Rhode Island State Representative

Joshua Giraldo 2025 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 5)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5751

Introduced

2/26/25

Refer

2/26/25

Provides that a student's enrollment in Medicaid would be included in calculating and determining the student success factor for use in the foundation education-aid formula.

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5782

Introduced

2/26/25

Refer

2/26/25

Includes municipal detention facility corporations as exempt from taxation, and requires that an amount equal to 27% of all tax that would have been collected if the property was taxable be paid to the municipality annually.

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H6027

Introduced

3/5/25

Refer

3/5/25

Report Pass

3/27/25

Passed

4/1/25

HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES, AND REQUIRING REAPPOINTMENT OF THE MEMBERSHIP OF THE LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE ENTIRE AREA OF LAND USE, PRESERVATION, DEVELOPMENT, HOUSING, ENVIRONMENT, AND REGULATION (Extends the reporting and expiration dates, and requires letter of continued interest, to the commission studying land use, preservation, development, housing, environment, and regulation, from June 8, 2025, to June 8, 2026, and expires on June 30, 2026.)

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5855

Introduced

2/28/25

Refer

2/28/25

Report Pass

6/3/25

Engrossed

6/12/25

Engrossed

6/18/25

Passed

6/24/25

Amends the types of products which pharmacists may prescribe as substitute drugs or products to include "devices and supplies" and "therapeutically equivalent drugs and pharmaceuticals."

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5916

Introduced

2/28/25

Refer

2/28/25

Increases the notification time about rent increases and termination of tenancy for month-to-month tenants.

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5948

Introduced

2/28/25

Refer

2/28/25

Report Pass

6/10/25

Engrossed

6/16/25

Engrossed

6/18/25

Passed

6/24/25

Ensures that RI DOH is able to access the full calendar year worth of housing choice voucher data by moving the report submission deadline to align with availability of federal data.

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5955

Introduced

2/28/25

Refer

2/28/25

Report Pass

6/17/25

Engrossed

6/18/25

Engrossed

6/20/25

Passed

6/27/25

Creates the department of housing land bank program to allow for the deposit of title to real estate assets for the purpose of developing residential housing.

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5974

Introduced

2/28/25

Refer

2/28/25

Permits hit and run victims suffering serious bodily injury to recover under the crime victim compensation program.

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5978

Introduced

2/28/25

Refer

2/28/25

Provides that in local educational agencies when over 45% of the children have a family income that is at or below 185% of federal poverty guidelines then the student success factor will be 50% by the core instruction per-pupil amount.

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5979

Introduced

2/28/25

Refer

2/28/25

Requires a review by the department of elementary and secondary education of the formula components used to compute the aid needed to support high need students.

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5992

Introduced

2/28/25

Refer

2/28/25

Amends the Rhode Island works program to allow lawful permanent residents to receive benefits without a waiting period.

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H6003

Introduced

2/28/25

Refer

2/28/25

Provides for increases or decreases in the amount of foundation level school support that a community would receive, based upon a community's ability to meet and surpass its minimum low- and moderate-income housing requirements.

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H6026

Introduced

3/5/25

Refer

3/5/25

Amends the uniform controlled substances act and reclassifies simple possession of 28 grams or less of certain controlled substances as a misdemeanor.

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H6047

Introduced

3/7/25

Refer

3/7/25

Mandates all health insurance contracts from January 1, 2026, to cover FDA-approved contraceptives, sterilization, contraception counseling, follow-up services, and a twelve-month supply for Medicaid recipients.

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H6055

Introduced

3/12/25

Refer

3/12/25

Allows RI to opt out of the provisions of DIDMCA exempting out of state lenders from interest rate limits which apply to RI lenders. Prevents evasion of statutory interest rate limits and lending rules for loans made in RI.

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