Mary Duffy Messier
Rhode Island
Record ID: RI-House-62-MESSIER-M
Sponsored Bills
| Bill | Title | Status | Session |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 7373 | AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 7027 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 8588 | AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET TO PROVIDE FOR THE PLANNING, EVALUATION, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, EQUIPPING AND RECONSTRUCTION OF SANITARY SEWERS AND STORM SEWERS IN THE CITY AND AUTHORIZING THE FINANCING THEREOF, INCLUDING THE ISSUE OF NOT MORE THAN $4,000,000 BONDS AND NOTES THEREFOR, TO FUND THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE TWO FISCAL YEARS 2028 AND 2029 | enacted | 2026 |
| HB 8589 | AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET TO PROVIDE FOR THE RENOVATION, CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION AND EQUIPPING OF PUBLIC RECREATION FACILITIES IN THE CITY INCLUDING LAND ACQUISITION AND AUTHORIZING THE FINANCING THEREOF, INCLUDING THE ISSUE OF NOT MORE THAN $2,000,000 BONDS AND NOTES THEREFOR, TO FUND THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE TWO FISCAL YEARS 2028 AND 2029 | enacted | 2026 |
| HB 8590 | AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, IMPROVEMENT, REPAIR, ALTERATION, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS IN THE CITY AND AUTHORIZING THE FINANCING THEREOF, INCLUDING THE ISSUE OF NOT MORE THAN $5,000,000 BONDS AND NOTES THEREFOR, TO FUND THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE TWO FISCAL YEARS 2028 AND 2029 | enacted | 2026 |
| HB 8591 | AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, REPAIR AND EQUIPPING OF BRIDGES AND ALL COSTS INCIDENTAL OR RELATED THERETO AND AUTHORIZING THE FINANCING THEREOF, INCLUDING THE ISSUE OF NOT MORE THAN $2,000,000 BONDS AND NOTES THEREFOR, TO FUND THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE TWO FISCAL YEARS 2028 AND 2029 | enacted | 2026 |
| HB 8592 | AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET TO PROVIDE FOR THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION, REPAIR AND EQUIPPING OF STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DRAINAGE AND LANDSCAPING AND AUTHORIZING THE FINANCING THEREOF, INCLUDING THE ISSUE OF NOT MORE THAN $2,000,000 BONDS AND NOTES THEREFOR, TO FUND THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE TWO FISCAL YEARS 2028 AND 2029 | enacted | 2026 |
| HB 8593 | AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET TO PROVIDE FOR THE IMPROVEMENT AND REPLACEMENT OF ROAD SAFETY INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES IN THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET AND AUTHORIZING THE FINANCING THEREOF, INCLUDING THE ISSUE OF NOT MORE THAN $2,500,000 BONDS AND NOTES THEREFOR, TO FUND THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE TWO FISCAL YEARS 2028 AND 2029 | enacted | 2026 |
| HB 8594 | AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET TO PROVIDE FOR THE REPAVING OF STREETS IN THE CITY AND AUTHORIZING THE FINANCING THEREOF, INCLUDING THE ISSUE OF NOT MORE THAN $3,000,000 BONDS AND NOTES THEREFOR, TO FUND THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE TWO FISCAL YEARS 2028 AND 2029 | enacted | 2026 |
| HR 8323 | HOUSE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING MARCH 19, 2026, AS "RHODE ISLAND COLLEGE DAY"" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND" | enacted | 2026 |
| HB 8332 | AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- REAL ESTATE CONVEYANCE TAX | enacted | 2026 |
| HB 7547 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION | enacted | 2026 |
| HB 7629 | AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES | enacted | 2026 |
| HB 7683 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT | enacted | 2026 |
| HB 7858 | AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Requires that any private short-term disability insurance (STDI) carrier that bids to provide coverage to Rhode Island state employees must cover all eligible employees, regardless of age.) | enacted | 2026 |
| HB 7371 | AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES (Sets the zoning statewide for âfamily child care homesâ to no fewer than twelve (12) children maximum.) | enacted | 2026 |
| HB 7229 | AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Creates a special license plate for the charity Real Access Motivates Progress, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit.) | enacted | 2026 |
| HB 8614 | AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION FEES | enacted | 2026 |
| HB 7163 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FOUNDATION LEVEL SCHOOL SUPPORT | enacted | 2026 |
| HB 7778 | AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING | enacted | 2026 |
| HR 8632 | HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING REPRESENTATIVE PATRICIA A. SERPA FOR HER SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HB 7145 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS | enacted | 2026 |
| HB 8604 | AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7415 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- ESTABLISHMENT OF CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 7031 | JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY SAFE STAFFING RATIOS IN HOSPITALS | introduced | 2026 |
| HR 8596 | HOUSE RESOLUTION THANKING AND COMMEMORATING THE GROUNDSKEEPERS AND MAINTENANCE STAFF OF THE RHODE ISLAND VETERANS MEMORIAL CEMETERY IN EXETER | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HB 8324 | AN ACT RELATING TO UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE -- SECURED TRANSACTIONS | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 8176 | AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- THE RHODE ISLAND WORKS PROGRAM | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8177 | AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- 988 CALL CENTER FUNDING AND OPERATIONS ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8352 | AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- INSURANCE BENEFITS (Entitles correctional officers with twenty-five (25) years of service and who are at least fifty-five (55) years of age to a non-Medicare-eligible retiree health care insurance benefit.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7594 | AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Raises the earned-income tax credit to thirty percent (30%) for the tax years 2027 and beyond.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7695 | AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND COMMERCE CORPORATION | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7042 | AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- LABOR RELATIONS ACT | introduced | 2026 |
