Rhode Island State Representative

William O'Brien 2025 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 4)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5372

Introduced
2/7/25  
Refer
2/7/25  
Report Pass
6/16/25  
Engrossed
6/18/25  
Enrolled
6/20/25  
Includes police officers to fire fighters who are unable to perform duties as a result of heart disease, stroke or hypertension to be presumed to have suffered an in-the-line-of-duty disability, unless contrary evidence is presented.
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 H5404

Introduced
2/7/25  
Provides a tax credit for food donations by qualified taxpayers to nonprofit organizations up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) per year.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5413

Introduced
2/11/25  
HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF ROBIN ANN MONTECALVO
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5421

Introduced
2/12/25  
Refer
2/12/25  
Report Pass
6/10/25  
Engrossed
6/18/25  
Engrossed
6/20/25  
Requires all school buses be equipped with video monitoring system.
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).
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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.
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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.
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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  
Refer
2/13/25  
Report Pass
6/16/25  
Engrossed
6/18/25  
Engrossed
6/20/25  
Protects the rights of employees in the workplace relating to free speech, assembly and religion, as well as attendance at employer-sponsored meetings regarding political or religious matters.
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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.
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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 H5419

Introduced
2/12/25  
"SAVE ACT") (Establishes the "safeguarding American veteran empowerment act".
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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