D Rhode Island House · District 53

Rep. Bernard A. Hawkins

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Total votes

1,309

all sessions

Attendance

88%

154 missed

Near the chamber average

With party

96%

of cast votes

Lower than 85% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

crosses aisle rarely

Higher than 79% of chamber peers

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Primary HB 6633

Signed into law · Rhode Island House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Same as 21H-6044 --Creates a special license plate for the not for profit Atlantic Shark Institute.)

Signed into law Jul 6, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 7164

Signed into law · Rhode Island House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND CERTIFICATION STANDARDS BOARD (SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 -- THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT) (Extends the time period to for all teachers to demonstrate proficiency in knowledge and practices of scientific reading and structured literary instruction from the 2023-2024 school year until the 2025-2026 school year.)

Signed into law Jul 2, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 8205

Signed into law · Rhode Island House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- DAM PERMITS (Requires dam owner/operator with storage capacity over 1,400 normal storage acre feet of water to obtain DEM permits to raise/lower water level. Not applicable to public water supply system dams.)

Signed into law Jun 27, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 8211

Signed into law · Rhode Island House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- NONPROFIT HOSPITAL SERVICE CORPORATIONS--RATE REVIEW ACT (Creates uniform rate review procedure for rates to be changed.)

Signed into law Jun 27, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 8230

Signed into law · Rhode Island House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- SEXUAL ASSAULT (Defines any act of sexual penetration or contact perpetrated by an individual with a position of authority upon a person over the age of fourteen (14) and under the age of eighteen (18) as third degree sexual assault.)

Signed into law Jun 27, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Primary HR 8376

Passed · Rhode Island House · Lead sponsor

HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE ISSUE OF PFAS IN FIREFIGHTER GEAR (Creates a 9 member commission to study and provide recommendations on the issue of PFAS in firefighter gear, and who would report back by January 1, 2024, and expire on March 1, 2024.)

Passed Jun 24, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Primary HR 8373

Passed · Rhode Island House · Lead sponsor

HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING AND THANKING REPRESENTATIVE STEVEN J. LIMA FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF WOONSOCKET AND THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

Passed Jun 23, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 8063

died · Rhode Island House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- RIGHTS OF NURSING HOME PATIENTS (Due to the COVID-19 health crises, suspend the provisions of § 23-17.5-33, relating to nursing home staffing.)

died Jun 22, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 7424

Signed into law · Rhode Island House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- VIDEO LOTTERY GAMES, TABLE GAMES AND SPORTS WAGERING (Prohibited gaming patrons forfeit winnings.)

Signed into law Jun 20, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 8310

died · Rhode Island House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION (Adds direct state support for costs associated with employing school resource officers.)

died Jun 14, 2022 0 co-sponsors