Rhode Island House
Jose Batista
Democratic. House, district 12.
Emailrep-batista@rilegislature.gov
contactOfficial record 1https://www.rilegislature.gov/representatives/batista/default.aspx
officialOfficial record 2https://www.rilegislature.gov/representatives/batista/Pages/Biography.aspx
officialOfficial record 3https://www.rilegislature.gov/representatives/carson/default.aspx
officialBills they sponsored
13 bills sponsored this session
TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATIONH 8508 · this session · introduced May 1, 2026
House read and passedHOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF FRANCISCO J. BATISTAH 8259 · this session · introduced Mar 10, 2026
House read and passedHOUSE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING THE CULTURE AND HERITAGE OF TAÍNO DESCENDANTS IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLANDH 8221 · this session · introduced Mar 3, 2026
House read and passedCOURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- EVIDENCEH 8054 · this session · introduced Feb 27, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyCRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- SENTENCE AND EXECUTIONH 7651 · this session · introduced Feb 11, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyINSURANCE -- UNFAIR CLAIMS SETTLEMENT PRACTICES ACTH 7604 · this session · introduced Feb 11, 2026
Withdrawn at sponsor's requestCRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- PROTECT OUR COURTS ACTH 7360 · this session · introduced Jan 28, 2026
Chapter 185, Jun 22, 2026FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE GOOD SAMARITAN OVERDOSE PREVENTION ACT OF 2016 (Extends the immunity from alcohol- or drug-related offenses in cases of emergency overdose care to violations of bail conditions.)H 6406 · this session · introduced Jun 11, 2025
Chapter 377, Jul 1, 2025CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- ARREST (Prohibits the civil arrest of any person who is attending court either on behalf of themselves or a family or household member. Any person who violates this act shall be subject to civil suiH 6121 · this session · introduced Mar 21, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyDELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT (Grants the family court jurisdiction to make findings for special immigrant juvenile status petitions, including determinations about dependency, parentalH 6120 · this session · introduced Mar 21, 2025
Chapter 385, Jul 1, 2025CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- SENTENCE AND EXECUTION (Requires the court to set reasonable bail for all those individuals who appear before it as probation violators and establish a presumption of personal recognizance unless thH 6041 · this session · introduced Mar 7, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyINSURANCE -- UNFAIR CLAIMS SETTLEMENT PRACTICES ACT (Increases minimum amount for required damages and time to perform appraisal from three days to four.)H 5571 · this session · introduced Feb 26, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further studyTAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of PROJECT Weber/RENEW, a Rhode Island domestic nonprofit corporation.)H 5512 · this session · introduced Feb 13, 2025
Chapter 111, Jun 23, 2025Roster from Open States (the open civic-data project), archived on our side. Bill records from the Rhode Island legislature’s own site.