Rhode Island State Representative

Carol McEntee 2025 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 4)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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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.
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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.
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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.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5477

Introduced
2/12/25  
Refer
2/12/25  
JOINT RESOLUTION TO ESTABLISH A STATEWIDE MAIN STREET COORDINATING PROGRAM (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $500,000 for the formal establishment of “Main Street Rhode Island”.)
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5493

Introduced
2/13/25  
Refer
2/13/25  
Report Pass
6/18/25  
Engrossed
6/20/25  
Establishes a program for the energy and water benchmarking of large buildings in Rhode Island and a standard for their energy performance.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5501

Introduced
2/13/25  
Prohibits the courts from setting cash or surety bail on any misdemeanor offense but permits the court to set reasonable non-monetary conditions of bail to assure the defendant's presence in court as required and to protect the community.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5502

Introduced
2/13/25  
Furthers delineate the definitions of felony, misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5509

Introduced
2/13/25  
Requires the state building commissioner to implement electronic permitting for any category of state or local permit authorized under state law to significantly impact the expediency of construction and development.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5526

Introduced
2/13/25  
Appropriates the sum of five hundred thousand dollars ($500,000) to fund the Thundermist family medicine residency program during fiscal year 2026 and every fiscal year thereafter.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5558

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
3/25/25  
Engrossed
4/10/25  
Refer
5/2/25  
Report Pass
5/28/25  
Enrolled
6/12/25  
Requires all applicants who seek to register as a contractor to produce a legible copy of a valid government issued identification.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5563

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
5/8/25  
Engrossed
5/22/25  
Refer
5/23/25  
Enrolled
6/18/25  
Requires hotel employees and short-term rental property operators to annually receive human trafficking awareness training.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5585

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
5/22/25  
Engrossed
6/5/25  
Enrolled
6/18/25  
Requires associations to provide unit owners within thirty (30) days notice of any increase in the deductible application to the association’s policy.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5448

Introduced
2/12/25  
Refer
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.
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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.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5554

Introduced
2/26/25  
Prohibits the charging of interchange fees on taxes and gratuities.