Rhode Island State Representative

Patricia Serpa 2025 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 7)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5764

Introduced
2/26/25  
Requires a reamortization of the state pension fund for 2026.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5774

Introduced
2/26/25  
Establishes Medicaid fee-for-service reimbursement rates set by the general assembly as the rate floor for Medicaid managed care by home care, home nursing care and hospice providers licensed by the DOH and continue the EEOHH.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5783

Introduced
2/26/25  
Increases the net taxable estate exemption to four million dollars ($4,000,000) for deaths that occur on or after January 1, 2026.
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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.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5780

Introduced
2/26/25  
Allows the dependents of a National Guard member, who is in good standing, to be eligible for tuition assistance.
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Rhode Island House Bill H5787

Introduced
2/26/25  
Exempts from the sales tax eligible school supplies, costing less than $30.00, purchased within one week prior to the commencement of the academic year.
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Rhode Island House Bill H5814

Introduced
2/28/25  
Requires the PUC to produce report on comprehensive study by April 30, 2026.
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Rhode Island House Bill H5820

Introduced
2/28/25  
Amends the obligation of entities to sell at retail to Rhode Island and use customers.
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Rhode Island House Bill H5826

Introduced
2/28/25  
Creates a process for condominium associations to give notice to and obtain approval from unit mortgage holders for certain association actions.
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Rhode Island House Bill H5828

Introduced
2/28/25  
Requires that beginning January l, 2027, all contractors supervising structural remodeling or building new residential structures with one to four (4) family dwelling units be licensed by the contractors' registration and licensing board.
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Rhode Island House Bill H5845

Introduced
2/28/25  
Requires Rhode Island water suppliers to prepare a resilience assessment and a response plan for the risk of flooding.
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Rhode Island House Bill H5847

Introduced
2/28/25  
Refer
2/28/25  
Report Pass
5/13/25  
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 March 2, 2026, and would expire on June 2, 2026.)
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Rhode Island House Bill H5865

Introduced
2/28/25  
Bans the sale of cosmetics developed/manufactured using animal testing. A violation would be a $1,000 fine for each offense.
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Rhode Island House Bill H5933

Introduced
2/28/25  
Provides that any person eighteen (18) years of age who is issued a license or permit may carry a stun gun.
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Rhode Island House Bill H5942

Introduced
2/28/25  
Establishes a restricted receipt account at the DLT for hospitality industry workforce training grants, funded by an annual $50 dollar fee to be charged by RIDOH to food service establishments.