Rhode Island State Representative

Jose Batista Authored & Sponsored Legislation

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Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5186

Introduced
1/24/25  
Amends current law on controlled substances to permit psilocybin to be cultivated within a person's residence for personal use and contingent on the US FDA's program, mandate that RI department of health establish rules regulations.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5220

Introduced
1/29/25  
Amends the comprehensive community-police relationship act of 2015 to require an annual study by an outside agency chosen by the department.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5223

Introduced
1/29/25  
Provides a remedy for any harm caused due to deprivation or violation of rights secured by the Rhode Island Constitution due to acts of the State of Rhode Island.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5259

Introduced
1/31/25  
Prohibits the suspension of any person’s operators’ or chauffeurs’ license or their vehicle registration unless upon conviction of driving offenses.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5261

Introduced
1/31/25  
Permits, effective 7/1/25, the family court to make appropriate orders of support and education of any child who has attained 18 years of age, but not 21, who is domiciled in the home of a parent, and is principally dependent upon said parent for support.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5264

Introduced
1/31/25  
Limits rent increases to no more than 4% annually unless the landlord is granted an exemption by the secretary of housing and provides tenants with a civil action to recover damages, including an award of attorneys' fees/punitive damages, for violations.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5275

Introduced
1/31/25  
Establishes an instant runoff form of ranked choice voting limited, to general assembly primary elections, with three (3) or more candidates.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5285

Introduced
1/31/25  
Authorizes a host city or town to impose a two percent (2%) tax on the endowment of a private institution of higher education that is in excess of one billion dollars ($1,000,000,000), to be used only for the host public school district.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5287

Introduced
2/4/25  
HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING FEBRUARY OF 2025, AS "BLACK HISTORY MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5297

Introduced
2/5/25  
Sets standards and procedures to allow and implement conjugal visitation at state correctional facilities.