Rhode Island State Representative

David Morales 2024 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7017

Introduced
1/5/24  
Refer
1/5/24  
Report Pass
6/11/24  
Engrossed
6/13/24  
Enrolled
6/14/24  
Directs PUC to extend utility termination moratorium for gas/electricity from April 15 to May 1, of each year with discretion to respond to emergency/ economic conditions/customers' needs.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7023

Introduced
1/5/24  
Reduces equitable relationships between packaging producers and local governments and communities by establishing the Package Reduction and Recycling Program.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7028

Introduced
1/5/24  
Increases the income limits for disabled individuals to one hundred eighty percent of the federal poverty level to qualify for medical assistance coverage.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7029

Introduced
1/5/24  
Refer
1/5/24  
Engrossed
6/13/24  
Enrolled
6/14/24  
Increases the maximum post retirement employment earnings from eighteen thousand dollars ($18,000) to twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000) a year for certain retired educators.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7031

Introduced
1/5/24  
Repeals the provision that requires new applicants for employment under this section to pay the expense for their background checks.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7034

Introduced
1/5/24  
Increases the hourly wages paid to prisoners, for work performed by prisoners, with the consent of the director of corrections.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7035

Introduced
1/5/24  
Appropriates $1,875,000 for the creation of a 9-8-8 suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline within the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals (BHDDH).
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7041

Introduced
1/5/24  
Refer
1/5/24  
Requires prescription drug manufacturers to file a detailed, updated list of each pharmaceutical sales representative engaged by the manufacturer and to pay an annual fee for each name on list.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7042

Introduced
1/5/24  
Regulates price increases for prescription drugs.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7048

Introduced
1/5/24  
Requires sentencing court to consider whether defendant is parent of child, or caregiver of elderly, disabled or terminally ill person whose well-being would be adversely affected by the person's incarceration and if so, shall impose a non-jail sentence.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7049

Introduced
1/5/24  
Limits rent increases to no more than 4% annually and provides tenants with a civil action to recover damages for any violations.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7054

Introduced
1/5/24  
Provides employees with civil administrative remedies against contractors, subcontractors involved in the contract with joint/severable liability imposed on contractors or subcontractors. Effective 9/1/2024.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7057

Introduced
1/5/24  
Refer
1/5/24  
Report Pass
6/10/24  
Engrossed
6/11/24  
Engrossed
6/13/24  
Provides that upon application, and good cause, the state may waive the bonding requirement for certified minority business enterprises or women owned businesses.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7070

Introduced
1/5/24  
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 secretary of state to be utilized for redistricting.
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Rhode Island 2024 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7072

Introduced
1/5/24  
JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE, PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE -- FOUR YEAR TERMS FOR REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATORS (Proposes an amendment to the State Constitution, Article IV, Section 1, that would allow four (4) year terms for general assembly members, commencing with the 2026 election.)