Rhode Island State Representative

Tina Spears Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5345

Introduced
2/7/25  
Extends the voluntary extension of care (VEC) program for all children in the care and custody of the state.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5347

Introduced
2/7/25  
Provides that all extended benefits offered by DCYF to foster children shall be extended to children placed in guardianship.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5352

Introduced
2/7/25  
Creates the position of dementia services coordinator within the department of health to coordinate the departments approach to Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5353

Introduced
2/7/25  
Refer
2/7/25  
Report Pass
3/18/25  
Report Pass
3/27/25  
Engrossed
4/8/25  
Authorizes a pharmacy technician or pharmacy intern to perform technology-assisted dispensing process validation for medications prepared for distribution by another pharmacy technician or intern within an institutional pharmacy.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5362

Introduced
2/7/25  
RELATED TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- SENTENCING RECONSIDERATION ACT
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5374

Introduced
2/7/25  
Establishes a new article in the state building code that provides that certain new housing construction contain at least one floor that meets the requirements for a Type C "ANSI'' Standards for Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5376

Introduced
2/7/25  
Refer
2/7/25  
Report Pass
5/15/25  
Engrossed
5/20/25  
Allows for a special RI license plate to raise awareness for colon cancer. The plate would be designed by the partnership to reduce cancer in RI. The fees for the plate would be divided equally between the general fund and the partnership not-for-profit.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5377

Introduced
2/7/25  
Requires DCYF to implement recommendations made by the child advocate and child fatality review panel within 6 months and provide a report of the measures taken to address the recommendations.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5395

Introduced
2/7/25  
Allows an appeal of the valuation of a motor vehicle, upon which the sales tax is calculated, when registering the motor vehicle.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5396

Introduced
2/7/25  
Establishes general case load limits for DCYF workers similar to those contained in the Council on Accreditation standards.