Rhode Island State Representative

Joseph McNamara 2025 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5027

Introduced
1/10/25  
Provides that any law or regulation which prohibits or protects a person from exposure to second-hand smoke would include second-hand marijuana smoke or vapor.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5071

Introduced
1/16/25  
Considers state government caseworkers or investigators "public officials" for purposes of the prohibition on making threats to public officials.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5084

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Report Pass
4/3/25  
Engrossed
5/8/25  
Adds early voting to the fifty (50) feet buffer prohibitions against politicking on election day voting.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5108

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
Report Pass
6/5/25  
Engrossed
6/10/25  
Engrossed
6/17/25  
Engrossed
6/18/25  
Allows foreign trained physicians limited license to practice in Rhode Island under specific conditions.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5110

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
Report Pass
5/22/25  
Engrossed
5/29/25  
Provides for the operation and duties of natural organic reduction for the contained, accelerated conversion of human remains to soil. Disposition facilities would be used for either cremation or natural organic reduction.
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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 H5150

Introduced
1/23/25  
HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF ALAN SHAWN FEINSTEIN, A LEGENDARY PHILANTHROPIST AND ENTREPRENEUR
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5155

Introduced
1/24/25  
Refer
1/24/25  
Report Pass
3/4/25  
Report Pass
4/1/25  
Engrossed
4/22/25  
Refer
5/2/25  
Engrossed
6/20/25  
Provides that architects and other authorized disaster response workers, in the course of performing their duties, be entitled to all rights in like manner as state employees.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5157

Introduced
1/24/25  
Refer
1/24/25  
Report Pass
3/4/25  
Report Pass
4/1/25  
Engrossed
4/22/25  
Refer
5/2/25  
Engrossed
6/20/25  
Provides that any disaster response worker shall, in the course of their duties, be considered a state employee and be entitled to all rights in like manner as state employees.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5164

Introduced
1/24/25  
Establishes a task force managed by the children’s cabinet to develop recommendations to improve access to early intervention and early childhood special education services.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5067

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Report Pass
6/5/25  
Allows for the enactment of the dietitian licensure compact permitting a licensed dietitian from another state to become licensed within the state, and also permitting a dietitian licensed by the state to become licensed in another compact state.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5088

Introduced
1/16/25  
Refer
1/16/25  
Report Pass
5/22/25  
Engrossed
6/3/25  
Mandates the use of a soft-shell helmet cover that adds a padded, soft-shell layer to the outside of a traditional football helmet, for students participating in Rhode Island interscholastic league football.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5151

Introduced
1/23/25  
HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF WARREN D. COLE
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5162

Introduced
1/24/25  
Refer
1/24/25  
Report Pass
2/12/25  
Engrossed
2/25/25  
Incorporates the department of elementary and secondary education's SurveyWorks school climate indicators for evaluating the performance of LEAs and individual public schools.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5163

Introduced
1/24/25  
Refer
1/24/25  
Report Pass
2/12/25  
Engrossed
2/25/25  
Refer
3/21/25  
Report Pass
6/10/25  
Engrossed
6/17/25  
Engrossed
6/18/25  
Provides that the commissioner of elementary and secondary education directs all local education agencies to select one of the identified high-quality curricula and materials for science and technology no later than June 30, 2026.