| HR 7400 | JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF THE SUM OF $118,422 TO THE RHODE ISLAND PARENT INFORMATION NETWORK TO CONTINUE THE OPERATION OF THE RIPIN DUAL OBUDSMAN PROGRAM | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8404 | AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- CHILDREN'S MEDICAID TRANSFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE FUND ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7465 | AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND FIRE SERVICES TRAINING FUND ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8254 | AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- CIGARETTE, OTHER TOBACCO PRODUCTS, AND ELECTRONIC NICOTINE-DELIVERY SYSTEM PRODUCTS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7581 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 8204 | JOINT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE STATE TO ENTER INTO A FINANCING AGREEMENT RELATING TO SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION IN THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET AND AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET TO FINANCE RENOVATIONS AND REPAIRS TO SAMUEL SLATER MIDDLE SCHOOL FACILITIES, OR THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF A NEW MIDDLE SCHOOL AND SCHOOL FACILITIES AND ALL EXPENSES INCIDENT THERETO INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, COSTS OF DESIGN, DEMOLITION, ATHLETIC FIELDS, LANDSCAPING AND PARKING BY THE ISSUANCE OF NOT MORE THAN $22,500,000 CITY BONDS, CITY NOTES AND/OR OTHER EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS THEREFOR | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7455 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7053 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8147 | AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8334 | AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- RHODE ISLAND VOTING RIGHTS ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7390 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT (Allows teachers, state and municipal employees to retire upon the earlier of reaching age sixty (60) with thirty (30) years of service or the employee's retirement eligibility date under present state statutes.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7160 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT (Allows teachers, state and municipal employees to retire when they have at least twenty-eight (28) years of active service and their retirement age, when combined with the number of their years of service reaches, the number eighty-five (85).) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7958 | AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7967 | AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- LABOR RELATIONS ACT--NO LIMITATION ON HEALTHCARE BENEFIT PROVIDERS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8033 | AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING--PARKING SPACES | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 8444 | HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING LEANNE BARRETT FOR HER EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE TO RHODE ISLAND'S CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AND WISHING HER CONTINUED SUCCESS IN HER NEW ROLE AT THE RHODE ISLAND ASSOCIATION FOR INFANT MENTAL HEALTH | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HB 8178 | AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- TRANSPORTATION INVESTMENT AND DEBT REDUCTION ACT OF 2011 (Effective July 1, 2026, annually allocates twenty percent (20%) of available proceeds in the Rhode Island highway maintenance account to RIPTA for operating expenses.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8369 | AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLES (Increases and reallocates the fees collected for motor vehicle inspections, including motorcycle inspections, with an allocation of ten dollars ($10.00) to the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA).) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7350 | AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW--GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COMPANION MODELS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7691 | AN ACT RELATING TO LIBRARIES -- STATE AID TO LIBRARIES (Requires that the state's share to public libraries be fixed at twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount appropriated by the city or town in their budgets for fiscal year 2027.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8067 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 7216 | HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS TO ADDRESS CONCERNS IN THE DELIVERY OF HEALTHCARE TO INMATES AND INDIVIDUALS AWAITING TRIAL IN THE CUSTODY OF THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS (RIDOC) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 7483 | HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF AN ANTI-LITTERING EDUCATION PROGRAM FOR RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STUDENTS | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HB 7345 | AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- HEALTHY KIDS ACT (Establishes the Healthy Kids Act whereby restaurants would be required to offer at least two (2) healthy versions of children's meals, or twenty-five percent (25%) of the children's meals on its menu, whichever is greater.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7963 | AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- ELECTRICIANS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7970 | AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MECHANICAL TRADES | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7495 | AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- SAFEGUARDING ELECTION CANDIDATES USING REASONABLE EXPENDITURES ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7979 | AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- MAIL BALLOTS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8194 | AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- REAL ESTATE CONVEYANCE TAX | introduced | 2026 |
