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H7684 - Exempts urban and small farmers from sales taxes, real, tangible and personal property taxes and income taxes. It also defines urban and small farmers and urban farmland.
Michelle E. McGaw, David Morales, Enrique George Sanchez
Last updated 7 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Exempts urban and small farmers from sales taxes, real, tangible and personal property taxes and income taxes. It also defines urban and small farmers and urban farmland.
STATUS
Introduced
H7686 - Amends works program to provide eligibility for benefits to pregnant persons from onset of pregnancy including lawful permanent residents, increases monthly cash benefits, disallows termination of benefits for failure to work, limits monetary sanctions.
Arthur Handy, Camille F. Vella-Wilkinson, Cherie L. Cruz
Last updated 3 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
HUMAN SERVICES -- THE RHODE ISLAND WORKS PROGRAM - Amends works program to provide eligibility for benefits to pregnant persons from onset of pregnancy including lawful permanent residents, increases monthly cash benefits, disallows termination of benefits for failure to work, limits monetary sanctions.
STATUS
Passed
H8037 - HOUSE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MARCH 8, 2024, AS "INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
Teresa Ann Tanzi, Edith H. Ajello, Kathleen A. Fogarty
Last updated 7 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
House Resolution Recognizing March 8, 2024, As "international Women's Day" In The State Of Rhode Island
STATUS
Passed
H7647 - Requires landlords to list all mandatory fees when advertising any residential property for rent in the same section of the agreement as the rent disclosure.
Rebecca M. Kislak, Cherie L. Cruz, Teresa Ann Tanzi
Last updated 3 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT - Requires landlords to list all mandatory fees when advertising any residential property for rent in the same section of the agreement as the rent disclosure.
STATUS
Passed
H7651 - Provides that only residential properties and new or rehabilitated residential affordable housing units would be subject to the tax under § 44-5-13.1 relating to taxation of low-income housing.
Grace Diaz, Jose F. Batista, Scott A. Slater
Last updated 7 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES - Provides that only residential properties and new or rehabilitated residential affordable housing units would be subject to the tax under § 44-5-13.1 relating to taxation of low-income housing.
STATUS
Introduced
H7692 - JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $6,000,000 TO ONWARD WE LEARN IN RI (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $6,000,000 to Onward We Learn in RI.)
Mary Duffy Messier, Joshua J. Giraldo, Grace Diaz
Last updated 7 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $6,000,000 To Onward We Learn In Ri (authorizes The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $6,000,000 To Onward We Learn In Ri.)
STATUS
Introduced
H7623 - Requires a report to be produced that focuses on prescription drug prior authorizations by January 1, 2025.
Teresa Ann Tanzi, Edith H. Ajello, Michelle E. McGaw
Last updated 7 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE RHODE ISLAND HEALTH CARE REFORM ACT OF 2004 -- HEALTH INSURANCE OVERSIGHT - Requires a report to be produced that focuses on prescription drug prior authorizations by January 1, 2025.
STATUS
Introduced
H7652 - Amends provisions relative to the levy and assessment of local taxes and would provide that the city of Providence may adopt a tax classification with unrestricted tax rates for certain classes of property.
Scott A. Slater, Grace Diaz
Last updated 3 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES - Amends provisions relative to the levy and assessment of local taxes and would provide that the city of Providence may adopt a tax classification with unrestricted tax rates for certain classes of property.
STATUS
Passed
H7668 - Allows correctional industries to conduct business for goods or services with any 501(c)(3) and would require customers of correctional industries to pay fifty present (50%) of an order upon the placement of the order.
Grace Diaz, Scott A. Slater, David Morales
Last updated 7 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
CRIMINALS -- CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS -- PRISONER MADE GOODS - Allows correctional industries to conduct business for goods or services with any 501(c)(3) and would require customers of correctional industries to pay fifty present (50%) of an order upon the placement of the order.
STATUS
Introduced
H7670 - Changes the name of The College Crusade Scholarship to the Onward We Learn Scholarship and provide that those scholarships would not be considered federal or financial aid with regard to the Promise Scholarship or Hope Scholarship Pilot Program.
Mary Duffy Messier, Joshua J. Giraldo, Grace Diaz
Last updated 7 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
EDUCATION -- THE COLLEGE CRUSADE SCHOLARSHIP - Changes the name of The College Crusade Scholarship to the Onward We Learn Scholarship and provide that those scholarships would not be considered federal or financial aid with regard to the Promise Scholarship or Hope Scholarship Pilot Program.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Rhode Island district HD-011
COMMITTEES
Rhode Island House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Grace Diaz is the State Representative for District 23. She grew up in a big family and was the daughter of a mechanic and seamstress. Diaz attended local public schools and graduated at the top of her class at Sebastian High. She then graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Florida State University with a degree in Economics. After college, she returned home. After serving on the school board and city council, Diaz ran for the state legislature. She is focused on improving education, health care, and economic opportunities for working families.read less
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