709 | Modernizes and streamlines the existing processes for getting on the permanent mail ballot application list. | This act would modernize and streamline the existing processes for getting on the permanent mail ballot application list. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| H5528 | Requires the school district of a child in the custody of the department of children, youth and families (DCYF) to pay all the educational cost of the child if the child is place in another school district. | This act would provide that effective July 1, 2025, when a child is in the custody of DCYF, and the child is enrolled in a public school outside of that child's legal residence, then the school district of the child's legal residence would be responsible for payment of all costs relating to that child's education. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H6128 | Establishes a core state behavioral health crisis services system, to be administered by the director of the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals. | This act would establish the 988 lifeline as part of a core state behavioral health crisis services system, to be administered by the director of the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals. The systems would include establishing and administering a 988 lifeline for suicide prevention and behavioral health crisis response, and expanding the use of the 911 and first responder surcharges to include the 988 lifeline fee, on subscribers of commercial land line telephone, mobile telephone and/or IP-enabled voice services. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H6358 | HOUSE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING AND CONGRATULATING THE MEMBERS AND COACH OF THE WHEELER SCHOOL TEAM ON THEIR 1ST PLACE VICTORY AT THE 42ND RHODE ISLAND ACADEMIC DECATHLON | House Resolution Recognizing And Congratulating The Members And Coach Of The Wheeler School Team On Their 1st Place Victory At The 42nd Rhode Island Academic Decathlon | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6044 | Requires any remaining funds in the enacted budget from the Rhode Island Promise Scholarship program or the Rhode Island Hope Scholarship program to be reimbursed to the onward we learn for any scholarships paid on behalf of Rhode Island College students. | This act would require any remaining funds in the enacted budget from the Rhode Island promise scholarship program or the Rhode Island hope scholarship program, after Rhode Island college has satisfied all eligible scholarships pursuant to those programs, to be reimbursed to onward we learn for any scholarships that onward we learn has paid on behalf of its students who have attended Rhode Island college in that fiscal year. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H6254 | Authorizes office of health and human services (EOHHS) to establish coverage for obesity treatments, including medication. Office of health and human services would seek a 1115(a) waiver. | This act would authorize the executive office of health and human services (EOHHS) to establish a program, on or after July 1, 2025, to establish comprehensive coverage for treatment of obesity, including prescription treatments for certain individuals where there is a clinical need. This program would seek to receive expanded authority to provide FDA-approved anti-obesity medication when medically appropriate. The executive office would seek a Medicaid section 1115 demonstration waiver request and renewal to a seek waiver of the compliance provisions of 42 U.S.C. section 1396d(a) ("definitions"), as set forth in subsection (b) of this resolution. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| 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. | Crossed Over |
| H6351 | Requires payments by the corporation increase from a $3.00 tipping fee per vehicle to a $6.00 tipping fee per vehicle, unless exempt. This act would also require fees be paid to Johnston on an annual rather than a biannual basis. | This act would require that the resource recovery corporation modify the payment obligation from a three dollar ($3.00) tipping fee per vehicle to a six dollar ($6.00) tipping fee per vehicle. Any vehicle carrying municipal solid waste would remain exempt from the tipping fee. This act would also require that all fees collected shall be paid to the town of Johnston on an annual basis instead of a biannual basis. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H6340 | HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING LAO NEW YEAR (PI MAI LAO): A CELEBRATION OF RENEWAL, CULTURE, AND RESILIENCE ON APRIL 14 – APRIL 16, 2025 | House Resolution Commemorating Lao New Year (pi Mai Lao): A Celebration Of Renewal, Culture, And Resilience On April 14 – April 16, 2025 | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6338 | HOUSE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING "NATIONAL HOSPITAL WEEK" ON MAY 11TH THROUGH MAY 17TH, 2025, IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | House Resolution Celebrating "national Hospital Week" On May 11th Through May 17th, 2025, In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6339 | HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING MAY OF 2025, AS "NATIONAL SKIN CANCER AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | House Resolution Commemorating May Of 2025, As "national Skin Cancer Awareness Month" In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6342 | HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF MAY TO BE "ASTHMA AND ALLERGY AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | House Resolution Proclaiming The Month Of May To Be "asthma And Allergy Awareness Month" In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6336 | HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING AND CELEBRATING "ARMED FORCES DAY" ON MAY 17TH, 2025, IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | House Resolution Honoring And Celebrating "armed Forces Day" On May 17th, 2025, In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6329 | HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE ELEANOR SLATER HOSPITAL--ZAMBARANO CAMPUS ON THE RECOGNITION OF "ZAMBARANO DAY" ON MAY 13, 2025 | House Resolution Congratulating The Eleanor Slater Hospital--zambarano Campus On The Recognition Of "zambarano Day" On May 13, 2025 | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| 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 |
| H6311 | HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY 8, 2025, TO BE "ARTS DAY IN RHODE ISLAND" | House Resolution Proclaiming May 8, 2025, To Be "arts Day In Rhode Island" | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6313 | HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY 10TH, 2025, TO BE "LUPUS DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | House Resolution Proclaiming May 10th, 2025, To Be "lupus Day" In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5783 | Increases the net taxable estate exemption to four million dollars ($4,000,000) for deaths that occur on or after January 1, 2026. | This act would increase the net taxable estate exemption to four million dollars ($4,000,000) for deaths that occur on or after January 1, 2026. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5474 | Phases in modifications to federal adjusted gross income over a four (4) year period for social security income, from twenty percent (20%) up to eighty percent (80%), beginning on or after January 1, 2026. | This act would gradually phase in modifications to federal adjusted gross income over a four (4) year period for social security income, from twenty percent (20%) up to eighty percent (80%), beginning on or after January 1, 2026. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5051 | Names the new Sakonnet River Bridge as the “Staff Sergeant Christopher Potts Sakonnet River Bridge.” This act would take effect upon passage. | This act would name the new Sakonnet River Bridge as the “Staff Sergeant Christopher Potts Sakonnet River Bridge.” This act would take effect upon passage. | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5292 | Requires that the basic education program data collection information for students that attend career and technical education schools be charged to the receiving school district and not the sending school district. | This act would require that the basic education program data collection information for students that attend career and technical education schools be charged to the receiving school district and not the sending school district. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| 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. | This act would provide 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. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| H5638 | Provides for a single, increased range of penalties for all driving offenses which result in serious bodily injury or death. | This act would provide for a single, increased range of penalties for all driving offenses which result in serious bodily injury or death. This act would take effect upon passage. | 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, 2025. | Crossed Over |
