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Legislator > Brian Newberry
State Representative
Brian Newberry
(R) - Rhode Island
Rhode Island House District 48
In Office - Started: 01/06/2009
contact info
North Smithfield Office
53 Follett St.
North Smithfield, RI 02896
North Smithfield, RI 02896
Phone: 401-222-2259
General Capitol Building Address
82 Smith St.
Providence, RI 02903
Providence, RI 02903
Phone: 401-222-3580
| Bill | Bill Name | Summary | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|
| H6201 | Adds nuclear energy sources to the list of renewable energy resources. | This act would add nuclear energy sources to the list of renewable energy resources. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H6202 | Places a moratorium on net metering contracts, subsidies for heat pumps and long-term contracts for the purchasing of solar or wind energy. | This act would place a moratorium on net metering contracts, subsidies for heat pumps and long-term contracts for the purchasing of solar or wind energy. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| H6203 | Repeals the Renewable Energy Growth Program. | This act would repeal the Renewable Energy Growth Program. This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | 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 |
| 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 |
| H5777 | Repeals the act authorizing toll facilities on state roads. | This act would repeal the act authorizing toll facilities on state roads. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5778 | Establishes the first time home buyer savings program act. Allows modifications to federal adjusted gross income for $50,000 in contributions and $150,000 of interest and dividends included in federal adjusted gross income. | This act would establish the first time home buyer savings program fund for first time home buyers. This act would allow modifications to federal adjusted gross income for fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) in contributions and one hundred and fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) of interest and dividends. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| 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 |
| H5994 | Requires the department of environmental management to develop, identify, maintain and update a list of projects that qualify for forest and open space land conservation funding pursuant to federal laws. | This act would require the department of environmental management to develop, identify, maintain and update a list of projects that qualify for forest and open space land conservation funding pursuant to federal laws. The act would also require the establishment of a restricted receipt account for the revenue generated for the agricultural programs administered by the department. The fund would be used to achieve compliance with federal law for environmental law enforcement on federal property and for boating accidents. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H6316 | Requires Rhode Island Energy to enter into at least one long-term contract, for at least a four (4) year period, to procure natural gas pipeline capacity with an interstate pipeline operator. | This act would require Rhode Island Energy to enter into at least one long-term contract, for at least a four (4) year period, to procure natural gas pipeline capacity with an interstate pipeline operator. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5403 | Repeals the corporation minimum tax. | This act would repeal the corporation minimum tax. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H6283 | ESTABLISHING THE BURRILLVILLE LAND TRUST | This act would change the name of the Burrillville Land Trust to the Burrillville Land Conservancy and make other stylistic changes. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H6008 | Allows an income tax credit for employer contributions to an eligible employee's ABLE account, for a maximum credit of two thousand dollars ($2,000) per employee, per year. | This act would allow an income tax credit for employer contributions to an eligible employee's ABLE account, for a maximum credit of two thousand dollars ($2,000) per employee, per year. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5755 | Generates an estate tax discharge upon the recording of a statement by the executor or other estate representative that the value of the decedent’s gross estate does not require a state or federal tax filing. | This act would generate an estate tax discharge upon the filing and recording, with the decedent’s municipality, a statement of the executor, trustee or any other estate representative, that the value of the decedent’s gross estate does not require a state or federal tax filing. 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 |
| 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 |
| H6250 | VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AMENDMENTS TO THE CHARTER OF THE HARRISVILLE FIRE DISTRICT | This act would validate and ratify amendments to the charter of the Harrisville Fire District in the town of Burrillville, which amendments were adopted and approved by the electors of the said fire district on November 19, 2024. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H6149 | Provides for a tax refund deduction for contributions to the Meals on Wheels Inc. Fund commencing with tax year 2025. | This act would provide for a tax refund deduction for contributions to the Meals on Wheels Inc. Fund commencing with tax year 2025. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H6188 | Establishes a system to publicly disseminate emergency alerts regarding a missing adult with an intellectual disability. | This act would establish the "Linda DaLomba Purple Alert Act" for missing adults with intellectual disabilities to publicly disseminate emergency alerts regarding a missing adult with an intellectual disability, whose disappearance indicates a credible threat of danger or serious bodily harm to the missing adult. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5884 | Exempts members of the Rhode Island judiciary from the restrictions on nontransparent windshields and windows in their motor vehicles. | This act would exempt members of the Rhode Island judiciary from the restrictions on nontransparent windshields and windows in their motor vehicles. