Rhode Island State Representative

Tina Spears 2025 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 7)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5672

Introduced
2/26/25  
Establishes the rights of adoptive/foster children or those in guardianship, to have post-separation visitation with their siblings.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5694

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
3/20/25  
Engrossed
3/25/25  
Refer
3/27/25  
Report Pass
4/10/25  
Enrolled
5/1/25  
Allows the town of Middletown to adopt a tax classification plan for residential real estate which divides the class into non-owner and owner-occupied properties with separate tax rates.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5703

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
3/11/25  
Engrossed
3/18/25  
Refer
3/21/25  
Report Pass
4/1/25  
Enrolled
4/10/25  
Increases the maximum amount of the Kingston water district bonding authority from four million dollars ($4,000,000) to fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000).
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5704

Introduced
2/26/25  
Creates rodent integrated pest management pilot programs for municipalities. That choose to participate. Reports would be approved by the municipality's mayor or administrator and would be submitted to the department of environmental management.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5732

Introduced
2/26/25  
JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION – GREEN AMENDMENT (Proposes a constitutional amendment to Article 1 providing for a right to clean air, soil, climate, and the environment’s natural values.)
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5747

Introduced
2/26/25  
Enhances and further define the role of the board of trustees of the University of Rhode Island.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5748

Introduced
2/26/25  
Extends the time for which a student may enroll in the community college of Rhode Island Promise Scholarship program to one year after the student's high school graduation.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5756

Introduced
2/26/25  
Allows a municipality to set its own conveyance tax rate for residential properties sold in excess of $900,000.00 at $10 per $500. Provides collected taxes to be in a restricted account and distributed within 2 years for affordable housing.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5763

Introduced
2/26/25  
Allows any retired member of the state retirement system to serve as a member of the state labor relations board.
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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.)

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5705

Introduced
2/26/25  
Provides that the legislature would be the body that negotiates on behalf of the state for all activities occurring in, on and over state submerged land extending beyond twenty-five (25) acres.