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4/21/2025
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MEDIA ADVISORY: House Judiciary Committee to meet twice this week to consider and hear legislation
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STATE HOUSE – The House Judiciary Committee will meet twice this week to consider and hear testimony on a variety of legislation.
On Tuesday, April 22, at the Rise of the House (approximately 5 p.m.) in the House Lounge, the committee will consider the following bills:
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2025-H 5349, sponsored by Rep. Leonela Felix (D-Dist. 61, Pawtucket), provides an exemption for certain incarcerated persons from the payment of fees for a first request for vital statistics from the Department of Health.
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2025-H 5643, sponsored by Rep. Gregory J. Costantino (D-Dist. 44, Lincoln, Smithfield, Johnston), amends the law relating to casino crimes to be consistent with the advent of iGaming and the relevant age restrictions to participate in iGaming.
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2025-H 5649, sponsored by Rep. Justine A. Caldwell (D-Dist. 30, East Greenwich, West Greenwich), gives statewide juvenile hearing boards the authority to refer a juvenile offender to a rehabilitative driving course, as part of a disposition of an offense before the board. The order may be enforced by the traffic tribunal.
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2025-H 5655, sponsored by Rep. Matthew S. Dawson (D-Dist. 65, East Providence), makes it a misdemeanor to harass another person by following them and using an electronic device to record their movements in any public or private place.
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2025-H 6063, sponsored by Rep. Jon D. Brien (I-Dist. 49, Woonsocket, North Smithfield), makes certain personal watercraft violations a misdemeanor.
Among the legislation being heard by the committee are the following bills:
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2025-H 5177, sponsored by Rep. Julie A. Casimiro (D-Dist. 31, North Kingstown, Exeter), creates “Harter's Law” to extend the civil statute of limitations, for injuries resulting from first degree child abuse, to 35 years.
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2025-H 5669, sponsored by Rep. William W. O’Brien (D-Dist. 54, North Providence), includes animal cruelty offenses to the domestic violence crimes committed by a family or household members against another.
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2025-H 5924, sponsored by Rep. Sherry Roberts (R-Dist. 29, West Greenwich, Coventry), increases the minimum sentence for first degree sexual assault and provides that the first 10 years of a sentence for first degree sexual assault not be subject to a suspension or deferment of sentence.
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2025-H 6160, sponsored by Rep. Robert E. Craven (D-Dist. 32, North Kingstown), 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.
On Thursday, April 24, at the Rise of the House (approximately 5 p.m.) in the House Lounge, the committee will meet to hear testimony on several bills.
Among the legislation being heard by the committee are the following bills:
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2025-H 5361, sponsored by Representative Felix, requires law enforcement agencies to obtain search warrants for electronic information, data, location information and other identifying information of subscribers and customers, except in specified circumstances.
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2025-H 6106, sponsored by Rep. Deborah A. Fellela (D-Dist. 43, Johnston), requires certain landlords to obtain insurance to cover alternate living accommodations for displaced tenants due to fire or disaster.
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2025-H 6173, sponsored by Rep. Patricia A. Serpa (D-Dist. 27, West Warwick, Coventry), establishes the Rhode Island Bid Rigging Act.
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2025-H 6211, sponsored by Rep. Thomas E. Noret (D-Dist. 25, Coventry, West Warwick), requires persons convicted of driving under influence, or refusal to submit to chemical test, to have an ignition interlock system installed in their vehicle as part of a sentence and to pay an assessment to pay for the interlock systems.
The meetings will be televised by Capitol Television on: Cox Communications, channels 15 and 61 for high definition; i3Broadband (Formerly Full Channel) on 15; and Verizon, on channel 34. Livestreaming is available at https://capitoltvri.cablecast.tv
For more information, contact:
Larry Berman, Communications Director for the Office of the Speaker
State House Room 322
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 222-2466
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