Rhode Island State Representative

John Edwards 2025 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 2)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5047

Introduced
1/15/25  
Requires employers to provide each employee of a warehouse distribution center, upon hire, with written description of quotas applicable to the employee within defined time periods and adverse employment action for failure to meet the quota.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5051

Introduced
1/15/25  
Refer
1/15/25  
Report Pass
4/3/25  
Engrossed
4/10/25  
Engrossed
5/1/25  
Names the new Sakonnet River Bridge as the “Staff Sergeant Christopher Potts Sakonnet River Bridge.” This act would take effect upon passage.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5057

Introduced
1/15/25  
HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF JOSEPH A. GILMARTIN
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5062

Introduced
1/15/25  
HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE JOHN E. FARIA
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5082

Introduced
1/16/25  
Limits copays, coinsurance or office deductibles for services of a physical therapist to the amount authorized for the services of a primary care physician or osteopath on or after January 1, 2026.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5086

Introduced
1/16/25  
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 2028 election.)
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5095

Introduced
1/21/25  
HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING SINCERE CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF CEDRIC PAUL HUNTLEY
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5109

Introduced
1/22/25  
2022) (Implements technical corrections to the transition rules for transactions governed by 2024 Public Laws Chapters 65 and 66 regarding security interests in emerging technologies.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5119

Introduced
1/22/25  
Limits the use by insurers of step therapy, a protocol that establishes a specific sequence in which prescription drugs for a specified medical condition are covered by an insurer, by allowing medical providers to request step therapy exceptions.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5128

Introduced
1/22/25  
Makes any offense under this statute that could result in the death of an animal punishable by up to 3 years in prison, a fine of at least $1,000, or both, for each offense.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5135

Introduced
1/22/25  
Recognizes that municipal employees have the opportunity to utilize interest arbitration and would establish new factors for the arbitrators to consider. These factors include comparisons of wages/hourly conditions of employment in similarly skilled jobs.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5141

Introduced
1/22/25  
Establishes a motor vehicle license plate to honor Roger Williams.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5144

Introduced
1/22/25  
Allows executive office of EOHHS to review current methodology for Medical payments to nursing facilities.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5148

Introduced
1/23/25  
HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF SYLVIA "SIGGY" WEBER, BELOVED PSYCHIATRIC NURSE LEADER, HEALER, AND VETERAN OF THE AIR FORCE AND U.S. ARMY RESERVES

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5145

Introduced
1/22/25  
Allows for trucks with a gross vehicle weight of eight thousand pounds (8,000 lbs.) or less to have passenger registration license plates.