| H6139 | Makes students in workforce-ready certificate programs at the Community College of Rhode Island eligible to receive the Rhode Island Promise Scholarship. | This act would make students in workforce-ready certificate programs at the community college of Rhode Island eligible to receive the Rhode Island Promise Scholarship. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H6269 | HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A PLAN AND THE DESIGN OF A VIETNAM MEMORIAL TO BE LOCATED IN THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND (Extends the reporting and expiration dates of the commission to study a plan and the design of a Vietnam Memorial in Providence, from January 31, 2025, to January 31, 2028, and said commission would expire on April 30, 2028.) | House Resolution Extending The Reporting And Expiration Dates Of The Special Legislative Commission To Study And Make Recommendations For A Plan And The Design Of A Vietnam Memorial To Be Located In The City Of Providence, Rhode Island (extends The Reporting And Expiration Dates Of The Commission To Study A Plan And The Design Of A Vietnam Memorial In Providence, From January 31, 2025, To January 31, 2028, And Said Commission Would Expire On April 30, 2028.) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6296 | HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING MAY AS "NATIONAL MILITARY APPRECIATION MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | House Resolution Commemorating May As "national Military Appreciation Month" In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6292 | HOUSE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE 77TH ANNIVERSARY OF ISRAEL'S DAY OF INDEPENDENCE ON APRIL 30TH THROUGH MAY 1ST, 2025, AND REAFFIRMING THE BONDS OF FRIENDSHIP AND COOPERATION BETWEEN RHODE ISLAND, THE UNITED STATES, AND THE STATE OF ISRAEL | House Resolution Recognizing The 77th Anniversary Of Israel's Day Of Independence On April 30th Through May 1st, 2025, And Reaffirming The Bonds Of Friendship And Cooperation Between Rhode Island, The United States, And The State Of Israel | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6095 | Imposes a hospital licensing fee for fiscal year 2026 against net patient-services revenue of every non-government owned hospital for the hospital’s first fiscal year ending on or after January 1, 2024. | This act would impose a hospital licensing fee for state fiscal year 2026 against net patient- services revenue of every non-government owned hospital for the hospital’s first fiscal year ending on or after January 1, 2024. The hospital licensing fee would have three (3) tiers with differing fees based on inpatient and outpatient net patient-services revenue. The executive office of health and human services, in consultation with the tax administrator, would identify the hospitals in each tier, by July 15, 2025, and would notify each hospital of its assigned tier by August 1, 2025. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H6046 | Requires reimbursement for medical, dental, and behavioral health services provided at community health care centers to equal the lesser of the actual cost, based on Medicaid reports, or 125% of the median rate for all community health centers within RI. | This act would require reimbursement for medical, dental, and behavioral health services provided at community health care centers to equal the lesser of the actual cost, based on Medicaid reports, or one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the median rate for all community health centers within Rhode Island. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H6045 | Mandates public schools (K-12) have one full-time certified social worker for every 250 students and allocates $2 million in the fiscal year 2025 budget for school districts and municipalities to hire additional social workers. | This act would require all public schools, in grades kindergarten through twelve (K-12), to have at least one full-time certified school social worker for every two hundred fifty (250) students and provide for an appropriation by the general assembly in the amount of two million dollars ($2,000,000) in the budget for Fiscal Year 2026 to the various school districts and municipalities to employ additional social workers. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H6280 | HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF GRETCHEN DOW SIMPSON, A HIGHLY ACCLAIMED ARTIST WHOSE PAINTINGS GRACED MYRIAD NEW YORKER COVERS | House Resolution Extending Condolences On The Passing Of Gretchen Dow Simpson, A Highly Acclaimed Artist Whose Paintings Graced Myriad New Yorker Covers | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6273 | Makes changes to the access to public records act, including clarifying various provisions, increasing the sanctions for knowing and willful violations of the law, and making certain traffic accident data and preferred license plate information public. | This act would make numerous changes to the access to public records act, including clarifying various provisions, increasing the sanctions for knowing and willful violations of the law, and making certain traffic accident data and preferred license plate information public. Additionally, this act would include a police report of an incident that does not lead to an arrest as accessible to public records request. Any final reports of investigations conducted by internal affairs would be accessible to public records request. All police worn body camera footage would be accessible to public records request and would be made available within thirty (30) days. Arrest logs made within thirty (30) days of arrest, changed from five (5) days previously, would be accessible to public records request. A civil fine for public officials who knowingly violate this chapter would increase from two thousand dollars ($2,000) to four thousand dollars ($4,000), and if a public official recklessly violates this chapter a fine of two thousand dollars ($2,000) this is a change from one thousand dollars ($1,000) previously. There would also be relief in the case of a person filing frivolous request with the intent to disrupt government operations. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H6259 | HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL 20-26 OF 2025 TO BE "MEDICAL LABORATORY PROFESSIONALS WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | House Resolution Proclaiming April 20-26 Of 2025 To Be "medical Laboratory Professionals Week" In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6266 | HOUSE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING "ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS' DAY" ON APRIL 23, 2025, AND THANKING ALL THE DEDICATED STAFF WHO WORK TIRELESSLY IN SUPPORT OF THE RHODE ISLAND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | House Resolution Celebrating "administrative Professionals' Day" On April 23, 2025, And Thanking All The Dedicated Staff Who Work Tirelessly In Support Of The Rhode Island House Of Representatives | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6258 | HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL 24, 2025, AS "ARMENIAN GENOCIDE REMEMBRANCE DAY" TO COMMEMORATE THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE OF 1915 TO 1923, AND IN HONOR OF ARMENIAN-AMERICANS | House Resolution Proclaiming April 24, 2025, As "armenian Genocide Remembrance Day" To Commemorate The Armenian Genocide Of 1915 To 1923, And In Honor Of Armenian-americans | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6268 | HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING "NATIONAL INFERTILITY AWARENESS WEEK" ON APRIL 20-26, 2025, IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | House Resolution Commemorating "national Infertility Awareness Week" On April 20-26, 2025, In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6106 | Requires certain landlords to obtain insurance to cover alternate living accommodations for displaced tenants due to fire or disaster. | This act would require owners of large multi-family dwellings to secure insurance coverage that provides for the temporary housing of tenants for a period of at least thirty (30) days in the event the large multi-family dwelling loses its certificate of occupancy or becomes uninhabitable due to a fire, act of God, flood, or other sudden occurrence that renders the property uninhabitable. This act would take effect on July 1, 2025. | In Committee |
| H6173 | Establishes the Rhode Island Bid Rigging Act. | This act would establish the Rhode Island Bid Rigging Act. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H6265 | HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF DOROTHY JEAN MCCAFFREY | House Resolution Extending Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Dorothy Jean Mccaffrey | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6264 | HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF POPE FRANCIS | House Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Pope Francis | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6263 | HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MONDAY, APRIL 28, 2025, AS “PAY IT FORWARD WITH LOVE FROM TORI DAY” IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | House Resolution Proclaiming Monday, April 28, 2025, As “pay It Forward With Love From Tori Day” In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6260 | HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING JOSEPH PRATT ON HIS RETIREMENT FROM THE BOYS & GIRLS CLUBS OF NEWPORT COUNTY (BGCNC) AFTER ELEVEN YEARS OF EXEMPLARY AND DISTINGUISHED LEADERSHIP AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | House Resolution Congratulating Joseph Pratt On His Retirement From The Boys & Girls Clubs Of Newport County (bgcnc) After Eleven Years Of Exemplary And Distinguished Leadership As Executive Director & Chief Executive Officer | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5710 | Would amend certain signature requirements and deadlines regarding primaries for election of delegates to national conventions for presidential preference. | This act would reduce the number of signatures needed on nomination papers for a candidate to be a delegate to a national presidential convention to 50 voters. This act would also amend and reduce the number of days before an election for which nomination papers must be submitted before a presidential preference primary to 54 days, and would reduce the number of days by which the local board of canvassers would need to certify the signatures to the secretary of state to 50 days before the presidential preference primary. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| 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. | In Committee |
| H5318 | Changes the teacher and state employees' retirement benefit calculations' cutoff date from July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2012, for all retirement members eligible to and who retire on or after the new July 1, 2012, cutoff date. | This act would, change the teacher and state employees' retirement benefit calculations' cutoff date from July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2012, for all retirement members eligible to and who retire on or after the new July 1, 2012, cutoff date. The average compensation means the average of the highest three (3) consecutive years, of compensation, within the total service, when the average compensation was its highest. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5525 | Exempts teachers and state employees who have been retired for more than three (3) full calendar years, from having their retirement benefit adjustment reduced based upon the funded ratio of the employees' retirement system of Rhode Island. | This act would exempt teachers and state employees who have been retired for more than three (3) full calendar years, from having their retirement benefit adjustment reduced based upon the funded ratio of the employees' retirement system of Rhode Island. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5198 | Allows teachers, state and municipal employees to retire upon the earlier of reaching age sixty (60) with thirty (30) years of service or the employee's retirement eligibility date under present state statutes. | This act would allow teachers, state and municipal employees to retire upon the earlier of reaching age sixty (60) with thirty (30) years of service or the employee's retirement eligibility date under present state statutes. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5999 | Amends the pension benefits for both current and former Rhode Island state police members, and would extend the time period a member may serve in the Rhode Island state police. | This act would amend the pension benefits for both current and former Rhode Island state police members, and would extend the time period a member may serve in the Rhode Island state police. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5764 | Requires a reamortization of the state pension fund for 2026. | This act would require a reamortization of the state pension fund for 2026. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5457 | Requires a member of the public to pay any outstanding balances due and owing for previous requests before being provided copies of records and documents on a new request from law enforcement agencies. | This act would allow a reasonable charge not to exceed twenty-five dollars ($25.00) to be charged for the search or retrieval of documents. This act would also require a member of the public to pay any outstanding balances due and owing for previous requests before being provided copies of records and documents on a new request from law enforcement agencies. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H6238 | Effective January 1, 2025, an annual cost-of-living increase, based upon the yearly Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U), to the retirement allowance for all state employees and all beneficiaries to be reinstated. | Effective January 1, 2025, this act would reinstate an annual cost-of-living increase based upon the yearly Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) to the retirement allowance for all state employees and all beneficiaries. After January 1, 2025, retiree benefits shall be based upon their average annual base pay for the last three (3) years. The provisions of this act shall be deemed to apply prospectively only, and no retroactive payments shall be made. 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 |
| H6158 | Mandates insurance coverage for scalp cooling treatments for breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy to prevent hair loss during chemotherapy treatments. | This act would mandate insurance coverage for scalp cooling treatments for breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy to prevent hair loss during chemotherapy treatments. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5559 | Allows mobile salons to visit the houses of individuals with special needs or sensory-related disorders or differences in order to provide haircuts or hairdressing services. | This act would allow mobile salons to visit the houses of individuals with special needs or sensory-related disorders or differences in order to provide haircuts or hairdressing services. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5788 | Prohibits the collection of sales tax on refundable deposits for batteries and core charges for motor vehicle equipment, parts or components. | This act would prohibit the collection of sales tax on refundable deposits for batteries and core charges for motor vehicle equipment, parts or components. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5431 | Provides that individuals enrolled in Medicare Parts A and B guaranteed right to enroll in standardized plans. | This act would provide that individuals under age sixty-five (65) enrolled in Medicare Parts A and B would have a guaranteed right to enrollment in any standardized plan that provides supplement coverage to Plan A, if enrolled during the month-long period designated by the office of the health insurance commissioner (OHIC). This act would also provide that individuals over age sixty-five (65) would have a guaranteed right to enroll in any Medicare supplement plan during the month-long period designated by the office of the health insurance commissioner (OHIC). This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5053 | Raises the amount of life insurance the state provides at no charge to Rhode Island National Guard members called up for federal duty to five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000). | This act would raise the amount of life insurance the state would provide at no charge to Rhode Island National Guard members called up for federal duty to five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000). This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5394 | Provides that when a registrant voluntarily cancels the registrant's motor vehicle registration, that person would receive a partial refund of the fee that had been paid. | This act would provide that when a registrant voluntarily cancels the registrant's motor vehicle registration, that person would receive a partial refund of the fee that had been paid. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H6059 | Exempts certain products that have PFAS if deemed safe by FDA. | This act would exempt certain cookware that contains perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS that are authorized by the FDA as safe for consumer contact from the provision of the consumer PFAS ban act of 2024. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5296 | Provides duties/obligations of medical personnel to born-alive infants resulting from an abortion punishable as a felony along with a civil action for compensatory/punitive damages/automatic one year license suspension. | This act would provide for the duties and obligations of medical personnel in certain circumstances to infants born alive as the result of the performance of an abortion with violations punishable as a felony with imprisonment up to ten (10) years, or a fine of twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000), or both. This act would also create a civil action for compensatory and punitive damages and provide a basis for professional disciplinary action with an automatic one year suspension for any convictions based on the provisions of this act. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5295 | Criminalizes the knowing and intentional failure of a physician, nurse, or other licensed medical person to provide reasonable medical care and treatment to an infant born alive as a felony. | This act would criminalize the knowing and intentional failure of a physician, nurse, or other licensed medical person to provide reasonable medical care and treatment to an infant born alive as a felony. If the infant dies as a result of that failure to provide reasonable care, the medical person would be guilty of manslaughter. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5033 | Removes nuclear plant projects from seeking the approval from the general assembly for the construction of said nuclear plant. | This act would remove nuclear plant projects from seeking the approval from the general assembly for the construction of said nuclear plant. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5184 | Prohibits credit reporting, executions, attachments against a principal residence for judgments based on medical debt. Defines medical debt as an amount for the receipt of health care services, products, or devices. | This act would prohibit credit bureau reporting of a consumer’s medical debt. This act would further prohibit the filing of an execution and attachment against a consumer’s principal residence for judgments based on medical debt. This act would further define medical debt as an obligation of a consumer to pay an amount for the receipt of health care services, products, or devices owed to a healthcare facility or a health care professional. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| H5925 | Makes it a felony for any person required to register as a sex offender to live within three hundred feet (300’) of a school as defined in § 11-37.1-2. | This act would make it a felony for any person required to register as a sex offender to live within three hundred feet (300’) of a school as defined in § 11-37.1-2. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5459 | JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE, PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- RIGHT TO AN ADEQUATE EDUCATION (Amends the constitution to guarantee Rhode Island residents with equal opportunity to receive an education that is adequate, equitable and meaningful and provides judicial enforcement of this provision.) | Joint Resolution To Approve, Publish And Submit To The Electors A Proposition Of Amendment To The Constitution -- Right To An Adequate Education (amends The Constitution To Guarantee Rhode Island Residents With Equal Opportunity To Receive An Education That Is Adequate, Equitable And Meaningful And Provides Judicial Enforcement Of This Provision.) | In Committee |
| 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. | In Committee |
| H6098 | Creates the Rhode Island Student Loan repayment program which would allow eligible individuals who have unpaid student loans, provided said individuals meet specified criteria. | This act would create the Rhode Island Student Loan repayment program which would allow eligible individuals who have unpaid student loans to receive relief if the individual is employed as a licensed clinical social worker or social caseworker or child protective investigator in any public elementary or secondary school in this state, has been full-time in this state in such employment for two (2) years and is enrolled in the Federal Student Aid, Saving on a Valuable Education program. The act would also appropriate the sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) to fund this program. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5391 | Provides Rhode Island residents over nonresidents with priority when making reservations to secure a campsite and other recreational facilities. | This act would provide Rhode Island residents with priority when making reservations to secure a campsite and other recreational facilities over nonresidents who apply for permission to use those facilities. The act would also provide that veterans with one hundred percent (100%) disability rating shall receive a fifty percent (50%) reduction in fees for the use of certain state recreational facilities, including licensing fees, camping fees, picnic table fees, or specialized facility use fees. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H6067 | Clarifies roles and regulatory authority for the administration of the program involving the repurposing of vacant schools for housing. | This act would clarify roles and regulatory authority for the administration of the program involving the repurposing of vacant schools for housing. It would also extend the deadline for conducting feasibility studies and expand access to this program to all municipalities. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5689 | Defines multi-family housing project as over 60 units in municipality with less than 35k residents, also provides for pre-approval conference with local board for review of plan. | This act would define a substantial multi-family housing project as any application proposing to build low- or moderate-income housing that exceeds sixty (60) units, in any municipality with a population less than thirty-five thousand (35,000) residents. Additionally, this act would require a majority vote of all board members for substantial multi-family housing project. Also, for any application for a substantial multi-family housing project, a municipality would require an applicant proposing to seek a pre-approval conference with the local review board, the technical review committee established pursuant to § 45-23-56, or with the administrative officer for the local review board as appropriate. In advance of a pre-application conference, the applicant would be required to submit a description of the project in writing including the number of units, type of housing, density analysis, preliminary list of adjustments needed, as well as location map, and conceptual site plan, the municipality shall have thirty (30) days to schedule and hold the pre- application conference. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5227 | Provide protection for the rights of professional, administrative and secretarial employees of the department of education to collectively bargain over all terms and conditions of employment. | This act would provide protection for the rights of professional, administrative and secretarial employees of the department of education to collectively bargain over all terms and conditions of employment. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5052 | Changes the service requirement for admissions to RI Veterans' Home from 90 days to 2 years, and gives priority to veterans defined as war veterans. | This act would change the service eligibility requirement for a veteran to be granted admission into the Rhode Island Veterans' Home from ninety (90) days to two (2) years, and one year after passage would place veterans who are defined as war veterans on a separate waiting list for admission to the Veterans' Home before non-war veterans. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| H5460 | Adds "space force" to many sections of the general laws, listing of military branches. | This act would add "space force" to many sections of the general laws, listing of military branches. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| H5333 | Requires homeowner’s insurance providers to provide two months’ notice before increasing any policy more that 20%. Also caps rate increases for policy holders that are 65 years of age or older and meet certain income limits. | This act would require homeowner’s insurance providers to provide two months’ notice before increasing any policy renewal premium more that 20%. The act would also cap rate increases for policy holders that are 65 years of age or older and meet certain low- or moderate-income limits. A violation would constitute a deceptive trade practice punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000). This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5596 | Establishes a prekindergarten seat finder to support families in accessing high quality early childhood education programs for three (3) and four (4) year old children. | This act would establish a prekindergarten seat finder to support families in accessing high quality early childhood education programs for three (3) and four (4) year old children. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H6132 | HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING "MEDAL OF HONOR DAY" ON MARCH 25, 2025, IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | House Resolution Commemorating "medal Of Honor Day" On March 25, 2025, In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5748 | Extends the time for which a student may enroll in the community college of Rhode Island Promise Scholarship program to one year after the student's high school graduation. | This act would extend the time for which a student may enroll in the community college of Rhode Island Promise Scholarship program to one year after the student's high school graduation. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5278 | Defines "military-connected student" and provides advance enrollment and open enrollment school registration procedures to give the military connected student flexibility in choosing a school district. | This act would define "military-connected student" and would provide advance enrollment and open enrollment school registration procedures to give the military connected student flexibility in choosing a school district. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| H5215 | Provides that health clubs must discontinue automatic deductions from the consumer's account or credit card within 30 calendar days of receiving a notice to stop from the consumer. | This act would provide that a health club must stop automatic deductions from the consumer’s account or credit card within 30 calendar days of receiving a written notice that the consumer wants the automatic deduction to be stopped. The act would also provide that a health club must give a consumer at least 60 calendar days notice of a proposed rate increase or substantial change in services being provided to the consumer. This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| H6116 | HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF ANN MARIE RASPALLO | House Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Ann Marie Raspallo | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6114 | HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MARCH OF 2025, TO BE "BRAIN INJURY AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | House Resolution Proclaiming March Of 2025, To Be "brain Injury Awareness Month" In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5181 | Modifies the summons for eviction for reasons other than nonpayment of rent with the district court, to add a certificate of service section, and provides the option to post the summons/complaint conspicuously on door of the defendant/tenant's dwelling. | This act would modify the summons for eviction for reasons other than nonpayment of rent with the district court, to add a certificate of service section, and provide the option to post the summons and complaint conspicuously on the door of the defendant/tenant's dwelling. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| H5675 | Prohibits a landlord from inquiring about the immigration status of a tenant subject to any federal laws or regulations, but may request financial information. | 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, in accordance with applicable law, to request information or documentation necessary to determine or verify the financial qualifications of a prospective tenant. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5676 | Limits residential rent increases to ten percent (10%) plus the increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) annually. | This act would limit residential rent increases to ten percent (10%) plus the increase in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) annually. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5865 | Bans the sale of cosmetics developed/manufactured using animal testing. A violation would be a $1,000 fine for each offense. | This act would ban a person or manufacturer from selling or offering for sale in this state any cosmetic that was developed or manufactured using animal testing, if the test was conducted or contracted by the manufacturer or any supplier of the manufacturer on or after January 1, 2026. A violation of this act would result in a one thousand dollar ($1,000) fine for each offense. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5728 | Adopts the provisions of Connecticut law pertaining to nontransparent windshields and windows. | This act would adopt the provisions of Connecticut law pertaining to nontransparent windshields and windows. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H6082 | HOUSE RESOLUTION JOYOUSLY CELEBRATING THE 106TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE AMERICAN LEGION ON MARCH 15, 2025 | House Resolution Joyously Celebrating The 106th Anniversary Of The American Legion On March 15, 2025 | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5489 | Replaces the existing chapter on this subject by requiring school districts to organize concussion oversight teams, develop removal-from-play, return-to-play, and return-to-learn protocols, and develop a concussion brochure. | This act would replace the existing chapter on this subject by requiring school districts to organize concussion oversight teams, develop removal-from-play, return-to-play, and return-to- learn protocols, and develop a concussion brochure. This act would repeal chapter 16-91, the "school and youth programs concussion act." This act would take effect on July 1, 2025. | In Committee |
