Bill Title: Amends the Rhode Island works program to allow lawful permanent residents to receive benefits without a waiting period.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2025-02-28 - Introduced, referred to House Finance [H5992 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Representative Arthur Handy [D]	Primary	Email	401-785-8996	HD-018	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Scott Slater [D]	Primary	Email	401-741-7641	HD-010	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Karen Alzate [D]	Primary	Email	401-663-5600	HD-060	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative David Morales [D]	Primary	Email	401-480-1322	HD-007	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Joseph McNamara [D]	Primary	Email	401-742-5297	HD-019	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Katherine Kazarian [D]	Primary	Email	401-433-9636	HD-063	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Cherie Cruz [D]	Primary	Email	401-222-2447	HD-058	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Joshua Giraldo [D]	Primary	Email	401-312-4437	HD-056	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Jenni Azanero Furtado [D]	Primary	Email	401-222-2296	HD-064	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart
Representative Grace Diaz [D]	Primary	Email	401-575-3641	HD-011	Sponsored Bills	State Profile	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart

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