| HB 7566 | AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RETIREMENT OF MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7947 | AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7443 | AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- OPTIONAL RETIREMENT FOR MEMBERS OF POLICE FORCE AND FIREFIGHTERS (Authorizes an annual two and one-half percent (2.5%) escalation for all active and retired police and firefighter's retirement pension allowance, compounded each year on January 1 following the year of retirement and continuing yearly, on that date.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7444 | AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- OPTIONAL RETIREMENT FOR MEMBERS OF POLICE FORCE AND FIREFIGHTERS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 8319 | HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MARCH 20, 2026, TO BE "ALZHEIMER'S AWARENESS DAY"" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND" | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HR 7453 | JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE, PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- RIGHT TO AN ADEQUATE EDUCATION | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7490 | AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES--OVERTIME (Requires small employers with one to fifty (1-50) employees and large employers with fifty (50) or more employees to pay overtime wages to exempt workers if their salary exceeds varying multipliers of minimum wage for a forty (40) hour workweek.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7769 | AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES (Sets the minimum wage for 2027 at twenty dollars ($20) per hour.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7770 | AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES (Increases the minimum hourly wage commencing January 1, 2029, by an amount equal to the total percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the Northeast Region for the calendar year 2027.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7614 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 8131 | JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY RHODE ISLAND'S METHOD OF FUNDING CHARTER SCHOOLS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7903 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL AND YOUTH PROGRAMS CONCUSSION ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7980 | AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- REGISTRATION OF VOTERS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7233 | AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- REGISTRATION OF VOTERS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7440 | AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- EMPLOYMENT SECURITY -- BENEFITS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7349 | AN ACT RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS -- OVERSIGHT OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY IN MENTAL HEALTH CARE ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 8224 | HOUSE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MARCH 8, 2026, AS "INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY"" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND" | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HB 7499 | AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION EFFICIENCY AND PERFORMANCE AUDIT ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 8122 | HOUSE RESOLUTION AMENDING THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE YEARS 2025 AND 2026 (Amends the House rules to mandate that all lobbyists vacate the House floor twenty (20) minutes prior to the beginning of the scheduled House session.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 8162 | AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE ONWARD WE LEARN SCHOLARSHIP ACT | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7335 | AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PSYCHOLOGISTS | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7552 | AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- THREATS AND EXTORTION | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7347 | AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Limits prior authorization requirements for rehabilitative and habilitative services. Also prohibits prior authorization for the first twelve (12) visits of a new episode of care and for ninety (90) days following a chronic pain diagnosis.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7333 | AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- BROADBAND DEPLOYMENT AND INVESTMENT ACT -- RHODE ISLAND BROADBAND OVERSIGHT AND ACCOUNTABILITY ACT OF 2026 | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7276 | AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES | in_committee | 2026 |
| HB 7209 | AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES (Prohibits the division of motor vehicles from placing on a motorist's driving record, a traffic violation which fine has been paid no longer than thirty (30) days after its issuance. This procedure would only be utilized twice per year.) | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 7329 | HOUSE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING THE 12TH ANNUAL "PHYSICIAN ANESTHESIOLOGISTS WEEK"" ON JANUARY 25TH THROUGH JANUARY 31 | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HB 7022 | AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- UNFAIR SALES PRACTICES | in_committee | 2026 |
| HR 7263 | HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING JANUARY 23, 2026, TO BE "MATERNAL HEALTH AWARENESS DAY"" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND" | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HR 7168 | HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING AND REMEMBERING THE LIFE OF NAYASIA A. GONZALEZ | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HR 7105 | HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE THOMAS E. HODGE | passed_lower | 2026 |
| HR 7014 | HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE JOSEPH A. CAPINERI | passed_lower | 2026 |