Rep. Pat Serpa

Primary HB 6483

Passed · Rhode Island House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- OUTDOOR DINING ACT (Establishes standards governing the municipal regulation of outdoor dining at food service establishments.)

Passed Jun 13, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 5503

Passed · Rhode Island House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- OPERATORS' AND CHAUFFEURS' LICENSES (Requires DMV to make, for persons with autism, a operator's license that is clearly marked "autism", decals that are clearly marked "autism" to be affixed to the vehicle, and blue envelopes that provide written information.)

Passed Jun 13, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HR 6436

Passed · Rhode Island House · Lead sponsor

HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR CHANGES TO THE MERIT SYSTEM FOR PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION AND PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT IN THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES AND THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES (Creates an 11 member commission to study and make recommendations for changes to the merit system of personnel administration and personnel management in DHS and DCYF, and who would report back by April 1, 2024, and expire on May 31, 2024.)

Passed Jun 12, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HR 6341

Passed · Rhode Island House · Lead sponsor

HOUSE RESOLUTION REINSTATING AND EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY RHODE ISLAND'S MINIMUM PRICING STATUTES (Reinstates the life and extends the reporting and expiration dates of the Commission to Study Rhode Island's Minimum Pricing Statutes from April 4, 2019, to April 4, 2024, and would expire on June 4, 2024.)

Passed Jun 12, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 5216

Passed · Rhode Island House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES (Extends the "lookback" period for repeat offenses involving driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs under § 31-27-2 and for repeat offenses related to failure or refusal to submit to chemical tests under § 31-27-2.1 from 5 years to 10 years.)

Passed Jun 12, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 5014

Passed · Rhode Island House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- CERTIFIED SURGICAL FIRST ASSISTANTS (Allows for the licensing of surgical assistants to assist doctors in performing surgeries.)

Passed Jun 12, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 5265

Signed into law · Rhode Island House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Increases weight limit of those vehicles which are registerable with prisoner of war plates, Purple Heart plates, Distinguished Service Cross plates, Bronze Star Medal plates, National Guard plates or disabled veterans’ plates to twelve thousand pounds.)

Signed into law Jun 12, 2023 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 5559

Passed · Rhode Island House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (Prohibits the sale or offer for sale in this state of any cosmetic that was developed or manufactured using cosmetic testing on animals, if the testing was conducted or contracted by the manufacturer or any supplier on or after July 1, 2024.)

Passed Jun 12, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 5612

Passed · Rhode Island House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- REGISTRATION OF VOTERS (Allows non-affiliated party voters to vote in party primaries, without becoming an affiliated party voter.)

Passed Jun 11, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track

Primary HB 5558

Passed · Rhode Island House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (Provides that the trapping and subsequent release of any unowned feral or free roaming cat for the purpose of spaying or neutering of the cat would not be considered abandonment.)

Passed Jun 9, 2023 0 co-sponsors Track