Rhode Island State Representative

Megan Cotter Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5275

Introduced
1/31/25  
Establishes an instant runoff form of ranked choice voting limited, to general assembly primary elections, with three (3) or more candidates.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5276

Introduced
1/31/25  
Establishes the Ranked Choice Voting for Rhode Island Presidential Primaries and provides for new sections on ranked choice voting tabulation and results reporting.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5282

Introduced
1/31/25  
Amend the calculation of state funding provided to local education agencies for special education services.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5291

Introduced
2/5/25  
Creates the Rhode Island Social Media Regulation act, which would not permit a Rhode Island resident who is a minor to be an account holder on a social media's platform unless the minor has the express consent of a parent or guardian.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5299

Introduced
2/5/25  
Refer
2/5/25  
Directs RIHousing to work with stakeholders to investigate and determine ways to assist an incorporated homeowners' association to exercise rights to purchase leased land.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5303

Introduced
2/5/25  
Establishes a searchable database of healthcare professionals' complaint histories, accessible to employers. License holders can review and dispute inaccuracies, while maintaining current criminal background check requirements.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5310

Introduced
2/5/25  
Refer
2/5/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Restructures the Rhode Island Housing and Conservation Trust Fund, increases its membership to 15 members, 11 of whom are to be from the general public and reallocates the percentage of the funds for housing, conservation and other goals.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5317

Introduced
2/5/25  
Utility relocation costs related to highway construction to be partially or fully paid for by the state.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5399

Introduced
2/7/25  
Provides that a school district could elect and choose to not spend money on any mandate that is not fully funded through the state education aid formula.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5422

Introduced
2/12/25  
Amends the certain provisions relative to school waste recycling and refuse disposal and requires reports of waste audits by educational entities and reports of program participation by vendors.