Rhode Island House
Jay Edwards
Democratic. House, district 70.
Emailrep-edwards@rilegislature.gov
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officialOfficial record 4https://www.rilin.state.ri.us/representatives/carson/
officialBills they sponsored
71 bills sponsored this session
HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF MAY 2026 AS ASTHMA AND ALLERGY AWARENESS MONTH IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLANDH 8583 · this session · introduced May 26, 2026
House read and passedTHE NORTH TIVERTON FIRE DISTRICTH 8580 · this session · introduced May 22, 2026
Chapter 273, Jun 26, 2026TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES--LIABILITY AND COMPUTATIONH 8530 · this session · introduced May 6, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyHOUSE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE 78TH ANNIVERSARY OF ISRAEL S DAY OF INDEPENDENCE ON APRIL 21ST THROUGH APRIL 22ND, 2026, AND REAFFIRMING THE BONDS OF FRIENDSHIP AND COOPERATION BETWEEN RHODE ISLAND, THE UNITED STATES, AH 8456 · this session · introduced Apr 16, 2026
House read and passedSTATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE RHODE ISLAND BRIDGE REPLACEMENT, RECONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE FUND -- EXEMPTIONS FROM TOLLING FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT VEHICLESH 8181 · this session · introduced Feb 27, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyJOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY RHODE ISLAND S METHOD OF FUNDING CHARTER SCHOOLSH 8131 · this session · introduced Feb 27, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyTAXATION -- COLLECTION OF TAXES GENERALLYH 8029 · this session · introduced Feb 27, 2026
House read and passedTAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATIONH 8026 · this session · introduced Feb 27, 2026
Chapter 326, Jun 23, 2026TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATIONH 8025 · this session · introduced Feb 27, 2026
Chapter 279, Jun 26, 2026STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENTH 7996 · this session · introduced Feb 27, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyLABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICESH 7768 · this session · introduced Feb 12, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyPUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASESH 7674 · this session · introduced Feb 11, 2026
Chapter 088, Jun 18, 2026TOWN AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING -- COMPREHENSIVE PERMIT PROJECTS IN TIVERTONH 7492 · this session · introduced Feb 4, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyTOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCESH 7372 · this session · introduced Jan 28, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyTAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXESH 7298 · this session · introduced Jan 23, 2026
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TOWNS AND CITIES -- TIVERTON S NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ACTH 7297 · this session · introduced Jan 23, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyTOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING-- PARKING SPACESH 7296 · this session · introduced Jan 23, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyTOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSINGH 7295 · this session · introduced Jan 23, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyTOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING -- TIVERTONH 7294 · this session · introduced Jan 23, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studySTATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND HOUSING RESOURCES ACT OF 1998H 7293 · this session · introduced Jan 23, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyTOWNS AND CITIES -- RHODE ISLAND COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND LAND USE ACT--COMPREHENSIVE PERMITS PROHIBITED IN WATERSHED OVERLAY PROTECTIONH 7292 · this session · introduced Jan 23, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyMOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL CODE PROVISIONSH 7256 · this session · introduced Jan 21, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyPUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM -- ADMINISTRATIONH 7253 · this session · introduced Jan 21, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyELECTIONS -- RHODE ISLAND FUSION VOTING ACTH 7232 · this session · introduced Jan 21, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyELECTIONS -- LOCAL CANVASSING AUTHORITYH 7231 · this session · introduced Jan 21, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyTOWNS AND CITIES -- AWARD OF MUNICIPAL CONTRACTSH 7224 · this session · introduced Jan 21, 2026
Referred to Senate FinanceINSURANCE -- BENEFIT DETERMINATION AND UTILIZATION REVIEW ACTH 7187 · this session · introduced Jan 21, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyHEALTH AND SAFETY -- NOTIFICATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS, POLICE OFFICERS AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS AFTER EXPOSURE TO INFECTIOUS DISEASESH 7186 · this session · introduced Jan 21, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyPUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- ORGAN-DONATION LEAVE ACTH 7159 · this session · introduced Jan 16, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyPUBLIC RECORDS -- ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDSH 7154 · this session · introduced Jan 16, 2026
