Rhode Island State Representative

David Morales 2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 2)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7886

Introduced
2/27/26  
Requires quarterly reading of electric and gas meters.
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7929

Introduced
2/27/26  
Limits the facility's ability to charge rent and fees for a maximum of seven (7) days or until removal of the personal property from the room, whichever occurs first. A violation would constitute a deceptive trade practice.
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8017

Introduced
2/27/26  
Changes the assessment for residential property where forty percent (40%) of the dwellings are below eighty percent (80%) of statewide median income and thirty percent (30%) are below sixty percent (60%).
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7907

Introduced
2/27/26  
Expands council on elementary and secondary education and board of education and makes teacher of year and student advisory chair voting members on each.
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8074

Introduced
2/27/26  
Establishes a commission to promulgate rules, regulations and make recommendations to the governor as to petitions for pardons under Article IX, Section 13 of the Constitution of Rhode Island.
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8173

Introduced
2/27/26  
Amends current law so that private side lead service replacement costs, financed by the water supplier's customers that may be eligible for reimbursement from the state, would no longer be subject to appropriation by the general assembly.
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8139

Introduced
2/27/26  
Provides the state would cover dialysis for the treatment of end stage renal disease ("ESRD") and kidney transplants for persons who do not qualify for full Medicaid due to their immigration status.
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8116

Introduced
2/27/26  
Requires correctional staff to wear and activate body cameras, set rules for recording and access, create an independent oversight board, mandate training and reporting, and establish a grant funded pilot program.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8005

Introduced
2/27/26  
Refer
2/27/26  
Report Pass
4/15/26  
Engrossed
4/30/26  
Amends the standards and limitations on permitted parking requirements for dwelling units.
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8089

Introduced
2/27/26  
Permits the family court to retain jurisdiction over juveniles and allow the family court to order juveniles detained in the training school until the age of twenty-one if the court finds that it is in the best interest of the child.
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8191

Introduced
2/27/26  
Provides proper authority for the division of taxation to provide HSRI with contact information for Rhode Islanders who report they were uninsured on their RI state income tax return.
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8119

Introduced
2/27/26  
Prohibits warrantless purchases of personal data in connection with any criminal, civil, or other investigatory or enforcement activity.
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8145

Introduced
2/27/26  
Establishes a restricted receipt account for the benefit of the Rhode Island public transit authority funded by sales taxes collected from ride-share companies; and provided further, the account would be exempt from indirect cost recovery provisions.
RI

Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8121

Introduced
2/27/26  
JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING THE IMMIGRANT IMPACT TASK FORCE (Creates an 11-member task force to track and oversee immigration enforcement and support actions in Rhode Island, and who would report back to the General Assembly House no later than January 5, 2027, and whose life would expire on March 5, 2027.)
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8168

Introduced
2/27/26  
Increases reimbursement caps promulgated in 2018 and applies to eligible costs for library projects incurred from June 30, 2025 through June 30, 2031, or ending earlier if the Office of Library Information Services amends the regulations.