Rhode Island State Representative

William O'Brien Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5421

Introduced
2/12/25  
Requires that all new school buses be equipped with live digital video school bus violation detection monitoring systems as of July 1, 2027. All buses, new and used, must have the monitoring systems installed by July 1, 2032.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5423

Introduced
2/12/25  
Repeals the legislative findings in this section and requires elementary, middle and high schools to provide and maintain on-site functional automated external defibrillators (AEDs).
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5437

Introduced
2/12/25  
Prohibits individuals from conveying items to or from the training school for youth without prior consent by the executive director of the division of youth development at the department of children, youth and families.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5447

Introduced
2/12/25  
Refer
2/12/25  
Report Pass
4/29/25  
Engrossed
5/13/25  
Prohibits a person to sell, offer for sale, display for sale or otherwise distribute a farmed animal fur product within the state and provides graduated civil penalties for violations.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5454

Introduced
2/12/25  
Requires nonprofit, as a condition for requesting state funds from the general assembly, to submit & post on their website, a list of10 of their highest paid director, officer & employee salaries & any forms of compensation provided to those individuals.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5466

Introduced
2/12/25  
Increases the personal needs allowance of nursing facility residents from seventy-five dollars ($75.00) to one hundred dollars ($100) per month.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5506

Introduced
2/13/25  
Protects employees' rights in the workplace concerning political and religious matters, by creating a civil action that may provide damages and attorneys' fees.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5524

Introduced
2/13/25  
Includes the deputy chief of inspection and inspector within the provision of law related to retirement on service allowance relating to correctional officers.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5528

Introduced
2/13/25  
Requires the school district of a child in the custody of the department of children, youth and families (DCYF) to pay all the educational cost of the child if the child is place in another school district.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5545

Introduced
2/25/25  
HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING FEBRUARY 23RD THROUGH MARCH 1ST, 2025, AS "PEACE CORPS WEEK" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND