Rhode Island State Representative

John Edwards Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5431

Introduced
2/12/25  
Provides that individuals enrolled in Medicare Parts A and B guaranteed right to enroll in standardized plans.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5447

Introduced
2/12/25  
Refer
2/12/25  
Report Pass
4/29/25  
Prohibits a person to sell, offer for sale, display for sale or otherwise distribute a farmed animal fur product within the state and provides graduated civil penalties for violations.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5448

Introduced
2/12/25  
Eliminates the "until June 30, 2025" sunset on the increase in the total amount of earnings a partial-unemployment insurance claimant can receive before being entirely disqualified for unemployment insurance benefits.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5454

Introduced
2/12/25  
Requires nonprofit, as a condition for requesting state funds from the general assembly, to submit & post on their website, a list of10 of their highest paid director, officer & employee salaries & any forms of compensation provided to those individuals.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5459

Introduced
2/12/25  
JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE, PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- RIGHT TO AN ADEQUATE EDUCATION (Amends the constitution to guarantee Rhode Island residents with equal opportunity to receive an education that is adequate, equitable and meaningful and provides judicial enforcement of this provision.)
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5464

Introduced
2/12/25  
Repeals the exemption granted to pari-mutuel facilities and casinos from the smoke free workplace requirement and provides for a one time appropriate of $1,000,000 to inform patrons of the smoke free policy within the casino.
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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.
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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.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5507

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

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5453

Introduced
2/12/25  
Replaces CRMC with a newly created division of coastal resources management, a state entity within the DEM and would transfer all authority to the DEM with duties and responsibilities to be carried out by the division of coastal resources management.