Rhode Island State Representative

Arthur Handy Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5470

Introduced
2/12/25  
Submits 2026 capital development program requesting the issuance of $100,000,000 in general obligation bonds to the voters for approval at the November, 2026, general election.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5492

Introduced
2/13/25  
Creates the Microplastics Reduction Act to prohibit the sale or distribution of products containing synthetic polymer micro particles.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5493

Introduced
2/13/25  
Establishes a program for the energy and water benchmarking of large buildings in Rhode Island and a standard for their energy performance.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5494

Introduced
2/13/25  
Adds several consumer protections to existing Medicare Supplement law.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5535

Introduced
2/13/25  
Exempts from the sales tax behind-the-meter batteries interconnected with a solar photovoltaic system.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5538

Introduced
2/18/25  
Requires state use actual residences of persons in government custody for redistricting purposes. Information would be collected by the department of corrections and forwarded to the division of statewide planning, to be utilized for redistricting.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5560

Introduced
2/26/25  
Modifies the real estate sales disclosure form to include the disclosure of “blower door diagnostic air leakage testing” and advises that air leakage testing is recommended prior to purchasing a residential unit.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5580

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Prohibits utility companies from limiting the eligibility of a net metering site based on prior consumption and requires excess energy not consumed under the net metering system to be credited to the consumer.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5475

Introduced
2/12/25  
Exempts new or used bicycles from sale and use tax.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5477

Introduced
2/12/25  
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $500,000 TO ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE MAIN STREET COORDINATING PROGRAM (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $500,000 for the formal establishment of “Main Street Rhode Island”.)