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H7183 - JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE, PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE -- FOUR YEAR TERMS AND TERM LIMITS FOR REPRESENTATIVES AND SENATORS (Proposes an amendment to the State Constitution, Article IV, Section 1, allowing four (4) year terms for general assembly members and imposing term limits of three (3) full four (4) year terms on said members commencing with the 2026 election)
John Joseph Lombardi, Raymond A. Hull, Leonela Felix
Last updated 9 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Joint Resolution To Approve, Publish And Submit To The Electors A Proposition Of Amendment To The Constitution Of The State -- Four Year Terms And Term Limits For Representatives And Senators (proposes An Amendment To The State Constitution, Article Iv, Section 1, Allowing Four (4) Year Terms For General Assembly Members And Imposing Term Limits Of Three (3) Full Four (4) Year Terms On Said Members Commencing With The 2026 Election)
STATUS
Introduced
H7070 - Requires state use actual residences of persons in government custody for redistricting purposes. Information would be collected by the department of corrections and forwarded to the secretary of state to be utilized for redistricting.
Cherie L. Cruz, Edith H. Ajello, David Morales
Last updated 9 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
ELECTIONS -- RESIDENCE OF INDIVIDUALS IN GOVERNMENT CUSTODY ACT - Requires state use actual residences of persons in government custody for redistricting purposes. Information would be collected by the department of corrections and forwarded to the secretary of state to be utilized for redistricting.
STATUS
Introduced
H7163 - Permits the family court to award custody of household pets to the plaintiff in a domestic abuse complaint, including the enforcement remedy of a restraining order or other injunctive relief.
John Joseph Lombardi, Raymond A. Hull, Edith H. Ajello
Last updated 9 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- DOMESTIC ABUSE PREVENTION - Permits the family court to award custody of household pets to the plaintiff in a domestic abuse complaint, including the enforcement remedy of a restraining order or other injunctive relief.
STATUS
Introduced
H7217 - Bans the possession, sale, and transfer of assault weapons. Possession of assault weapons owned on the effective date of this act to be "grandfathered". Violations are punishable by a fine or imprisonment.
Jason Knight, Justine A. Caldwell, Jennifer Smith Boylan
Last updated 8 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- ASSAULT WEAPONS - Bans the possession, sale, and transfer of assault weapons. Possession of assault weapons owned on the effective date of this act to be "grandfathered". Violations are punishable by a fine or imprisonment.
STATUS
Introduced
H7099 - Amends the comprehensive community-police relationship act of 2015 to require an annual study by an outside agency chosen by the department.
Edith H. Ajello, Robert E. Craven, Teresa Ann Tanzi
Last updated 3 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY -- POLICE RELATIONSHIP ACT OF 2015 - Amends the comprehensive community-police relationship act of 2015 to require an annual study by an outside agency chosen by the department.
STATUS
Engrossed
H7175 - Establishes rules and procedures for licensing emergency shelters, including setting minimum standards and prohibiting the charging of fees to the residents.
John Joseph Lombardi, Raymond A. Hull, Edith H. Ajello
Last updated 9 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- EMERGENCY SHELTERS - Establishes rules and procedures for licensing emergency shelters, including setting minimum standards and prohibiting the charging of fees to the residents.
STATUS
Introduced
H7262 - HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING JANUARY 23, 2024, TO BE "MATERNAL HEALTH AWARENESS DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
Leonela Felix, K. Joseph Shekarchi, Christopher R. Blazejewski
Last updated 8 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
House Resolution Proclaiming January 23, 2024, To Be "maternal Health Awareness Day" In The State Of Rhode Island
STATUS
Passed
H7186 - Includes municipal detention facility corporations as exempt from taxation, and requires that an amount equal to twenty-seven percent (27%) of all tax that would have been collected if the property was taxable be paid to the municipality annually.
Joshua J. Giraldo, Brandon T. Voas, Karen Alzate
Last updated 9 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
TOWNS AND CITIES -- STATE AID - Includes municipal detention facility corporations as exempt from taxation, and requires that an amount equal to twenty-seven percent (27%) of all tax that would have been collected if the property was taxable be paid to the municipality annually.
STATUS
Introduced
H7218 - Removes the requirement that individual of sixteen (16) years of age or older and found delinquent of two (2) offenses would be automatically certified and afforded a jury trial.
Jose F. Batista, Brandon C. Potter, Evan P. Shanley
Last updated 8 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT - Removes the requirement that individual of sixteen (16) years of age or older and found delinquent of two (2) offenses would be automatically certified and afforded a jury trial.
STATUS
Introduced
H7416 - HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING FEBRUARY OF 2024, AS "BLACK HISTORY MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
Leonela Felix, K. Joseph Shekarchi, Christopher R. Blazejewski
Last updated 8 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
House Resolution Proclaiming February Of 2024, As "black History Month" In The State Of Rhode Island
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Rhode Island district HD-061
COMMITTEES
Rhode Island House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Leonela Felix is from the Bronx, New York. She attended college at UCLA where she studied political science. After graduating, Leonela worked at various non-profits and served as chief of staff for an assembly member in California before moving back to New York. She was elected to represent the 84th District in 2018.read less
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Rhode Island House from Rhode Island
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