Referred to Senate JudiciaryPUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- LABOR AND PAYMENT OF DEBTS BY CONTRACTORSH 7147 · this session · introduced Jan 16, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studySTATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OPEN MEETINGSH 7136 · this session · introduced Jan 15, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyTOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSINGH 7125 · this session · introduced Jan 15, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyTOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSINGH 7124 · this session · introduced Jan 15, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyTOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSINGH 7123 · this session · introduced Jan 15, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyTAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Allows the town of Tiverton to apply different tax rates to all classes of property.)H 6363 · this session · introduced May 23, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyHOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE MONTH OF MAY TO BE "ASTHMA AND ALLERGY AWARENESS MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLANDH 6342 · this session · introduced May 15, 2025
House read and passedTOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING (Requires the town of Tiverton to require a minimum number of affordable housing units if there is less than ten percent (10%) of affordable housing in the town.)H 6215 · this session · introduced Apr 9, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studySTATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND HOUSING RESOURCES ACT OF 1998 (Allows the town of Tiverton to allow a half (1/2) credit for affordable housing for manufactured homes in age restricted communities in conformaH 6214 · this session · introduced Apr 9, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyTOWNS AND CITIES -- RHODE ISLAND COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND LAND USE ACT--COMPREHENSIVE PERMITS PROHIBITED IN WATERSHED OVERLAY PROTECTION (Prohibits applications for a comprehensive permit under the Rhode Island comprehH 6213 · this session · introduced Apr 9, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyTOWNS AND CITIES -- TIVERTON'S NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ACT (Sets timelines for Tiverton's new construction, including one year for final approval, two (2) years for building permits, and temporary inclusion of units inH 6185 · this session · introduced Apr 4, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyTOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING--PARKING SPACES (Permits Tiverton to require two parking space for each studio, one-bedroom, or two-bedroom low- or moderate-income housing units upon the determinationH 6184 · this session · introduced Apr 4, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyTOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING (Allows the town of Tiverton, with an aggregate of five hundred (500) or more units proposed in a comprehensive permit project, to enact a short-term emergency moratoriH 6183 · this session · introduced Apr 4, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyTOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING -- TIVERTON (Requires any person who applies to rent or purchase a residence located in Town of Tiverton which qualifies as low and moderate income housing, shall requiH 6182 · this session · introduced Apr 4, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyTOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING (Permits the town of Tiverton to require additional testing, to be performed by the developer, to ensure that there is no dewatering or loss of effective recharge to suH 6181 · this session · introduced Apr 4, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyTOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING (Ensures that minimum egress requirements for conventional subdivisions in Tiverton apply equally to comprehensive permit applications and cannot be waived, modified, oH 6180 · this session · introduced Apr 4, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyTOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING (Requires the Rhode Island housing authority to update the count of affordable housing stock in the town of Tiverton two (2) times per year.)H 6179 · this session · introduced Apr 4, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyTOWN AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING--COMPREHENSIVE PERMIT PROJECTS IN TIVERTON (Prohibits applications filed in the town of Tiverton, for comprehensive permit projects, for low and moderate income housing,H 6178 · this session · introduced Apr 4, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyTOWN AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING -- COMPREHENSIVE PERMIT PROJECTS IN TIVERTON (Provides that comprehensive permit projects in Tiverton, involving property not connected to either public water or sewer oH 6177 · this session · introduced Apr 4, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyTOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES (Allows the town of Tiverton to determine its density bonuses based upon its underlying zoning.)H 6176 · this session · introduced Apr 4, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studySTATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND HOUSING RESOURCES ACT OF 1998 (Includes manufactured homes on leased land under a long-term lease in excess of thirty (30) years at the time of enrollment within the classificH 6163 · this session · introduced Apr 2, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyVALIDATING AND RATIFYING AMENDMENTS TO THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF TIVERTON (Validates and ratifies the amendments to the Tiverton Home Rule Charter which were approved by the electors of the town of Tiverton onH 6111 · this session · introduced Mar 19, 2025
Effective without Governor's signatureHEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE RHODE ISLAND CLINICIAN WELLNESS AND SUPPORT ACT (Recognizes the program run by the Rhode Island Medical Society or comparable program for physicians, physician assistants, dentists, and podiatrisH 6036 · this session · introduced Mar 7, 2025
Chapter 132, Jun 24, 2025PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES (Defines public-private partnerships and provide the framework to encourage the use of public-private partnerships for proposals for state purchases.)H 5870 · this session · introduced Feb 28, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyELECTIONS -- LOCAL CANVASSING AUTHORITY (Prohibits members of elected city/town political party committees as well as representative/senate district committees from serving on local canvassing authorities.)H 5713 · this session · introduced Feb 26, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyELECTIONS -- RHODE ISLAND FUSION VOTING ACT (Establishes fusion voting in Rhode Island, allowing candidates to appear on ballots as nominees of multiple political parties, for the same office.)H 5712 · this session · introduced Feb 26, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyPUBLIC RECORDS -- ACCESS TO PUBLIC RECORDS (Amends the definition of public record to exempt from public disclosure the city or town of residence of the justices, judges, and magistrates of the unified judicial system.)H 5707 · this session · introduced Feb 26, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyTOWNS AND CITIES -- CANCER BENEFITS FOR FIRE FIGHTERS (Makes the provisions of §§ 45-19.1-3 and 45-19.1-4, benefits for firefighters with cancer, effective regardless of any general, special or specific law, or any chartH 5701 · this session · introduced Feb 26, 2025
Chapter 442, Jul 3, 2025HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE -- WORK ON HOLIDAYS AND SUNDAYS (Allows casino workers to receive overtime pay for working Sundays and Holidays.)H 5685 · this session · introduced Feb 26, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studySTATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT (Replaces CRMC with a newly created division of coastal resources management, a state entity within the DEM and would transfer all authority to the DH 5453 · this session · introduced Feb 12, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyPUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM--ADMINISTRATION (Changes the teacher and state employees' retirement benefit calculations' cutoff date from July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2012, for all retirement members eliH 5318 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyEDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION (Provide protection for the rights of professional, administrative and secretarial employees of the department of education to collectively bargain over all termH 5227 · this session · introduced Jan 29, 2025
Chapter 200, Jun 26, 2025HEALTH AND SAFETY -- NOTIFICATION OF FIRE FIGHTERS, POLICE OFFICERS AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIANS AFTER EXPOSURE TO INFECTIOUS DISEASES (Amends the definition of infectious diseases to include the coronavirus diseaseH 5175 · this session · introduced Jan 24, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyHEALTH AND SAFETY -- HARM REDUCTION CENTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND PILOT PROGRAM (Extends the sunset provision of the four (4) year pilot program to prevent drug overdoses through the establishment of harm reduction centeH 5171 · this session · introduced Jan 24, 2025
Chapter 015, Jun 6, 2025MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL CODE PROVISIONS (Allows for trucks with a gross vehicle weight of eight thousand pounds (8,000 lbs.) or less to have passenger registration license plates.)H 5145 · this session · introduced Jan 22, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studySTATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OPEN MEETINGS (Allows school committees to add item(s) not appearing in published notice to their agendas for purposes of discussion only if the revised agenda is filed with the secretary H 5034 · this session · introduced Jan 10, 2025
Referred to Senate JudiciaryPUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- LABOR AND PAYMENT OF DEBTS BY CONTRACTORS (Amends the definition of public works so that it would include any public works projects performed for any city or town or quasi-municipal entity anH 5028 · this session · introduced Jan 10, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyANIMALS 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 abH 5025 · this session · introduced Jan 10, 2025
Chapter 457, Jul 5, 2025INSURANCE -- BENEFIT DETERMINATION AND UTILIZATION REVIEW ACT (Prohibits health benefit plans reviewing prescriptions for opioid addiction treatment.)H 5024 · this session · introduced Jan 10, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyTOWNS AND CITIES -- AWARD OF MUNICIPAL CONTRACTS (Increases the maximum state and municipal small purchase limits from $10,000 to $25,000 for construction projects and from $5,000 to $10,000 for all other state and municH 5022 · this session · introduced Jan 10, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyPUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- ORGAN-DONATION LEAVE ACT (Provides for paid leave for a state employee who donates an organ. The duration of the leave is dependent on the type of donation and notice should be provided tH 5020 · this session · introduced Jan 10, 2025
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