Rhode Island State Representative

Tina Spears Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5772

Introduced
2/26/25  
Increases individual, group, and Medicaid insurance rates of reimbursement for ambulance and wheelchair van services to be equal to reimbursement rates provided by Medicare for the same medical services.
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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 H5788

Introduced
2/26/25  
Prohibits the collection of sales tax on refundable deposits for batteries and core charges for motor vehicle equipment, parts or components.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5790

Introduced
2/26/25  
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $90,000,000 TO THE RHODE ISLAND EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO SUPPORT PHYSICIAN REIMBURSEMENT RATE INCREASES IN THE RHODE ISLAND MEDICAID PROGRAM (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $90,000,000 to the Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services to be invested in increasing reimbursement rates for all physicians and advanced practice providers.)
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5794

Introduced
2/27/25  
Refer
2/27/25  
Report Pass
4/8/25  
Provides technical amendments to the chapters on subdivision of land and zoning ordinances for towns and cities.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5797

Introduced
2/27/25  
Refer
2/27/25  
Report Pass
3/20/25  
Adds a definition for "co-living housing" to the zoning ordinance provisions of the general laws and would include such housing as a special provision to be included in a zoning ordinance.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5798

Introduced
2/27/25  
Refer
2/27/25  
Report Pass
3/20/25  
Adds the process of permitting the construction of attached single-family dwellings in identified zoning districts as a factor that zoning ordinances must address.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5800

Introduced
2/27/25  
Refer
2/27/25  
Report Pass
3/20/25  
Adds "providing for residential development in all or some of the areas encompassing commercial districts" as a purpose a zoning ordinance must address.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5795

Introduced
2/27/25  
Refer
2/27/25  
Report Pass
4/8/25  
Amends the administration requirements a zoning ordinance must provide and/or designate and would require that zoning certificates be issued within 20 days of the written request.