Rep. Anthony DeSimone
(D-Dist. 5, Providence) was elected to the Rhode Island House of
Representatives in November 2022. he was chosed as a Deputy Majority Leader
in January 2025. He is a member of the House Corporations Committee, the
House Municipal Government and Housing Committee, and the House Special
Legislation Committee.
In 2024, he introduced a new law that
allows municipalities, upon request by the taxpayer, to issue tax bills
digitally or electronically. He sponsored another new law that entitles
holders of a life estate to real property to use any veteran's tax
exemptions available to them. He also introduced legislation that would
allow a deduction from federal adjusted gross income for interest payments
on outstanding student loans.
During his first legislative
session in 2023, Representative DeSimone introduced a new
law which requires the director of the Department of Health to develop
information on best practices for the treatment of patients with sepsis and
septic shock. Each hospital and freestanding emergency-care facility is
now required to implement procedures and policies in accordance with this
information.
He also was the primary sponsor on a new
law that helps align the state's transit goals for the future by
providing that the Director of the Rhode Island Department of Transportation
shall serve as the Chairperson of the Board of RIPTA.
He is a
lifelong resident of the Wanskuck section of Providence. Representative
DeSimone is a graduate of St. Raphael's Academy in Pawtucket and he attended
Rhode Island College. He was born on March 26, 1990. He is the Senior
Compliance Officer in the Providence Economic Development Office.