| H5490 | Requires all school districts to designate a certified athletic trainer at each high school within its district. | This act would require all school districts to designate a certified athletic trainer at each high school within its district. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5454 | 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. | This act would require any nonprofit, as a condition for requesting state funds from the general assembly, to submit and to post on their website, a detailed list of ten of their highest paid director, officer and employee salaries, and any forms of compensation provided to those individuals. It would further require the disclosure to include fundraising, endowments, trusts, memorial giving and/or any and all activities that fund the nonprofit. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5696 | Places a cap of twenty percent (20%) on increases in consecutive revaluations of real property in all cities and towns conducting revaluations commencing December 31, 2025, and every December 31 thereafter. | This act would place a cap of twenty percent (20%) on increases in consecutive revaluations of real property in all cities and towns conducting revaluations commencing December 31, 2025, and every December 31 thereafter. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5236 | Subjects residential properties which are a part of certain federal programs to a 12% tax of the prior year's rental income. | This act would provide that effective January 1, 2026, residential properties that are part of Section 202 or Section 811 Federal Supportive Housing Programs, or project-based Section 8 housing, may be taxed up to twelve percent (12%) of the property's previous year's gross scheduled rental income, so long as the property utilized an operating cost basis for federal reimbursement. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5657 | Prohibits the division of motor vehicles from placing on a motorist's driving record, a traffic violation which fine has been paid no longer than thirty (30) days after its issuance. This procedure would only be utilized twice per year. | This act would prohibit the division of motor vehicles from recording a moving violation on a motorist's driving record, if the moving violation is one that can be paid by mail and is paid, in full, by the motorist within thirty (30) days of its issuance; provided that, this procedure cannot be utilized more than twice in one year. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5330 | Provides that amendments to §§ 34-36.1-1.03 and 34-36.1-3.08 are applicable to condominiums created before July 1, 1982, provides a definition for the term “special assessment” and allows unit owners to participate in association meetings remotely. | This act would provide that amendments to §§ 34-36.1-1.03 and 34-36.1-3.08 are applicable to condominiums created before July 1, 1982, would provide a definition for the term “special assessment” and would allow, if authorized in declarations or bylaws, unit owners to participate in association meetings remotely. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5672 | Establishes the rights of adoptive/foster children or those in guardianship, to have post-separation visitation with their siblings. | This act would establish the rights of adoptive/foster children or those in guardianship, to have post-separation visitation with their sibling(s). This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H6024 | HOUSE RESOLUTION JOYOUSLY CELEBRATING THE 83RD ANNIVERSARY OF THE SEABEES ON MARCH 5, 2025 | House Resolution Joyously Celebrating The 83rd Anniversary Of The Seabees On March 5, 2025 | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6025 | HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE STATE GOVERNMENT AFFAIRS COUNCIL (SGAC) | House Resolution Commemorating The 50th Anniversary Of The State Government Affairs Council (sgac) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6021 | HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF DAVID DEPETRILLO, THE DISTINGUISHED LONGTIME RHODE ISLAND STATE TOURISM DIRECTOR AND CHAIRMAN OF THE RHODE ISLAND HOSPITALITY EDUCATION FOUNDATION | House Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of David Depetrillo, The Distinguished Longtime Rhode Island State Tourism Director And Chairman Of The Rhode Island Hospitality Education Foundation | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5544 | HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING FEBRUARY 24 THROUGH FEBRUARY 28, 2025, TO BE "PUBLIC SCHOOLS WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | House Resolution Proclaiming February 24 Through February 28, 2025, To Be "public Schools Week" In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5486 | Requires certified athletic trainers to be trained in the administration of epinephrine auto-injectors (epi-pens) and would require such professionals to be equipped with the medication while performing professional activities. | This act would require certified athletic trainers on and after September 1, 2025 to be trained in the administration of epinephrine auto-injectors (epi-pens) and would require such professionals to be equipped with the medication while performing professional activities. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5028 | Amends the definition of public works so that it would include any public works projects performed for any city or town or quasi-municipal entity and the state and any quasi-state entity. | This act would amend the definition of public works so that it would include any public works projects performed for any city or town or quasi-municipal entity and the state and any quasi- state entity. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5044 | Provides that parents and guardians of children with disabilities in private school have the same rights and remedies as parents/guardians of children in public school. | This act would make explicit that parents and guardians of children with disabilities in private schools have the same rights and remedies as parents/guardians of children in public schools. This act would also provide a procedure in superior court to enforce these rights and remedies. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5047 | Requires employers to provide each employee of a warehouse distribution center, upon hire, with written description of quotas applicable to the employee within defined time periods and adverse employment action for failure to meet the quota. | This act would require employers to provide each employee, defined as a nonexempt employee who works at a warehouse distribution center, upon hire, with a written description of each quota to which the employee is subject, including the quantified number of tasks to be performed or materials to be produced or handled, within the defined time period and any potential adverse employment action that could result from failure to meet the quota. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5387 | Adds “space force” to the branches of the military included in various sections of general law regarding the veterans home, veterans cemetery and the power of armed forces officers to take acknowledgements. | This act would add “space force” to the branches of the military included in various sections of general law regarding the veterans home, veterans cemetery and the power of armed forces officers to take acknowledgements. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5301 | Expands responsibilities of agencies, persons or entities that store, own, collect, process, maintain, acquire, use, or licenses data, who experiences a security breach, include providing additional information to persons affected and law enforcement | This act would expand the responsibilities of those municipal or state agencies or any other person or entity that stores, owns, collects, processes, maintains, acquires, uses, or licenses data, who experiences a security breach. Responsibilities would include providing additional information to persons affected and providing additional cooperation and information to law enforcement and the department of business regulation (DBR). This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5413 | HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF ROBIN ANN MONTECALVO | House Resolution Extending Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Robin Ann Montecalvo | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5328 | HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING FEBRUARY OF 2025 AS “AMERICAN HEART MONTH” IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | House Resolution Proclaiming February Of 2025 As “american Heart Month” In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5048 | Creates special motor vehicle registration plates for vehicles based on the not-for-profit entity Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Honor Flight Hub. | This act would create special motor vehicle registration plates for vehicles based on the not-for-profit entity Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Honor Flight Hub. This act would take effect six (6) months after passage. | In Committee |
