Representative • Democrat

Tina Spears

Rhode Island • District HD-036

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Aggregate Impact (Sponsored Bills):

100% Positive

Voting Pattern

Nay: 21

Not Voting: 165

Other: 7

Yea: 1278

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Tina Spears

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Clarifies Wavemaker program eligibility to include all full-time Rhode Island medical practitioners.

Grants the town council of the town of Charlestown the authority to enact a homestead exemption ordinance.

Prohibits any personnel, in any healthcare facility, from asking the legal immigration status of any patient.

Increases the landing fee for the town of New Shoreham from fifty cents ($.50) to one dollar ($1.00).

Enables any city or town council to adopt a property tax deferral program for senior citizens and disabled persons or veterans.

Prohibits the state from seeking reimbursement for expenditures made on behalf of disabled Rhode Islanders from an ABLE account after death of the designated beneficiary.

Makes all causes of action based on sexual abuse or exploitation of a child not subject to any statute of limitations whether the claim has lapsed or was previously time-barred.

Enhances and further define the role of the board of trustees of the University of Rhode Island.

Expands eligibility for the qualified Medicare beneficiary program by increasing the income limit from 100% to 138% of the federal poverty line.

Increases the personal needs allowance of nursing facility residents from seventy-five dollars ($75.00) to one hundred dollars ($100) per month.

Establishes the Higher Education Opportunities for Students with Disabilities Act.

Ensures that transportation categorical funds between the state and regional school districts would be fully funded.

Directs the department of education to develop and adopt regulations for energy capable school buildings.

Increases the state’s regionalization bonus to six percent (6%) of the state’s fiscal year share of foundation education aid. This bonus would be ongoing and continuing so long as the district remains a regional school district.

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.

Increases the income range up to $50,000 and tax credit up to $850, for elderly and disabled persons who own or rent their homes.

Requires anyone using a bicycle trail or path to stay to the right on the path and would always pass on the left when safe to do so.

Authorizes the Rhode Island infrastructure bank to establish a fund to provide financial assistance to local government units for resiliency and stormwater abatement projects.

Creates the reproductive freedom and gender affirming care health data privacy act.

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.

Grants tenants that are the victim of various forms of abuse, including, but not limited to, sexual and domestic abuse and stalking, the right to terminate a lease agreement early without penalty or liability for rent.

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.

Provides that municipal water supply entities, including New Shoreham and Jamestown, be required to provide water service to only its designated service areas.

Allows any retired member of the state retirement system to serve as a member of the state labor relations board.

Changes the teacher and state employees' retirement benefit calculations' cutoff date from July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2012, for all retirement members eligible to and who retire on or after the new July 1, 2012, cutoff date.

Requires the school board or committees of cities and towns to establish a safety and behavioral health committee and also lays out the representation requirements committee responsibilities to ensure a stable learning environment for all students.

Increases the maximum amount of the Kingston water district bonding authority from four million dollars ($4,000,000) to fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000).

Grants the town council of the town of South Kingstown the authority to enact a homestead exemption ordinance.

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.

Requires all applicants who seek to register as a contractor to produce a legible copy of a valid government issued identification.

Prohibits the collection of sales tax on refundable deposits for batteries and core charges for motor vehicle equipment, parts or components.

Adds several consumer protections to existing Medicare Supplement law.

Establishes a new article in the state building code that provides that certain new housing construction contain at least one floor that meets the requirements for a Type C "ANSI'' Standards for Accessible and Usable Buildings and Facilities.

Creates the home-fit dwelling units act to apply to all new construction of covered dwelling units to incorporate design features that provide safe and convenient use of to the greatest extent feasible, regardless of age or physical ability.

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