Rep. Arthur Handy
District 18•(D)•Rhode Island House
Summary
Rep. Arthur Handy (D) represents Rhode Island in the House. This session, Rep. Handy has sponsored 22 bills, co-sponsored 124 bills, voted Yes 550 times, and No 6 times.
Record
Rep. Arthur Handy is the prime sponsor of 22 bills and a co-sponsor of 124 this session.
Bills
H 7922Repeals the older of the two existing chapters related to speech-language pathologists and audiologists and makes several amendments to reconcile the two statutes into one.Jun 10, 2026 · Signed by GovernorH 7873Updates the RI coordinate system to adopt the most recent system of plane coordinates established by the NGS, a federal agency which is part of NOAA and the USDC. Modifies the meter to foot conversion to adopt the international foot to provide uniformity.Jun 2, 2026 · In Senate CommitteeH 7689Amends the Rhode Island works program to allow lawful permanent residents to receive benefits without a waiting period and increases the monthly cash benefit to one hundred percent (100%) of the federal poverty level effective July 1, 2026.May 14, 2026 · In House CommitteeH 7690Amends the Rhode Island works program to increase the cash support pass-through to $100 for one child and $200 for more than one child.May 14, 2026 · In House CommitteeH 8486Authorizes the committees of the general assembly to allow members of the public to provide testimony remotely.Apr 29, 2026 · In House Committee
Votes
Rep. Arthur Handy has voted Yes on 550 bills and No on 6 this session.
H 8627Allows Meghan Elizabeth McEntee to join Taylor Lauren Criscuolo and Michael Joseph McEntee Jr., in marriage on or about September 25, 2026, within the Town of Narragansett, Rhode Island.Jun 26, 2026 · Passed · Voted AyeS 3370Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Amos House, provided it remains a qualified tax-exempt corporation pursuant to § 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code.Jun 26, 2026 · Passed · Voted AyeS 3363Allows the town of Tiverton to authorize, by ordinance, a real estate tax credit for seniors over the age of sixty-five (65) years.Jun 26, 2026 · Passed · Voted AyeS 3355AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CRANSTON TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $25,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS TO FINANCE THE PURCHASE AND/OR ACQUISITION OF LAND AND BUILDINGS, CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, IMPROVEMENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR, LANDSCAPING, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE CITYJun 26, 2026 · Passed · Voted AyeS 3358AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CRANSTON TO FINANCE THE ACQUISITION, IMPROVEMENT, RENOVATION AND REPAIR OF FIRE AND PUBLIC SAFETY EQUIPMENT BY THE ISSUANCE OF NOT MORE THAN $8,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND NOTES THEREFORJun 26, 2026 · Passed · Voted Aye
