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 H5578

Introduced
2/26/25  
Prohibits public utilities from raising the cost for access to the internet for senior citizens.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5580

Introduced
2/26/25  
Prohibits utility companies from limiting the eligibility of a net metering site based on prior consumption and requires excess energy not consumed under the net metering system to be credited to the consumer.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5595

Introduced
2/26/25  
Requires that every institution of higher education provide training in the administration of opioid antagonists to every staff member on the institution's campus.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5633

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
4/1/25  
Engrossed
4/10/25  
Allows a pharmacist to dispense a one-time refill for certain medications for continuation of therapy to patients under certain circumstances.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5636

Introduced
2/26/25  
Provides that operators of virtual currency kiosks must provide customers with a paper receipt, electronic receipt, or both of the transaction.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5637

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
4/8/25  
Adds "debit cards" to the section of law relating to fraudulent use of credit cards.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5643

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Amends the law relating to casino crimes to be consistent with the advent of iGaming and the relevant age restrictions to participate in iGaming.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5649

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
4/22/25  
Engrossed
4/29/25  
Gives statewide juvenile hearing boards the authority to refer a juvenile offender to a rehabilitative driving course, as part of a disposition of an offense before the board. The order may be enforced by the traffic tribunal.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5662

Introduced
2/26/25  
Established crime of real estate title fraud and creates private cause of action.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5665

Introduced
2/26/25  
Updates the Homeless Bill of Rights to add rules governing the interaction with encampments and include the right to access clean and sanitary conditions.