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H7477 - JOINT RESOLUTION CONFERRING LIMITED PURPOSE RECOGNITION TO THE NATIVE AMERICAN SEACONKE WAMPANOAG TRIBE (Recognizes the Seaconke Wampanoag tribe as a Native American Indian tribe for the limited purpose of assisting this tribe in establishing eligibility for federal benefits and privileges.)
Camille F. Vella-Wilkinson, Ramon A. Perez, Julie A. Casimiro
Last updated 8 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Joint Resolution Conferring Limited Purpose Recognition To The Native American Seaconke Wampanoag Tribe (recognizes The Seaconke Wampanoag Tribe As A Native American Indian Tribe For The Limited Purpose Of Assisting This Tribe In Establishing Eligibility For Federal Benefits And Privileges.)
STATUS
Introduced
H7465 - Requires hosting platforms offering short-term rental of residential property for tourist or transient use to disclose on listings the current, valid registration number and its expiration date.
Camille F. Vella-Wilkinson, Ramon A. Perez, Julie A. Casimiro
Last updated 3 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT - Requires hosting platforms offering short-term rental of residential property for tourist or transient use to disclose on listings the current, valid registration number and its expiration date.
STATUS
Passed
H7485 - Allows a modification for all taxable pension and/or annuity income includible in federal adjusted gross income for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2025.
William W. O'Brien, Jacquelyn M. Baginski, Joseph J. Solomon
Last updated 8 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX - Allows a modification for all taxable pension and/or annuity income includible in federal adjusted gross income for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2025.
STATUS
Introduced
H7234 - Prohibits a medical training program from using a live animal while teaching medical procedures if any other accredited training program does not use animals or there is an alternate method that teaches the lesson without the use of an animal.
Patricia A. Serpa, Robert D. Phillips, Jon D. Brien
Last updated 8 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- ANIMAL CARE - Prohibits a medical training program from using a live animal while teaching medical procedures if any other accredited training program does not use animals or there is an alternate method that teaches the lesson without the use of an animal.
STATUS
Introduced
H7084 - Requires commercial property owners to install vehicle barriers at their retail establishment locations when construction/renovations are being done and permits insurers to consider the installation to provide a discount on the owner's insurance policy.
Robert D. Phillips, Patricia A. Serpa, Gregory J. Costantino
Last updated 9 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- VEHICLE BARRIERS-THE CHARLOTTE A. VACCA ACT - Requires commercial property owners to install vehicle barriers at their retail establishment locations when construction/renovations are being done and permits insurers to consider the installation to provide a discount on the owner's insurance policy.
STATUS
Introduced
H7236 - Includes animal cruelty offenses to the domestic violence crimes committed by a family or household members against another.
William W. O'Brien, Brandon T. Voas, Jacquelyn M. Baginski
Last updated 8 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- DOMESTIC VIOLENCE PREVENTION ACT - Includes animal cruelty offenses to the domestic violence crimes committed by a family or household members against another.
STATUS
Introduced
H7078 - HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF PATRICK D. CALLAHAN
K. Joseph Shekarchi, Christopher R. Blazejewski, Brian Patrick Kennedy
Last updated 9 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
House Resolution Extending Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Patrick D. Callahan
STATUS
Passed
H7137 - Requires that all sales representatives selling or leasing solar panels are licensed by the department of business regulation and that a statement be provided to homeowners setting forth pertinent information pertaining to the solar panels.
Brian J. Rea, Gregory J. Costantino, Deborah A. Fellela
Last updated 9 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- SOLAR PANELS - Requires that all sales representatives selling or leasing solar panels are licensed by the department of business regulation and that a statement be provided to homeowners setting forth pertinent information pertaining to the solar panels.
STATUS
Introduced
H7278 - AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CRANSTON TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $40,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS TO FINANCE THE PURCHASE AND/OR ACQUISITION OF LAND AND BUILDINGS, CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, IMPROVEMENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR, LANDSCAPING, FURNISHING AND/OR EQUIPPING OF SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE CITY, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF STATE HOUSING AID AT A REIMBURSEMENT RATE OR STATE SHARE RATIO OF NOT LESS THAN 50% AT THE TIME OF ISSUANCE
Jacquelyn M. Baginski, Charlene M. Lima, Brandon C. Potter
Last updated 6 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Authorizes the City of Cranston to issue not to exceed $40,000,000 general obligation bonds.
STATUS
Passed
H7971 - Creates a mandatory jail sentence of two (2) years for two (2) or more people who break and enter, ransack or smash doors or windows of any business with the intent to steal.
Charlene M. Lima, Edward T. Cardillo, Thomas E. Noret
Last updated 7 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- BURGLARY AND BREAKING AND ENTERING - Creates a mandatory jail sentence of two (2) years for two (2) or more people who break and enter, ransack or smash doors or windows of any business with the intent to steal.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Rhode Island district HD-014
COMMITTEES
Rhode Island House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Charlene M. Lima was born in Cranston, Rhode Island. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in Public Administration from Rhode Island College. In 1998, Lima was first elected as a member of the Cranston City Council. She has also served as Deputy Director of Administration for the City of Cranston. Lima serves as the Majority Whip in the Rhode Island Senate, representing District 14. She is also a member of the Senate Committee on Finance.read less
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Rhode Island House from Rhode Island
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