Rhode Island State Representative

Earl Read Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5256

Introduced
1/31/25  
Provides for equal pay for healthcare providers.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5260

Introduced
1/31/25  
Extends the voluntary extension of care (VEC) program pursuant to ยง 14-1-6 to children in the juvenile justice system and children who attain reunification prior to their eighteenth (18th) birthday, however, the reunification is not successful.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5269

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
Report Pass
2/27/25  
Engrossed
3/13/25  
Allows the waiver of interest on overdue taxes for commercial properties.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5271

Introduced
1/31/25  
Authorizes retired police officers and firefighters to earn income in addition to their earnable compensation; provided that, the amount would not exceed 5 times the rate of earnable compensation currently in force.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5273

Introduced
1/31/25  
Refer
1/31/25  
Report Pass
3/13/25  
Engrossed
3/25/25  
Refer
5/2/25  
Report Pass
5/22/25  
Requires all lifeguards, and park and forest rangers, who work on a full time basis at any public beach or facility to be trained in administering opioid antagonists.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5277

Introduced
1/31/25  
Changes the process of nominating candidates for the general election, by replacing the political party primary with a primary general election.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5283

Introduced
1/31/25  
Adds department of corrections' correctional officers to the list of public safety employees that are entitled to their full salary if they are injured and become disabled as a result of performance of their job duties.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5284

Introduced
1/31/25  
Exempts any individual who is aging out of foster care from the payment of any fee associated with the issuance of a operator's license as well as driver's education class fees. The fee waiver is in effect until the individual reaches 27 years of age.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5292

Introduced
2/5/25  
Refer
2/5/25  
Report Pass
3/25/25  
Engrossed
4/22/25  
Requires that the basic education program data collection information for students that attend career and technical education schools be charged to the receiving school district and not the sending school district.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5303

Introduced
2/5/25  
Establishes a searchable database of healthcare professionals' complaint histories, accessible to employers. License holders can review and dispute inaccuracies, while maintaining current criminal background check requirements.