Representative • Democrat
Tina Spears
Rhode Island • District HD-036
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Activity Summary
Bills Sponsored
26
Aggregate Impact (Sponsored Bills):
92% Positive
Voting Pattern
Nay: 21
Not Voting: 165
Other: 11
Yea: 1375
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Sponsored Bills
RI H6099•Engrossed
IN ACCORDANCE WITH RHODE ISLAND GENERAL LAWS SECTION 16-7-44 APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF $10,400,000 BONDS BY THE TOWN OF NEW SHOREHAM TO FINANCE ADDITIONS, RENOVATIONS, IMPROVEMENTS, ALTERATIONS AND REPAIRS TO SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL FACILITIES IN THE TOWN INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, BONDS AND NOTES ISSUED PURSUANT TO FINANCING AGREEMENTS WITH THE RHODE ISLAND HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL BUILDING CORPORATION
Primary Sponsor
RI H5310•Introduced
Restructures the Rhode Island Housing and Conservation Trust Fund, increases its membership to 15 members, 11 of whom are to be from the general public and reallocates the percentage of the funds for housing, conservation and other goals.
Co-Sponsor
RI H5185•Engrossed
Prohibits the use of service agreements that are unfair to an owner of residential real estate who enters into such an agreement or to persons who may become owners of that real estate in the future.
Co-Sponsor
RI H6365•Introduced
Imposes a fifty cent delivery fee (tax) per transaction for deliveries in the state.
Co-Sponsor
RI H5882•Engrossed
Reduces the course time required to become a school bus driver for applicants who have a valid commercial driver’s license.
Co-Sponsor
RI H6246•Introduced
Increases the landing fee for the town of New Shoreham from fifty cents ($.50) to one dollar ($1.00).
Primary Sponsor
RI H6090•Introduced
Allows the town council of New Shoreham to adopt a tax classification plan in accordance with the provisions of this section, to be applicable to taxes on or after the assessment date of December 31, 2025.
Primary Sponsor
RI H5558•Engrossed
Requires all applicants who seek to register as a contractor to produce a legible copy of a valid government issued identification.
Co-Sponsor
RI H6165•Engrossed
Creates the PURPLE alert state system to aid in the search for a missing adult with a serious physical, behavioral health, neurological disabilities or medical condition.
Primary Sponsor
RI H5299•Introduced
Directs RIHousing to work with stakeholders to investigate and determine ways to assist an incorporated homeowners' association to exercise rights to purchase leased land.
Co-Sponsor
RI H5635•Engrossed
Changes the name of "applied behavior assistant analyst" to "assistant applied behavior analyst" and makes several changes to provide consistency in the certification language for behavioral analysts.
Primary Sponsor
RI H5376•Engrossed
Allows for a special RI license plate to raise awareness for colon cancer. The plate would be designed by the partnership to reduce cancer in RI. The fees for the plate would be divided equally between the general fund and the partnership not-for-profit.
Co-Sponsor
RI H5079•Introduced
Adds to those persons exempt from payment of parking fees at any recreational facility owned and operated by the state those individuals determined by the executive office of HHS, or its designee, to be disabled for purposes of Medicaid eligibility.
Primary Sponsor
RI H5475•Introduced
Exempts new or used bicycles from sale and use tax.
Co-Sponsor
RI H6277•Introduced
Clarifies Wavemaker program eligibility to include all full-time Rhode Island medical practitioners.
Co-Sponsor
RI H6088•Introduced
Permits a certified foot care nurse or a certified foot care specialist, to provide certain at-home foot care, including routine foot and nail care including nail clipping.
Co-Sponsor
RI H5233•Introduced
Establishes a tax credit against income tax based on eligible expenses incurred for care and support of an eligible family member.
Co-Sponsor
RI H5200•Introduced
Directs the DHS and the department of education to work collaboratively to sustain and strengthen existing workforce development and compensation programs for educators working in licensed child care and early learning programs statewide.
Co-Sponsor
RI H6252•Introduced
Authorizes the Rhode Island infrastructure bank to establish a fund to provide financial assistance to local government units for resiliency and stormwater abatement projects.
Co-Sponsor
RI H6206•Introduced
Establishes the Beverage Container Recycling Act
Primary Sponsor
RI H5779•Introduced
Requires oil spill responsible fee from 5 cents to 10 cents. Funds to support climate change initiatives.
Co-Sponsor
RI H5756•Introduced
Allows a municipality to set its own conveyance tax rate for residential properties sold in excess of $900,000.00 at $10 per $500. Provides collected taxes to be in a restricted account and distributed within 2 years for affordable housing.
Co-Sponsor
RI H5784•Introduced
Includes "hosting platform" under the definition of "room-seller" and imposes a tax of 5% on the rental of a house or condominium with the tax used exclusively for infrastructure improvements, riverine and coastal resiliency and housing.
Co-Sponsor
RI H5535•Introduced
Exempts from the sales tax behind-the-meter batteries interconnected with a solar photovoltaic system.
Co-Sponsor
RI H5694•Passed
Allows the town of Middletown to adopt a tax classification plan for residential real estate which divides the class into non-owner and owner-occupied properties with separate tax rates.
Co-Sponsor
RI H5801•Engrossed
Amends several definitions relating to low- or moderate-income housing as well as the procedure for the approval of low- or moderate-income housing.
Co-Sponsor
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