Rhode Island State Senator

Patricia Serpa Authored & Sponsored Legislation

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Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5847

Introduced
2/28/25  
HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE FINDINGS AND POTENTIAL SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS THE FLOODING OF THE PAWTUXET RIVER (Creates an 11-member commission to study and provide recommendations and potential solutions to address the flooding of the Pawtuxet River, and who would report back by January 2, 2026, and would expire on March 2, 2026.)
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5976

Introduced
2/28/25  
Provides $4,000,000 to support comprehensive and effective afterschool, school vacation, summer learning and workforce development programs for students in grades kindergarten through twelve (K-12).
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5987

Introduced
2/28/25  
Establishes a core state behavioral health crisis services system, to be administered by the director of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5993

Introduced
2/28/25  
Commences July 1, 2025, this act would eliminate the provision of this section that requires new applicants for employment under this section to pay the expense for their criminal background checks.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5891

Introduced
2/28/25  
Disqualifies individuals with prior felony convictions from purchasing or possessing a firearm.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5961

Introduced
2/28/25  
Eliminates child daycare centers from the statute regarding the health and educational building corporation and updates the statutory terminology by replacing the phrase "institutions of higher learning" with that of "educational institutions".