| H5239 | HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING JANUARY 30, 2025, TO BE "RHODE ISLAND FOOD INSECURITY AWARENESS DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | House Resolution Proclaiming January 30, 2025, To Be "rhode Island Food Insecurity Awareness Day" In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5241 | HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF SERGEANT MICHAEL W. LAWING | House Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Sergeant Michael W. Lawing | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5237 | HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING KATHLEEN A. BROWN ON HER RETIREMENT AFTER FORTY YEARS OF DISTINGUISHED AND DEVOTED SERVICE TO THE RHODE ISLAND GENERAL ASSEMBLY AND THE CITIZENS OF RHODE ISLAND | House Resolution Congratulating Kathleen A. Brown On Her Retirement After Forty Years Of Distinguished And Devoted Service To The Rhode Island General Assembly And The Citizens Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5208 | HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING GEORGE NEE ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT AS PRESIDENT OF THE RHODE AFL-CIO | House Resolution Honoring George Nee On The Occasion Of His Retirement As President Of The Rhode Afl-cio | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5212 | HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING BOSTON CELTICS HEAD COACH AND JOHNSTON NATIVE JOE MAZZULLA ON WINNING THE 2024 NBA CHAMPIONSHIP | House Resolution Congratulating Boston Celtics Head Coach And Johnston Native Joe Mazzulla On Winning The 2024 Nba Championship | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5152 | HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING REPRESENTATIVE EDWARD T. CARDILLO, JR. FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | House Resolution Honoring Representative Edward T. Cardillo, Jr. For His Service To The People Of The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5064 | HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE JOSEPH MICHAEL DOWNEY | House Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable Joseph Michael Downey | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5056 | HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO MAKE A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR REMEDIES TO THE EROSION OF RHODE ISLAND BEACHES (This resolution would extend the reporting and expiration dates of the Legislative Commission to Study remedies for the Erosion of Rhode Island’s beaches from January 5, 2025 to April 23, 2025, and said commission would expire on April 30, 2025.) | House Resolution Extending The Reporting And Expiration Dates Of The Special Legislative Commission To Make A Comprehensive Study And Provide Recommendations For Remedies To The Erosion Of Rhode Island Beaches (this Resolution Would Extend The Reporting And Expiration Dates Of The Legislative Commission To Study Remedies For The Erosion Of Rhode Island’s Beaches From January 5, 2025 To April 23, 2025, And Said Commission Would Expire On April 30, 2025.) | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5040 | HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF SAYSOMBOUN PHIVILAY | House Resolution Extending Condolences On The Passing Of Saysomboun Phivilay | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5005 | HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE THOMAS R. DILUGLIO | House Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable Thomas R. Diluglio | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5004 | HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE MOST REVEREND LOUIS E. GELINEAU, D.D., J.C.L., S.T.L., BISHOP EMERITUS OF PROVIDENCE | House Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of The Most Reverend Louis E. Gelineau, D.d., J.c.l., S.t.l., Bishop Emeritus Of Providence | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5006 | HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE JOSEPH M. LIMA | House Resolution Extending Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable Joseph M. Lima | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| Bill | Bill Name | Motion | Vote Date | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Yea |
| 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 |
| H5847 | HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE FINDINGS AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS THE FLOODING OF THE PAWTUXET RIVER (Creates an 11-member commission to study and provide recommendations and potential solutions to address the flooding of the Pawtuxet River, and who would report back by March 2, 2026, and would expire on June 2, 2026.) | Passage | 05/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5822 | Creates a taskforce to provide recommendations, advice and guidance to help expedite and provide technical assistance with regard to the development of solar energy systems on property owned by the state. | Passage | 05/20/2025 | Yea |
| 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. | Passage | 05/20/2025 | Yea |
| H6148 | Empowers the division of motor vehicles to make available special motor vehicle registration plates for the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association. | Passage | 05/20/2025 | Yea |
| H5248 | Restricts audits of pharmacists conducted by insurers and their intermediaries, limiting audits to one per year unless an identified problem exists or fraud or misrepresentation is suspected. | Passage | 05/15/2025 | Yea |
| H5505 | Prohibits payments in lieu of pension benefits to person employed more than ninety (90) days. | Passage | 05/15/2025 | Yea |
| H5512 | Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of PROJECT Weber/RENEW, a Rhode Island domestic nonprofit corporation. | Passage | 05/15/2025 | Yea |
| H5557 | Establishes prevailing standards and procedures for licensing speech-language pathologists and audiologists in Rhode Island. | Passage | 05/15/2025 | Yea |
| H5637 | Adds "debit cards" to the section of law relating to fraudulent use of credit cards. | Passage | 05/15/2025 | Yea |
| H5804 | Amends the composition of the building code standards committee and would make several technical amendments relative to the building code office and would establish a state building code office within the office of state fire marshal. | Passage As Amended | 05/15/2025 | Yea |
| H5804 | Amends the composition of the building code standards committee and would make several technical amendments relative to the building code office and would establish a state building code office within the office of state fire marshal. | Passage Of Amendment | 05/15/2025 | Yea |
| H5799 | Provides that minor subdivisions would include oversized lot subdivisions under certain circumstances and relative to zoning ordinances, permit a modification to allow "neighborhood character-based modifications" under certain circumstances. | Passage | 05/15/2025 | Yea |
| H5312 | Establishes a process by which vacancies in a municipal election office and local canvassing board are filled. | Passage | 05/13/2025 | Yea |
| H5447 | Prohibits a person to sell, offer for sale, display for sale or otherwise distribute a farmed animal fur product within the state and provides graduated civil penalties for violations. | Passage | 05/13/2025 | Abstain |
| H5730 | Includes boats and marine-related assets in the blanket permit available for overweight or over-dimensional vehicles. | Passage | 05/13/2025 | Abstain |
| 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. | Passage | 05/13/2025 | Yea |