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5392 | Provides that a family eligible for cash assistance pursuant to § 40-5.2-11, shall if qualified, be provided SNAP benefits. | This act would provide that a family eligible for cash assistance pursuant to § 40-5.2-11, shall if qualified, be provided SNAP benefits. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5406 | Exempts the trade-in value of pickup trucks under eight thousand eight hundred pounds (8,800 lbs.) gross weight, used exclusively for personal use, from sales tax. | This act would exempt the trade-in value of pickup trucks under eight thousand eight hundred pounds (8,800 lbs.) gross weight, used exclusively for personal use, from sales tax. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5997 | Establishes the office of inspector general as an independent administrative agency charged with the responsibility to investigate, detect, and prevent fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement in the expenditure of public funds. | This act would establish the Office of Inspector General as an independent administrative agency charged with the responsibility to investigate, detect, and prevent fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement in the expenditure of public funds. This act would merge the Auditor General into the Office of Inspector General. This act would also mandate that the subpoena and investigative powers of the Office of the Internal Audit at the Department of Administration are to be conducted at the direction or through the Office of the Inspector General This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H6199 | HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING APRIL OF 2025, AS "CHILD SEXUAL ASSAULT AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | House Resolution Commemorating April Of 2025, As "child Sexual Assault Awareness Month" In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6200 | HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL OF 2025 TO BE "NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | House Resolution Proclaiming April Of 2025 To Be "national Child Abuse Prevention Month" In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6196 | HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL 6-12, 2025, TO BE "NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | House Resolution Proclaiming April 6-12, 2025, To Be "national Library Week" In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H6170 | HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL OF 2025, TO BE "PARKINSON'S AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | House Resolution Proclaiming April Of 2025, To Be "parkinson's Awareness Month" In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5886 | Expands the duties of the small business ombudsman, by also having the ombudsman serve as the Rhode Island commerce corporation's small business advocate. | This act would expand the duties of the small business ombudsman, by also having the ombudsman serve as the Rhode Island commerce corporation's small business advocate. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5533 | Reinstates general revenue sharing of state aid among the 39 cities and towns in Rhode Island. The initial amount is based upon population, and increased annually thereafter based on the increase in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers. | This act would reinstate general revenue sharing of state aid among the thirty-nine cities and towns in Rhode Island. The initial amount would be based upon population, and would be increased annually thereafter based on the increase in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5579 | Requires the public utilities commission to produce a report each January containing an analysis of the electric grid and its ability to supply the electricity needs to power cars, buildings and heat homes within the state. | This act would require the public utilities commission to produce a report each January containing an analysis of the electric grid and its ability to supply the electricity needs to power cars, buildings and heat homes within the state. This act would also change the requirement of quarterly meetings of the ratepayers advisory board to monthly meetings. The chairperson of the board would be the commissioner or acting commissioner of the office of energy resources. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H6064 | Allows a minor between the ages of 14 -17 without a permanent residence/in custody of the DCYF to get state identification card without a signature from parent, guardian or foster parent as well as a certified copy of minor's birth certificate at no cost. | This act would allow a minor between fourteen (14) and seventeen (17) years of age who does not have a permanent residence or is in the custody of the department of children, youth and families to receive a state identification card without a signature from a parent, guardian or foster parent at no cost as well as a certified copy of the minor's birth certificate. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5962 | Requires a municipality or quasi-public agency to file a report with the department of municipal finance if it has not made its payment to its other post-employment benefits trust fund or if it is less than thirty-five percent (35%) funded. | This act would require a municipality or quasi-public agency to file a report with the department of municipal finance if it has not made its payment to its other post-employment benefits trust fund or if it is less than thirty-five percent (35%) funded. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5034 | Allows school committees to add item(s) not appearing in published notice to their agendas for purposes of discussion only if the revised agenda is filed with the secretary of state and posted on district website at least 48 hrs in advance of the meeting. | This act would allow school committees to add item(s) not appearing in the published notice to their agendas for the purposes of discussion only and not for the purpose of voting upon the item(s). This act would take effect upon passage. | Crossed Over |
