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 H5620

Introduced
2/26/25  
Regulates price increases for prescription drugs.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5650

Introduced
2/26/25  
Prohibits family court from detaining or committing any youth, 12 years or younger, to training school, for any offense other than murder, first degree sexual assault, or an attempt to commit such offenses there is no other reasonable placement.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5706

Introduced
2/26/25  
Replaces the coastal resources management council with a state department of coastal resources and transfer all of the powers and duties between the two (2) authorities.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5712

Introduced
2/26/25  
Establishes fusion voting in Rhode Island, allowing candidates to appear on ballots as nominees of multiple political parties, for the same office.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5723

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Engrossed
6/3/25  
Requires any state agency that prints more than fifty (50) copies of a contract, publication, brochure, notice, or promotional material to use state-owned or operated print shop capable of processing the material.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5726

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
6/12/25  
Promotes free expression and access of information by prohibiting the censorship of library materials.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5744

Introduced
2/26/25  
Authorizes the office of postsecondary commissioner to expand bilingual and dual language teacher certificates in urban schools through two scholarship programs for students and teachers, with eligibility requirements and donations.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5747

Introduced
2/26/25  
Enhances and further define the role of the board of trustees of the University of Rhode Island.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5779

Introduced
2/26/25  
Requires oil spill responsible fee from 5 cents to 10 cents. Funds to support climate change initiatives.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5789

Introduced
2/26/25  
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $1,000,000 FOR THE MESHANTICUT LAKE PAVED WALKING PATH IN CRANSTON (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $1,000,000 for the Meshanticut Lake paved walking path in Cranston.)