| H6039 | Requires every school district to render assistance and cooperation within its jurisdictional power to further the objects of this chapter, to wit, providing the courts with any information concerning a child as the court may require. | Passage | 05/13/2025 | Yea |
| H6288 | HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND REVIEW THE COST AND STATUS OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND OWNED, VACANT, AND ABANDONED PROPERTIES AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR METHODS TO MITIGATE THE ASSOCIATED EXPENSES (Extends the reporting and expiration dates of the Commission to review the cost and status of State owned, vacant, and abandoned properties and makes recommendations to mitigate expenses to May 24, 2026, and expire | Passage | 05/13/2025 | Yea |
| H6327 | JOINT RESOLUTION REJECTING THE DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION'S PROPOSED SALARY INCREASES FOR ELIGIBLE UNCLASSIFIED SERVICE DIRECTORS OF STATE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS | Passage | 05/13/2025 | Yea |
| H5084 | Adds early voting to the fifty (50) feet buffer prohibitions against politicking on election day voting. | Passage | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| H5517 | 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 | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| H5709 | Modernizes and streamlines the existing processes for getting on the permanent mail ballot application list. | Passage | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| H5639 | Establishes the crime of attempted kidnapping of a minor. | Passage | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| H5872 | Creates the deceptive and fraudulent synthetic media in election communications chapter to regulate the use of synthetic media in elections. | Passage | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| H6063 | Makes certain personal watercraft violations a misdemeanor. | Passage | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| S0911 | Allows Nunzio Pontillo to join Andrew Peter Carson and Christos Nelson Anastasopoulos in marriage on or about May 10, 2025, within the City of Newport, Rhode Island. | Solemnization Of Marriage | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| H5505 | Prohibits payments in lieu of pension benefits to person employed more than ninety (90) days. | House Committee on Labor: Passage | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| H5635 | Changes the name of "applied behavior assistant analyst" to "assistant applied behavior analyst" and makes several changes to provide consistency in the certification language for behavioral analysts. | Passage | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| H5801 | 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 | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| H5802 | Provides amendments to enable the development of state-owned vacant, abandoned or underutilized land for housing and the process therefore. | Passage As Amended | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| H5802 | Provides amendments to enable the development of state-owned vacant, abandoned or underutilized land for housing and the process therefore. | Passage Of Amendment | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| H5803 | Provides for the establishment and operation of an electronic permitting platform for all state and local permitting. | Passage As Amended | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| H5803 | Provides for the establishment and operation of an electronic permitting platform for all state and local permitting. | Passage Of Amendment | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| H5852 | Expands the existing law regarding collaborative practice agreements between pharmacists and physicians to allow other healthcare providers to enter into such agreements and removes the definition of “collaborative practice committee.” | Passage | 05/06/2025 | Yea |
| H5605 | HOUSE RESOLUTION REINSTATING AND EXTENDING THE LIFE AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ANTI-LITTERING EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS (Reinstates and extends reporting and expiration of commission studying the development and implementation of an anti-littering education program for elementary students, from February 2, 2024, to February 2, 2026, and woul | Passage | 05/01/2025 | Abstain |
| H5593 | Amends the composition of the Urban Collaborative and provide that the collaborative be governed by a board of trustees. | Passage | 05/01/2025 | Abstain |
| H5793 | Amends the provisions under which a city or town may exceed the maximum levy for the assessment of local taxes. | Passage | 05/01/2025 | Abstain |
| H5794 | Provides technical amendments to the chapters on subdivision of land and zoning ordinances for towns and cities. | Passage As Amended | 05/01/2025 | Abstain |
| H5794 | Provides technical amendments to the chapters on subdivision of land and zoning ordinances for towns and cities. | Passage Of Amendment | 05/01/2025 | Abstain |
| H5795 | Amends the administration requirements a zoning ordinance must provide and/or designate and would require that zoning certificates be issued within 20 days of the written request. | Passage | 05/01/2025 | Abstain |
| H5844 | Requires quarterly testing of biosolids for PFAS contaminants by those seeking to apply biosolids to lands, with subsequent reports to the department of environmental management. | Passage | 05/01/2025 | Abstain |
| H6125 | HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING SUPPORT FOR THE LGBTQIA+ COMMUNITY | Passage | 05/01/2025 | Abstain |
| H6269 | HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A PLAN AND THE DESIGN OF A VIETNAM MEMORIAL TO BE LOCATED IN THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND (Extends the reporting and expiration dates of the commission to study a plan and the design of a Vietnam Memorial in Providence, from January 31, 2025, to January 31, 2028, and said commission would expire on April 30, 2028.) | Passage | 05/01/2025 | Abstain |
| H5032 | Allows for the issuance of a Class T liquor license by the town of Jamestown. | Passage | 04/29/2025 | 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 | 04/29/2025 | Yea |
| H5649 | Gives statewide juvenile hearing boards the authority to refer a juvenile offender to a rehabilitative driving course, as part of a disposition of an offense before the board. The order may be enforced by the traffic tribunal. | Passage | 04/29/2025 | 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 | 04/29/2025 | Yea |
| H5950 | Establishes a reimbursement system for a municipalities cost of training public safety personnel when they are hired by a different municipality or public safety agency within Rhode Island within 3 years of receiving the public safety training. | Passage As Amended | 04/29/2025 | Yea |
| H5950 | Establishes a reimbursement system for a municipalities cost of training public safety personnel when they are hired by a different municipality or public safety agency within Rhode Island within 3 years of receiving the public safety training. | Passage Of Amendment | 04/29/2025 | Yea |
| H5960 | Allows for a qualified abandonment of public town roads which grants a public easement over said road allowing it to be converted to walking, biking, and hiking trails and access to parks, nature preserves and other recreational facilities. | Passage | 04/29/2025 | Yea |
| H6111 | 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 | 04/29/2025 | Yea |
| H5311 | Allows the board of elections to tabulate mail ballots in local special elections in the same manner as in tabulate mail ballots in statewide elections. | Passage | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| 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. | Passage | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| H5514 | Exempts emergency mail ballots from the requirement to have certain wording regarding "mail voters" on the ballot. | Passage | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| H5518 | Requires the local board of canvassers to publish early voting dates, hours, and location, at least twice in a newspaper of general circulation and to publish the same on the municipality's website for the duration of in-person early voting period. | Passage | 04/24/2025 | Yea |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RI | District 43 | House | Democrat | In Office | 01/01/2007 |