Rhode Island State Representative

David Morales 2025 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 7)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5487

Introduced
2/13/25  
Bans preferential treatment to a public or private university applicant because of the student's familial relationship to a previous university attendee.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5488

Introduced
2/13/25  
Creates the School Libraries Act.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5498

Introduced
2/13/25  
Requires the secretary of the executive office of health and human services to monitor and mandate changes to the price-setting practices of pharmacy benefit managers to prohibit the spread pricing payment model.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5499

Introduced
2/13/25  
Seeks to promote increased consumer access to Medicare supplement health insurance policies.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5501

Introduced
2/13/25  
Prohibits the courts from setting cash or surety bail on any misdemeanor offense but permits the court to set reasonable non-monetary conditions of bail to assure the defendant's presence in court as required and to protect the community.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5502

Introduced
2/13/25  
Furthers delineate the definitions of felony, misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5503

Introduced
2/13/25  
Provides for just cause evictions for residential landlord tenancies.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5507

Introduced
2/13/25  
Gradually increases the minimum wage for employees receiving gratuities.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5510

Introduced
2/13/25  
Requires a municipality to disclose on their official website the specific issues, details and costs of any legal action of which the town or city is a named defendant within sixty (60) days after the close of their fiscal year.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5515

Introduced
2/13/25  
JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- OF SUFFRAGE (Would propose to the voters of the state a constitutional amendment regarding eligibility to vote and to be a candidate.)
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5523

Introduced
2/13/25  
Requires public bodies to offer translation services for all open meetings of said bodies.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5529

Introduced
2/13/25  
Expands eligibility for the qualified Medicare beneficiary program by increasing the income limit from 100% to 138% of the federal poverty line.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5531

Introduced
2/13/25  
This act would sunset/discontinue the Jobs Development Act rate reduction as of July 1, 2025.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5532

Introduced
2/13/25  
Mandates additional state education funding for the mental and behavioral health of students equal to 2% of the district’s total expenditures, and require those funds be used to hire staff such as school social workers, and behavioral specialists.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5536

Introduced
2/13/25  
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $200,000 TO BE USED FOR INCENTIVES FOR FRUITS AND VEGETABLES SOLD AT PARTICIPATING BONUS BUCKS OUTLETS IN RHODE ISLAND (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $200,000 for incentives for the Farm Fresh Bonus Bucks Program.)