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Rhode Island Rep. Robert B. Lancia (R)

16th district

Email Address: rep-lancia@rilegislature.gov

Phone: (401) 222-2259

Robert B. Lancia (R) was first elected in November 2014 as the State Representative from District 16, Cranston. He is a member of the House Committee on Health, Education and Welfare, the House Committee on Environment and Natural Resources, and the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs.
Born November 24, 1953, Representative Lancia and his wife Maryann have three children, Lisa, Scott and Amy, and seven grandchildren.
A former Navy chaplain and disabled veteran, retired, Representative Lancia graduated from Cranston High School East in 1972 and received a Bachelor’s degree from Rhode Island College in 1976. He received a Master of Divinity degree from Andover Newton Theological School in 1991; a Doctor of Divinity degree from United Theological Seminary in 2000, and a Master of Arts in religion and psychology from Andover Newton Theological School in 2001.
He is a member of the Greater Cranston Chamber of Commerce, the Disabled American Veterans, the Military Officers Association of America and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.

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RI - HB7056 AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- 911 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER ACT (Repeals the surcharges levied on residence and business telephone lines and wireless telecommunications services.)

RI - HB7105 AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE -- STATE BUDGET (Requires that the governor submit a zero-based budget to the general assembly. The zero-based budget would be phased in over a five (5) year period.)

RI - HB7143 AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- STATE PURCHASES (Provides Rhode Island bidders on contracts to purchase office equipment and/or machinery a five percent (5%) adjustment when determining the lowest responsible bidder.)

RI - HB8091 AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- E-911 GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) AND TECHNOLOGY FUND (Requires the department of administration prepare an accounting of the funds used to operate the 911 emergency system.)

RI - HB7058 AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - VETERANS' SMALL BUSINESS LOAN PROGRAM (Creates a transitioning veterans' small business loan program through the commerce corporation.)

RI - HB7059 AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT--STATE BEACH, PARK AND RECREATION AREA USER FEES (Eliminates user fees for access to any state beach.)

RI - HB7057 AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME--MILITARY SURVIVOR BENEFITS (Exempts from income tax any survivor benefits received by a widow or widower by virtue of a deceased spouse's military service.)

RI - HB7289 AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- 911 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER ACT--PREPAID WIRELESS E-911 CHARGE ACT (Creates restricted receipt account for all 911 funds and requires these funds to be used solely for operation of the 911 system.)

RI - HB7246 AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- OFFER IN COMPROMISE OF PERSONAL INCOME TAX DEBT ACT (Establishes a personal income tax debt resolution process within the division of taxation upon submission of an offer in compromise effective July 1, 2018.)

RI - HB7163 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS (Defines bump stock and trigger crank and makes possession of any firearm equipped with either device a felony punishable by up to ten (10) years imprisonment.)

RI - HB7108 AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - SALES AND USE TAXES - LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Eliminates sales and use taxes on electricity and natural gas bills.)

RI - HB7141 AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Exempts the amount of military pension which is included in federal adjusted gross income from the state income tax, such exemption to be phased-in over a five year period.)

RI - HB7055 AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - TAX CREDITS FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO SCHOLARSHIP ORGANIZATIONS (Increases the total aggregate amount of tax credits for a business entity not to exceed $5,000,000 in fiscal year 2019.)

RI - HB7435 AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ESTABLISHING AN OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL (Establishes the office of inspector general as an independent administrative agency charged with the responsibility to investigate, detect, and prevent fraud, waste, abuse, and mismanagement in the expenditure of public funds.)

RI - HR7313 HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE 911 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE SYSTEM (Creates a 5 member legislative commission to study the 911 Emergency Phone System, and who would report back to the House of Representatives no later than February 7, 2019, and whose life would expire on May 7, 2019.)

RI - HB8258 AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - BUSINESS CORPORATION AND PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Limit to 7 yrs the period within which bus. corp tax/personal income tax may be assessed for taxpayers failing to file returns on date return was due to be filed/10 yrs within which collection actions can begin from date balance assessed with 4 exceptions)

RI - HB8314 AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAXES -- LIABILITY AND COMPUTATION (Adds urns and shrouds, prayer cards and other items customarily sold or provided by a funeral director to those funeral items which are already exempt from sales and use taxes.)

RI - HB7106 AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE -- STATE BUDGET (Requires a 2/3 affirmative vote by both the house of representatives and senate in connection with a proposed transfer of funds from a public utilities commission approved energy efficiency plan to the general fund.)

RI - HB8059 AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - FEDERAL AID (Prohibits lunch-shaming of children unable to pay for meals served as part of breakfast/lunch program offered at elementary/secondary schools.)

RI - HB7531 AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- JURY LISTS (Adds individuals receiving public assistance to the list of persons liable and qualified for jury service and mandates the director of human services to provide the jury commissioner with a list of those people on public assistance on a yearly basis.)

RI - HB7040 AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - COMPULSORY ATTENDANCE (Directs school districts experiencing high rates of student absenteeism to establish attendance review teams to address this absenteeism.)

RI - HB7953 AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- RHODE ISLAND PATHWAYS PROJECT (Requires the executive office of health and human services (EOHHS) to conduct a study to assess the impact of using Medicaid funds to provide coverage for the treatment of the chronically homeless.)

