Representative • Democrat

Brian Kennedy

Rhode Island • District HD-038

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Activity Summary

Bills Sponsored

Aggregate Impact (Sponsored Bills):

91% Positive

Voting Pattern

Nay: 55

Not Voting: 89

Other: 14

Yea: 2103

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Sponsored Bills

RI H6321•Introduced

VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AMENDMENTS TO THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF HOPKINTON

Primary Sponsor

RI H5575•Engrossed

Allows for the procurement of nuclear power.

Co-Sponsor

RI H5637•Engrossed

Adds "debit cards" to the section of law relating to fraudulent use of credit cards.

Co-Sponsor

RI H5547•Engrossed

Increases the public utilities reserve fund cap and the cap on expenses relating to the public utilities commission and the division of public utilities and carriers representing the state before federal agencies.

Co-Sponsor

RI H5070•Introduced

Increases the maximum fees payable to sheriffs, sergeants, and constables for the service of writs, citations, or subpoenas, from $45.00 to $70.00.

Co-Sponsor

RI H5049•Introduced

Removes the requirement that the applicant for a Bronze Star Medal license plate pay a registration fee or transfer charge.

Co-Sponsor

RI H5565•Engrossed

Authorizes and regulates the distribution of the product known as "kratom."

Primary Sponsor

RI H5145•Introduced

Allows for trucks with a gross vehicle weight of eight thousand pounds (8,000 lbs.) or less to have passenger registration license plates.

Co-Sponsor

RI H5758•Introduced

Includes payment of social security benefits to the modification reducing federal adjusted gross income on personal income taxes.

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 H5474•Introduced

Phases in modifications to federal adjusted gross income over a four (4) year period for social security income, from twenty percent (20%) up to eighty percent (80%), beginning on or after January 1, 2026.

Co-Sponsor

RI H5165•Engrossed

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.

Co-Sponsor

RI H5043•Engrossed

Provides protection from and prevent the unethical, improper conduct and the collection of fees by, anyone advising or assisting a veteran filing a claim for disability benefits with the Department of Veterans Affairs except as authorized by federal law.

Co-Sponsor

RI H6139•Introduced

Makes students in workforce-ready certificate programs at the Community College of Rhode Island eligible to receive the Rhode Island Promise Scholarship.

Co-Sponsor

RI H5772•Introduced

Increases individual, group, and Medicaid insurance rates of reimbursement for ambulance and wheelchair van services to be equal to reimbursement rates provided by Medicare for the same medical services.

Co-Sponsor

RI H5466•Introduced

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

Co-Sponsor

RI H5201•Introduced

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

Co-Sponsor

RI H5204•Introduced

Allows an individual school district that can utilize its own buses or vendors at a lower cost than the statewide system, to obtain reimbursement for these costs from state funds.

Co-Sponsor

RI H5202•Introduced

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.

Co-Sponsor

RI H5078•Introduced

Provides that licensed independent clinical social workers be able to enroll and bill Medicaid directly for covered services provided to adults with Medicaid fee-for-service coverage.

Co-Sponsor

RI H5457•Introduced

Requires a member of the public to pay any outstanding balances due and owing for previous requests before being provided copies of records and documents on a new request from law enforcement agencies.

Co-Sponsor

RI H5020•Introduced

Provides for paid leave for a state employee who donates an organ. The duration of the leave is dependent on the type of donation and notice should be provided to the employer at least thirty (30) days prior to the leave.

Co-Sponsor

RI H5788•Introduced

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

Co-Sponsor

RI H6001•Introduced

Redirects the distribution of hotel tax money to the Rhode Island commerce corporation.

Co-Sponsor

RI H5053•Introduced

Raises the amount of life insurance the state provides at no charge to Rhode Island National Guard members called up for federal duty to five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000).

Co-Sponsor

RI H6164•Introduced

Establishes a bureau of public protection within the department of attorney general.

Co-Sponsor

RI H5033•Introduced

Removes nuclear plant projects from seeking the approval from the general assembly for the construction of said nuclear plant.

Primary Sponsor

RI H5391•Introduced

Provides Rhode Island residents over nonresidents with priority when making reservations to secure a campsite and other recreational facilities.

Co-Sponsor

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