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H7764 - Requires public bodies to offer translation services for all open meetings of said bodies.
Leonela Felix, Brianna E. Henries, David Morales
Last updated 7 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OPEN MEETINGS - Requires public bodies to offer translation services for all open meetings of said bodies.
STATUS
Introduced
H7722 - Promotes the integration of diversity, equity and inclusion principles into school curriculum and also in hiring practices for education staff.
Camille F. Vella-Wilkinson, Jose F. Batista, Justine A. Caldwell
Last updated 7 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM - Promotes the integration of diversity, equity and inclusion principles into school curriculum and also in hiring practices for education staff.
STATUS
Introduced
H7628 - Permits grand juries to issue reports and would provide for a process for review and acceptance by the superior court for dissemination to the public.
Evan P. Shanley, Jose F. Batista
Last updated 7 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- COUNTY GRAND JURIES - Permits grand juries to issue reports and would provide for a process for review and acceptance by the superior court for dissemination to the public.
STATUS
Introduced
H7636 - Provides a remedy for any harm caused due to a deprivation or violation of rights by the State of Rhode Island or its political and/or administrative units or subdivisions, secured by the Constitution of the State of Rhode Island.
Jose F. Batista, Evan P. Shanley, Cherie L. Cruz
Last updated 7 months ago
3 Co-Sponsors
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE RHODE ISLAND CIVIL RIGHTS ENFORCEMENT ACT - Provides a remedy for any harm caused due to a deprivation or violation of rights by the State of Rhode Island or its political and/or administrative units or subdivisions, secured by the Constitution of the State of Rhode Island.
STATUS
Introduced
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
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
H7638 - Establishes a nine (9) member commission on pardons to provide recommendations to the governor as to who should receive executive pardons per the state constitution.
David Morales, Cherie L. Cruz, John Joseph Lombardi
Last updated 7 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
CRIMINALS -- CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS -- STATE COMMISSION ON PARDONS - Establishes a nine (9) member commission on pardons to provide recommendations to the governor as to who should receive executive pardons per the state constitution.
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
H7637 - Establishes the restrictive housing oversight committee ("committee") for the purpose of monitoring the use of restrictive housing (solitary confinement), as well as disciplinary and administrative confinement at the department of corrections.
Leonela Felix, Cherie L. Cruz, Robert E. Craven
Last updated 7 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- SOLITARY CONFINEMENT REFORM ACT - Establishes the restrictive housing oversight committee ("committee") for the purpose of monitoring the use of restrictive housing (solitary confinement), as well as disciplinary and administrative confinement at the department of corrections.
STATUS
Introduced
H7788 - Creates new definition for the term "employee", for purposes of wages, workers' compensation, temporary disability and unemployment insurance benefits, which deems a worker to be an employee, as opposed to an independent contractor.
Evan P. Shanley, Jose F. Batista, Brandon T. Voas
Last updated 7 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES - Creates new definition for the term "employee", for purposes of wages, workers' compensation, temporary disability and unemployment insurance benefits, which deems a worker to be an employee, as opposed to an independent contractor.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Rhode Island district HD-012
COMMITTEES
Rhode Island House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
José F. Batista is a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives, representing District 43. Batista was elected unopposed on November 3, 2020. Batista is the founder and CEO of Batista Schools, a charter school management organization. He previously served on the Orange County School Board from 2012 to 2018. In 2018, Batista unsuccessfully ran for Orange County Commissioner.read less
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Rhode Island House from Rhode Island
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