Rhode Island State Representative

Michelle McGaw Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5759

Introduced
2/26/25  
Allows a deduction from federal adjusted gross income for interest payments on outstanding student loans.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5779

Introduced
2/26/25  
Requires oil spill responsible fee from 5 cents to 10 cents. Funds to support climate change initiatives.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5784

Introduced
2/26/25  
Includes "hosting platform" under the definition of "room-seller" and imposes a tax of 5% on the rental of a house or condominium with the tax used exclusively for infrastructure improvements, riverine and coastal resiliency and housing.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5813

Introduced
2/28/25  
Mandates any utility provider from increasing the transmission and distribution fees paid by a consumer for a period of two (2) years.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5816

Introduced
2/28/25  
Mandates state and electric distribution companies develop proposals and encourage off shore wind power development and give priority in those projects to providing employment and business opportunities to workers from disadvantaged communities.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5827

Introduced
2/28/25  
Requires a person selling real property to provide disclosures as it relates to flooding on the property which occurred either through natural events or mechanical failures.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5830

Introduced
2/28/25  
Requires that any covered entity that develops/provides online services, products, or features that children are reasonably likely to access shall consider the best interest of children when designing/developing such online service, product, or feature.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5836

Introduced
2/28/25  
Would require every high school to offer a yearlong “ethnic studies” course.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5844

Introduced
2/28/25  
Refer
2/28/25  
Report Pass
4/9/25  
Engrossed
5/1/25  
Refer
5/2/25  
Report Pass
5/28/25  
Requires quarterly testing of biosolids for PFAS contaminants by those seeking to apply biosolids to lands, with subsequent reports to the department of environmental management.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5817

Introduced
2/28/25  
Establishes the “2025 Rhode Island Broadband Transparency and Consumer Protection Act."