Rhode Island State Representative

Christopher Paplauskas 2025 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5005

Introduced
1/9/25  
HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE THOMAS R. DILUGLIO
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5011

Introduced
1/10/25  
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.)
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5060

Introduced
1/15/25  
HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING JANUARY OF 2025, AS "RHODE ISLAND SLAVERY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5084

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Report Pass
4/3/25  
Engrossed
5/8/25  
Adds early voting to the fifty (50) feet buffer prohibitions against politicking on election day voting.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5152

Introduced
1/23/25  
HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING REPRESENTATIVE EDWARD T. CARDILLO, JR. FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5153

Introduced
1/23/25  
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
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5183

Introduced
1/24/25  
Allows lane filtering, the act of passing stopped or slow-moving vehicles proceeding in the same direction, for motorcycles at low speeds.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5213

Introduced
1/28/25  
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
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5232

Introduced
1/29/25  
Authorizes early voting for the ten (10) calendar days except the second weekend prior immediately preceding election day, while requiring, as is practicable, that all the election day protections and procedures be afforded to early voters.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5240

Introduced
1/30/25  
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
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5251

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
Report Pass
5/6/25  
Engrossed
5/22/25  
Refer
5/23/25  
Report Pass
6/17/25  
Engrossed
6/20/25  
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.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5261

Introduced
1/31/25  
Permits, effective 7/1/25, the family court to make appropriate orders of support and education of any child who has attained 18 years of age, but not 21, who is domiciled in the home of a parent, and is principally dependent upon said parent for support.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5341

Introduced
2/7/25  
Authorizes the collection of a small additional fee, in addition to the registration fee paid by motorboat owners, to be deposited in a restricted account, in order to fund the newly established freshwater lake management program.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5356

Introduced
2/7/25  
Limits the application fees paid under the certificate of need program within the department of health to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000).
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5367

Introduced
2/7/25  
HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE MANNER IN WHICH HEALTH INSURANCE, DISABILITY INSURANCE, UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE, RETIREMENT PLANS AND OTHER TRADITIONAL EMPLOYER PROVIDED BENEFITS ARE ACCORDED TO UBER AND LYFT DRIVERS, SELF EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS, AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC (Creates a 5 member commission to study the way insurance plans and traditional employer provided benefits are given to Uber and Lyft drivers, and others providing services to the public, and would report by January 5, 2026, and expire March 5, 20206.)