Rhode Island State Representative

Christopher Paplauskas Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5873

Introduced
2/28/25  
Requires verification of an applicant's date of birth and either a Rhode Island driver's license number or state identification number on all applications seeking mail ballots and emergency mail ballots.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5875

Introduced
2/28/25  
Expands the lobbying reform act to apply to persons who lobby municipal government executives and legislative bodies, as well as local fire districts.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5881

Introduced
2/28/25  
Provides specific language for signs to be posted at certain establishments notifying people of contact information to the national human trafficking resource center.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5886

Introduced
2/28/25  
Expands the duties of the small business ombudsman, by also having the ombudsman serve as the Rhode Island commerce corporation's small business advocate.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5900

Introduced
2/28/25  
Refer
2/28/25  
Report Pass
3/25/25  
Engrossed
4/3/25  
Distinguishes, in two separate subsections, a first offense for reckless driving, which is a misdemeanor, and a second or subsequent offense for reckless driving, which is a felony.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5935

Introduced
2/28/25  
Expands firearm rights to recognize out of state carry permits, authorizes weapons carried during emergency evacuation and establishes an appeal process for permit denied.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5941

Introduced
2/28/25  
Establishes the portable benefit plan for independent contractors.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5962

Introduced
2/28/25  
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.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5994

Introduced
2/28/25  
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.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H6008

Introduced
2/28/25  
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.