Rhode Island State Representative

Karen Alzate 2025 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 3)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5502

Introduced
2/13/25  
Furthers delineate the definitions of felony, misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5505

Introduced
2/13/25  
Refer
2/13/25  
Report Pass
5/6/25  
Engrossed
5/15/25  
Refer
5/30/25  
Report Pass
6/2/25  
Enrolled
6/12/25  
Prohibits payments in lieu of pension benefits to person employed more than ninety (90) days.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5527

Introduced
2/13/25  
Establishes a statewide standalone children's mobile response and stabilization services to address the behavioral health needs of children and youth ages 2 to 21. DCYF to oversee implementation of the program.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5530

Introduced
2/13/25  
Beginning on July 1, 2025, allows state union employees to negotiate longevity payments in their collective bargaining agreements.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5532

Introduced
2/13/25  
Mandates additional state education funding for the mental and behavioral health of students equal to 2% of the district’s total expenditures, and require those funds be used to hire staff such as school social workers, and behavioral specialists.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5535

Introduced
2/13/25  
Exempts from the sales tax behind-the-meter batteries interconnected with a solar photovoltaic system.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5536

Introduced
2/13/25  
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $200,000 TO BE USED FOR INCENTIVES FOR FRUITS AND VEGETABLES SOLD AT PARTICIPATING BONUS BUCKS OUTLETS IN RHODE ISLAND (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $200,000 for incentives for the Farm Fresh Bonus Bucks Program.)
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5538

Introduced
2/18/25  
Requires state use actual residences of persons in government custody for redistricting purposes. Information would be collected by the department of corrections and forwarded to the division of statewide planning, to be utilized for redistricting.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5557

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
5/8/25  
Engrossed
5/15/25  
Refer
5/23/25  
Report Pass
6/18/25  
Engrossed
6/21/25  
Establishes prevailing standards and procedures for licensing speech-language pathologists and audiologists in Rhode Island.
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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 H5585

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
5/22/25  
Engrossed
6/5/25  
Enrolled
6/18/25  
Requires associations to provide unit owners within thirty (30) days notice of any increase in the deductible application to the association’s policy.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5586

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
5/22/25  
Engrossed
6/5/25  
Enrolled
6/18/25  
Creates process for condominium associations to give notice to and obtain approval from unit mortgage holders for certain association actions by mailing a written request for approval to the unit mortgagees via regular and certified mail.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5598

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
6/10/25  
Engrossed
6/16/25  
Engrossed
6/18/25  
Requires every public school to have a policy regarding the use of personal electronic devices on school grounds.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5515

Introduced
2/13/25  
JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- OF SUFFRAGE (Would propose to the voters of the state a constitutional amendment regarding eligibility to vote and to be a candidate.)
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5529

Introduced
2/13/25  
Expands eligibility for the qualified Medicare beneficiary program by increasing the income limit from 100% to 138% of the federal poverty line.