RI - HB7658 AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- SALES AND USE TAX (Exempts from the state sales tax the trade-in value of pickup trucks under six thousand pounds (6,000 lbs.) gross weight, used exclusively for personal use.)

RI - HB8057 AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC SCHOOL SAFETY EVALUATION PROGRAM FUND (Establishes a restricted receipt account for the purpose of funding school safety evaluations, to be known as the "Rhode Island Public School Safety Evaluation Program Fund.")

RI - HB8026 AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITY (Limits the number of registered sex offenders in any facility that operates as a homeless shelter whether on state or private property. Those limits may be exceeded if the facility complies with the provisions of § 11-37.1-21(c).)

RI - HR8236 HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING MEMORIAL DAY ON MAY 28, 2018, IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

RI - HR7989 HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING DENISE PANICHAS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE SAMARITANS OF RHODE ISLAND, FOR RECEIVING THE JOHN KIFFNEY PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD FROM THE PROVIDENCE NEWSPAPER GUILD FOLLIES

RI - HR8291 HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION OF FAILURES WITHIN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND'S EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (EOHHS)

RI - HB7555 AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES-PUBLIC ASSISTANCE (Provides that for the purpose of determining income limitations for receiving general public assistance, child support that is in arrears for thirty (30) days or more would not be considered to be income.)

RI - HR7326 HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING DR. PHIL ZARLENGO FOR RECEIVING THE "2017 AARP RHODE ISLAND ANDRUS AWARD FOR COMMUNITY SERVICE"

RI - HR7245 HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE IMPACT, BENEFITS, AND FISCAL RAMIFICATIONS OF CREATING AN OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND (Creates a 9 member commission to study of the benefits, impact, appointment, and funding for creating an Office of Inspector General, and who would report back to the House of Representatives by February 5, 2019, and would expire on May 5, 2019.)

RI - HB7135 AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - HEARING AIDS (Increases insurance coverage for hearing aids from one thousand five hundred dollars ($1,500) to two thousand dollars ($2,000), per ear, every three years. In addition, the amount of insurance coverage would no longer be based on the age of the recipient.)

RI - HR8053 HOUSE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MAY 17, 2018, AS "DIPG AWARENESS DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

RI - HB7280 AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FEDERAL AID (Requires the same access to high school students by military recruiters enjoyed by other private recruiters postsecondary institutions.)

RI - HR7300 HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR A PLAN AND THE DESIGN OF A BEIRUT MEMORIAL TO BE LOCATED AT THE RHODE ISLAND STATE HOUSE (Extends the reporting and expiration dates of the commission to study and make recommendations for a plan and the design of a Beirut Memorial to be located at the state house from April 30, 2018, to April 30, 2019, and expires on May 30, 2019.)

RI - HR8159 HOUSE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING THE MONTH OF MAY AS "NATIONAL MILITARY APPRECIATION MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

RI - HB7403 AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS (Exempts veterans and active duty military from paying a toll on the Newport Bridge.)

RI - HB7497 AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (Requires the council on elementary and secondary education, the RI teachers' advisory council and the attorney general's office to create regulations and programs for students who have been suspended, or otherwise removed from a regular classroom setting.)

RI - HB7207 AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - BUSINESS CORPORATION TAX (Provides that corporations with less than fifty (50) employees shall not be subject to the four hundred dollar ($400) minimum corporate tax.)

RI - HB7386 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- SEXUAL ASSAULT (Amends the definition of sexual contact in § 11-37-1 to include the intentional touching of the victim's own body at the accused's instruction.)

RI - HB8089 AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - RELIEF OF INJURED AND DECEASED FIRE FIGHTERS AND PUBLIC OFFICERS (Adds and makes correctional offices to the definition of "police officer" for the purpose of payment to their salary during line of duty illness or injury.)

RI - HB7078 AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW - GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS - CONSUMER EMPOWERMENT AND IDENTITY THEFT (Prohibits the charging of a fee for security freeze services provided by consumer reporting agencies.)

RI - HR7128 HOUSE RESOLUTION CELEBRATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CREATION OF THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS (DSC) BY THE UNITED STATES ARMY AND HONORING THE TWENTY-SIX RHODE ISLANDERS WHO RECEIVED THE DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS DURING WORLD WAR I

RI - HR7457 HOUSE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE EFFECT OF WIND TURBINES ON ALL MARINE LIFE (Creates a 5 member legislative commission to study the effect of wind turbines on all marine life, and who would report back to the House of Representatives no later than February 7, 2019, and whose life would expire on May 7, 2019.)

RI - HB7149 AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - RHODE ISLAND COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND LAND USE ACT (Requires municipality comprehensive plans to include present and future interests of the school system including curriculum and instruction as well as buildings, transportation routes, fields, playgrounds, sidewalks, raised crosswalks and parking lots.)

RI - HB8338 AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- VETERANS' EXEMPTIONS (Eliminates the requirement that a service person serving in conflicts or undeclared wars receive a campaign ribbon or expeditionary medal in order to receive a property tax exemption.)

RI - HB7235 AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS (Directs the department of education to utilize the federal governments troops to teachers program.)

RI - HB7576 AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH (Allows parents or guardians of a child to opt out of vaccines for non-casual contact diseases transmitted by sexual contact.)

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