Rhode Island State Representative

Joshua Giraldo 2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 7)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7861

Introduced
2/27/26  
Prohibits the use of genetic information for purposes of determining eligibility, setting premium rates, or imposing preexisting condition exclusions for life insurance, disability insurance, or long-term care insurance.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7959

Introduced
2/27/26  
Requires the employer, at the time of hiring, to furnish to their employees an itemized list of the terms and conditions of the employment and mandates that each payday a pay stub explaining how their wages were calculated is provided.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7904

Introduced
2/27/26  
Changes the maximum term of employment for a superintendent from three (3) to five (5) years.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7490

Introduced
2/4/26  
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.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7540

Introduced
2/6/26  
Require that routine childhood and adult immunization vaccine recommendations that are developed from evidence based, medically sound scientific research by the department of health.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7534

Introduced
2/6/26  
Sets conditions for pharmacists to prescribe tobacco cessation drug therapies, including education approved by the state board of pharmacy.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7574

Introduced
2/6/26  
Car rental company not subject to registration penalties resulting from out-of-state toll violations from operators using their rental vehicles but are responsible for any outstanding toll amounts due.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7597

Introduced
2/6/26  
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $200,000 TO THE RHODE ISLAND BLACK BUSINESS ASSOCIATION (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $200,000 to the Rhode Island Black Business Association.)
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7585

Introduced
2/6/26  
Permits hit and run victims suffering serious bodily injury to recover under the crime victim compensation program.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7538

Introduced
2/6/26  
Refer
2/6/26  
Report Pass
3/30/26  
Engrossed
4/16/26  
Requires healthcare providers and healthcare facilities to inform patients of the use of artificial intelligence to memorialize patient visits.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7579

Introduced
2/6/26  
JOINT RESOLUTION REPEALING RHODE ISLAND'S RATIFICATION OF THE CORWIN AMENDMENT (Repeals the General Assembly’s previous ratification of the Corwin Amendment.)
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7595

Introduced
2/6/26  
Imposes a wealth tax on Rhode Island individuals and entities at a rate of one percent (1%) of worldwide wealth.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7691

Introduced
2/11/26  
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.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7637

Introduced
2/11/26  
Prohibit denial of an opportunity to apply for employment as a law enforcement officer or firefighter solely on the basis of a person's country of citizenship.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7692

Introduced
2/11/26  
Sets controls on Medicaid prescription drug costs by imposing transparency and accountability requirements on managed care organizations (MCOs) and their pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs).