Rhode Island State Representative

Carol McEntee Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5404

Introduced
2/7/25  
Provides a tax credit for food donations by qualified taxpayers to nonprofit organizations up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) per year.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5448

Introduced
2/12/25  
Eliminates the "until June 30, 2025" sunset on the increase in the total amount of earnings a partial-unemployment insurance claimant can receive before being entirely disqualified for unemployment insurance benefits.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5472

Introduced
2/12/25  
Increases monthly minimum benefit for a spouse, domestic partner, former spouse. Grant a 2.89% COLA for eligible retirees. Provided a modification reducing federal AGI for public pension benefits from the RI employees retirement system.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5408

Introduced
2/11/25  
HOUSE RESOLUTION CONGRATULATING THE HONORABLE AARON LEY, PH.D. ON THE ACCREDITATION OF THE UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND'S MASTER OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION PROGRAM BY THE NETWORK OF SCHOOLS OF PUBLIC POLICY, AFFAIRS, AND ADMINISTRATION (NASPAA)
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5432

Introduced
2/12/25  
Prohibits health insurance providers from requiring preauthorization for in- network mental health or substance use disorder services.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5433

Introduced
2/12/25  
Requires a report to be produced that focuses on prescription drug prior authorizations by January 1, 2026.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5436

Introduced
2/12/25  
Refer
2/12/25  
Report Pass
6/3/25  
Establishes the Rhode Island Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2025.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5437

Introduced
2/12/25  
Prohibits individuals from conveying items to or from the training school for youth without prior consent by the executive director of the division of youth development at the department of children, youth and families.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5439

Introduced
2/12/25  
Mandates that the clerk of the district court, upon request of the defendant, automatically seal individual counts of criminal complaints upon dismissal pursuant to rule 48(a) of the rules of criminal procedure for district court.
RI

Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5443

Introduced
2/12/25  
Creates process for individual to voluntarily be either temporarily or indefinitely added to a list restricting their rights to purchase or possess firearms.