Rhode Island State Representative

Scott Slater Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5476

Introduced
2/12/25  
Removes the exemption from the state hotel tax for residences rented in their entirety.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5479

Introduced
2/12/25  
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $750,000 TO WATERFIRE PROVIDENCE (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of ยง750,000 to WaterFire Providence.)

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5552

Introduced
2/26/25  
Creates a new chapter to protect Rhode Island consumers from coercive tactics at grocery stores.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5556

Introduced
2/26/25  
Includes licensed school psychologists under the provisions of the general laws governing the regulations of psychologists and expands the licensing of school psychologists for independent practice.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5594

Introduced
2/26/25  
Requires the board of regents to adopt support and intervention strategies consistent with Comprehensive Education Strategy and SALT in one district at a time.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5640

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
3/18/25  
Engrossed
4/3/25  
Adds a provision in the statute relating to one way highways, providing an increased penalty when a motorist travels the wrong way on an interstate highway or an entrance or exit ramp connected to an interstate highway.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5647

Introduced
2/26/25  
Permits those individuals convicted of multiple felonies and misdemeanors to have their records expunged and provide criteria for the court to consider in determining whether the person is of good moral character.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5648

Introduced
2/26/25  
Requires sentencing court to consider whether defendant is parent of child, or caregiver of elderly, disabled or terminally ill person whose well-being would be adversely affected by the person's incarceration and if so, shall impose a non-jail sentence.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5657

Introduced
2/26/25  
Prohibits the division of motor vehicles from placing on a motorist's driving record, a traffic violation which fine has been paid no longer than thirty (30) days after its issuance. This procedure would only be utilized twice per year.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5678

Introduced
2/26/25  
Requires small employers with one to fifty (1-50) employees and large employers with fifty (50) or more employees to pay overtime wages to exempt workers if their salary exceeds varying multipliers of minimum wage for a forty (40) hour workweek.