| H5702 | Increases the number of days a retired municipal employee could work in a calendar year without interruption of pension benefits to ninety (90) days. | This act would increase the number of days a retired municipal employee could work in a calendar year without interruption of pension benefits to ninety (90) days. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5356 | Limits the application fees paid under the certificate of need program within the department of health to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000). | This act would limit the application fees paid under the certificate of need program within the department of health to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000). This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5355 | Repeals the certificate of need process statutes which are used by the department of health to determine the need for new health care equipment and new institutional health services. | This act would repeal the certificate of need process statutes which are used by the department of health to determine the need for new health care equipment and new institutional health services. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5520 | Changes the manner by which presidential electoral college electors are elected and create a system of grouping of municipalities of equal populations, one of each of Rhode Island's electoral votes. | This act would change the manner by which presidential electoral college electors are elected. It would create a system of grouping of municipalities of equal populations, one of each of Rhode Island's electoral votes, with the winner of each group for the presidential elections each group receiving one electoral vote. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5519 | Repeals authorizing Rhode Island to join an interstate compact, which would allow Presidents and Vice Presidents to be elected by a national popular vote rather than the electoral college. | This act would repeal authorizing Rhode Island to join an interstate compact, which would allow Presidents and Vice Presidents to be elected by a national popular vote rather than the electoral college. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5025 | Provides that the trapping and subsequent release of any unowned feral or free roaming cat for the purpose of spaying or neutering of the cat would not be considered abandonment. | This act would provide that the trapping and subsequent release of any unowned feral or free roaming cat for the purpose of spaying or neutering of the cat would not be considered abandonment. 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 |
| H5681 | Allows for waiver from testing for temporary or emergency positions. | This act would authorize the personnel administrator to waive the need for competitive tests to fill temporary and emergency positions. It would also require the State to make exams studying and preparation material available to all test takers and that the competitive examination would be printed in Spanish and Portuguese. This act would also require the streamlining of the process of personnel action requests (PAR). This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5721 | Allows a landlord that did not obtain a lead certificate pursuant to the lead mitigation laws of chapter 128.1 of title 42 due to the fact that the state lacks the adequate resources to conduct inspections. | This act would allow a landlord that did not obtain a lead certificate pursuant to the lead mitigation laws of chapter 128.1 of title 42 due to the fact that the state lacks the adequate resources to conduct inspections. The act also would provide that if the landlord certifies that the landlord followed all lead mitigation law requirements as of September 1, 2024, the landlord would not be fined for the lack of a lead certificate. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5720 | Changes the requirement for a registered lobbyist to file with the secretary a report listing all political contributions from one hundred dollars ($100) to two hundred dollars ($200) per annual cycle. | This act would change the requirement for a registered lobbyist to file with the secretary a report listing all political contributions from one hundred dollars ($100) to two hundred dollars ($200) per annual cycle. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5567 | Prohibits disclosure terms "down payment", "money down", or any similar language to describe lump sum payments in order to reduce monthly lease payments. Provides that lump sum payments are non-refundable in the event of a total loss of the vehicle. | This act would prohibit leasing disclosures to use terms such as, "down payment", "money down", or any similar language to describe lump sum payments made to reduce monthly lease payments. This act would provide that, the lessee be provided with a disclosure that in the event of a total loss of the motor vehicle, any lump sum payments made are non-refundable, regardless of the circumstances. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5042 | Repeals the provisions of the general laws allowing deferred deposit providers, also known as "payday lenders." | This act would repeal the provisions of the general laws allowing deferred deposit providers, also known as "payday lenders." This act would take effect on January 1, 2026. | In Committee |
| H5875 | Expands the lobbying reform act to apply to persons who lobby municipal government executives and legislative bodies, as well as local fire districts. | This act would expand the lobbying reform act to apply to persons who lobby municipal government executives and legislative bodies, as well as local fire districts. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5727 | Requires the director of the Rhode Island emergency management agency and the Rhode Island commerce commission to develop and implement a plan to assist businesses in obtaining flood insurance through the National Flood Insurance program. | This act would require the director of the Rhode Island emergency management agency and the Rhode Island commerce commission to develop and implement a plan to assist businesses in obtaining flood insurance through the National Flood Insurance program. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5456 | Requires a seventy-five percent (75%) supermajority vote by the board of directors to establish a quorum and to approve any action taken by the commerce corporation. | This act would require a two-thirds (2/3) majority vote by the board of directors to approve any action taken by the commerce corporation. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5880 | Requires the auditor general to conduct performance audits of all state agencies. | This act would require the auditor general to conduct performance audits of all state agencies. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5609 | Requires the department of transportation, in consultation with the department of environmental management also to conduct an environmental impact study of motor vehicle non-exhaust particle emissions. | This act would require the department of transportation, in consultation with the department of environmental management, to conduct an environmental impact study of motor vehicle non-exhaust particle emissions. It also would allow the departments to collaborate with an academic research institute and direct the departments to make specific recommendations to the general assembly to reduce the environmental impact of tire particle emissions. Their report would be completed no later than January 1, 2026. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5610 | Requires the executive climate change coordinating council to evaluate and make recommendations for the use of carbon emissions removal technology as an alternative to reducing carbon emissions and meeting climate goals. | This act would require the executive climate change coordinating council to evaluate and make recommendations for the use of carbon emissions removal technology as an alternative approach to reducing carbon emissions and meeting the climate goals set forth in the act on climate change. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5612 | Repeals the Promotion of Biofuels Act of 2011, which established a study commission to investigate the use and promotion of such fuels within the state, in its entirety. | This act would repeal the Promotion of Biofuels Act of 2011, which established a study commission to investigate the use and promotion of such fuels within the state, in its entirety. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5646 | Makes persons seventy (70) years of age or older eligible for exemption from jury service. | This act would make persons seventy (70) years of age or older eligible for exemption from jury service. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5022 | Increases the maximum state and municipal small purchase limits from $10,000 to $25,000 for construction projects and from $5,000 to $10,000 for all other state and municipal purchases. | This act would increase the maximum state and municipal small purchase limits from ten thousand dollars ($10,000) to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) for construction projects and from five thousand dollars ($5,000) to ten thousand dollars ($10,000) for all other state and municipal purchases. This act would take effect on December 31, 2025. | In Committee |
| H5879 | Provides a definition for antisemitism to be used by state agencies to evaluate whether discrimination is present. | This act would provide a definition for antisemitism to be used by state agencies to evaluate whether discrimination is present. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5805 | HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE BRUCE M. SELYA | House Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable Bruce M. Selya | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5449 | Repeals § 3-7-19 which prohibits retail liquor licenses within two hundred feet (200') of schools and religious institutions. | This act would repeal § 3-7-19 which prohibits retail liquor licenses within two hundred feet (200') of schools and religious institutions. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5521 | Creates a redistricting commission to act every ten (10) years to adopt a redistricting plan for all general assembly and congressional districts. It also provides for a possible right of appeal of the plan, to the state supreme court. | This act would create a redistricting commission to act every ten (10) years to adopt a redistricting plan for all general assembly and congressional districts. It also provides for a possible right of appeal of the plan, to the state supreme court. This act would take effect upon passage. | In Committee |
| H5445 | Directs the office of law revision to identify, on a yearly basis, any decisions or holdings of the United States Supreme Court that would require amendments to any state statutes. | This act would direct the office of law revision to identify, on a yearly basis, any decisions or holding of the United States Supreme Court that would require amendments to any state statutes. 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 |
| 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. | In Committee |
| H5414 | HOUSE RESOLUTION JOYOUSLY CELEBRATING THE 90TH BIRTHDAY OF ROBERT EDWARD KENAHAN ON FEBRUARY 8TH, 2025 | House Resolution Joyously Celebrating The 90th Birthday Of Robert Edward Kenahan On February 8th, 2025 | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5240 | HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING THE 82ND ANNIVERSARY OF THE "FOUR CHAPLAINS", THE FOUR MEN OF GOD WHO SACRIFICED THEIR LIVES DURING WORLD WAR II SO THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE | House Resolution Commemorating The 82nd Anniversary Of The "four Chaplains", The Four Men Of God Who Sacrificed Their Lives During World War Ii So That Others Might Live | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5213 | HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING PRESIDENT DONALD J. TRUMP AND VICE PRESIDENT JAMES DAVID VANCE ON THEIR ELECTION, AND RECOGNIZING THE 2024 ELECTION AS AN HISTORIC ELECTION | House Resolution Congratulating President Donald J. Trump And Vice President James David Vance On Their Election, And Recognizing The 2024 Election As An Historic Election | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5153 | HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION TO THE MARZILLI FAMILY FOR MORE THAN SIX DECADES OF WONDERFUL MEMORIES AND DELIZIOSO FINE DINING AT MARZILLI'S OLD CANTEEN | House Resolution Expressing Gratitude And Appreciation To The Marzilli Family For More Than Six Decades Of Wonderful Memories And Delizioso Fine Dining At Marzilli's Old Canteen | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5016 | HOUSE RESOLUTION AMENDING THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE YEARS 2023-2024 (Requires that all legislative grants allocated to the senate be distributed in accordance with the rules of the Senate and that all legislative grants allocated to the House of Representatives be divided equally among the 75 legislative districts.) | House Resolution Amending The Rules Of The House Of Representatives For The Years 2023-2024 (requires That All Legislative Grants Allocated To The Senate Be Distributed In Accordance With The Rules Of The Senate And That All Legislative Grants Allocated To The House Of Representatives Be Divided Equally Among The 75 Legislative Districts.) | In Committee |
| H5015 | HOUSE RESOLUTION AMENDING THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE YEARS 2023 AND 2024 (Requires that the bill sponsor or another member of the House be present in order to formally present a bill to a committee before any testimony is taken on the bill.) | House Resolution Amending The Rules Of The House Of Representatives For The Years 2023 And 2024 (requires That The Bill Sponsor Or Another Member Of The House Be Present In Order To Formally Present A Bill To A Committee Before Any Testimony Is Taken On The Bill.) | In Committee |
| H5060 | HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING JANUARY OF 2025, AS "RHODE ISLAND SLAVERY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | House Resolution Commemorating January Of 2025, As "rhode Island Slavery And Human Trafficking Prevention Month" In The State Of Rhode Island | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5063 | HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF RUFINA DELIZO RICE | House Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Rufina Delizo Rice | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5011 | HOUSE RESOLUTION AMENDING THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE YEARS 2023 AND 2024 (Prohibits flags or banners of any size from being displayed on any member's desk within the House chamber.) | House Resolution Amending The Rules Of The House Of Representatives For The Years 2023 And 2024 (prohibits Flags Or Banners Of Any Size From Being Displayed On Any Member's Desk Within The House Chamber.) | In Committee |
| 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 |
| H5003 | HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF TIMOTHY R. PHILLIPS | House Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Timothy R. Phillips | Signed/Enacted/Adopted |
| H5002 | HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF MARY ANN EDWARDS | House Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Mary Ann Edwards | 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 |
| 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. | House Committee on Corporations: Passage | 05/22/2025 | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 |
| H6315 | Repeals § 27-11.1-3 to eliminate the ten percent (10%) limitation on Schedule BA assets. | House Committee on Corporations: Passage | 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 | Abstain |
| 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 | Abstain |
| 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 | Abstain |
| 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 |
| H5484 | Increases the penalties for public utilities for violations of the general law governing the duties of utilities and carriers. | House Committee on Corporations: Passage of Sub A | 05/15/2025 | Yea |
| H5565 | Authorizes and regulates the distribution of the product known as "kratom." | House Committee on Corporations: Passage of Sub A | 05/15/2025 | Nay |
| 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. | House Committee on Corporations: Passage | 05/15/2025 | Yea |
| H5575 | Allows for the procurement of nuclear power. | House Committee on Corporations: Passage of Sub A | 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 | Nay |
| H5312 | Establishes a process by which vacancies in a municipal election office and local canvassing board are filled. | Passage | 05/13/2025 | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| H5730 | Includes boats and marine-related assets in the blanket permit available for overweight or over-dimensional vehicles. | Passage | 05/13/2025 | Yea |
| 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 |
| 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. | House Committee on Corporations: Passage of Sub A | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| H5250 | Adds Juneteenth National Freedom Day to the definition of "holidays" to the chapter governing retail business. | House Committee on Corporations: Passage of Sub A | 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 | Nay |
| H5639 | Establishes the crime of attempted kidnapping of a minor. | Passage | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| H5563 | Requires hotel employees and short-term rental property operators to annually receive human trafficking awareness training. | House Committee on Corporations: Passage | 05/08/2025 | Yea |
| H5557 | Establishes prevailing standards and procedures for licensing speech-language pathologists and audiologists in Rhode Island. | House Committee on Corporations: Passage of Sub A | 05/08/2025 | 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. | House Committee on Corporations: 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 |
| 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. | House Committee on Corporations: Passage of Sub A | 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 |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 | Nay |
| 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 |
| State | District | Chamber | Party | Status | Start Date | End Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RI | District 48 | House | Republican | In Office | 01/06/2009 |