Rhode Island State Representative

Megan Cotter 2025 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5009

Introduced
1/10/25  
HOUSE RESOLUTION AMENDING THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE YEARS 2023 AND 2024 (House Resolution providing certain plastic and single-use plastic cutlery and beverage containers would not be permitted on the House floor.)
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5010

Introduced
1/10/25  
HOUSE RESOLUTION AMENDING THE RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES FOR THE YEARS 2023 AND 2024 (Authorizes the Speaker and the Rhode Island Black, Latino, Indigenous, Asian American and Pacific Islander (RIBLIA) Caucus to request equity impact statements on up to five (5) proposed bills.)
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5023

Introduced
1/10/25  
Refer
1/10/25  
Report Pass
6/12/25  
Engrossed
6/16/25  
Establishes a rare disease advisory council within the department of health and provides guidance and recommendations to educate health care providers and the citizens of the state.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5033

Introduced
1/10/25  
Removes nuclear plant projects from seeking the approval from the general assembly for the construction of said nuclear plant.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5039

Introduced
1/14/25  
HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF ANTHONY M. ZAINYEH
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5079

Introduced
1/16/25  
Adds to those persons exempt from payment of parking fees at any recreational facility owned and operated by the state those individuals determined by the executive office of HHS, or its designee, to be disabled for purposes of Medicaid eligibility.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5080

Introduced
1/16/25  
Exempts from the sales tax scalp hair prosthesis or wigs that are necessary due to hair loss from a medical condition.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5087

Introduced
1/16/25  
Establishes "The Children's Cardiac Safety Act", and provide for childhood cardiac screening based on modules that incorporate current best practices.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5110

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
Report Pass
5/22/25  
Engrossed
5/29/25  
Provides for the operation and duties of natural organic reduction for the contained, accelerated conversion of human remains to soil. Disposition facilities would be used for either cremation or natural organic reduction.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5162

Introduced
1/24/25  
Refer
1/24/25  
Report Pass
2/12/25  
Engrossed
2/25/25  
Incorporates the department of elementary and secondary education's SurveyWorks school climate indicators for evaluating the performance of LEAs and individual public schools.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5018

Introduced
1/10/25  
Provides that effective July 1, 2025, the profit margin of any electric distribution company gas distribution company, would not exceed four percent (4%), in any given calendar year.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5098

Introduced
1/22/25  
Refer
1/22/25  
Report Pass
6/16/25  
Engrossed
6/18/25  
Creates a new motor vehicle registration for "forestry vehicles."
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5155

Introduced
1/24/25  
Refer
1/24/25  
Report Pass
3/4/25  
Report Pass
4/1/25  
Engrossed
4/22/25  
Refer
5/2/25  
Engrossed
6/20/25  
Provides that architects and other authorized disaster response workers, in the course of performing their duties, be entitled to all rights in like manner as state employees.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5157

Introduced
1/24/25  
Refer
1/24/25  
Report Pass
3/4/25  
Report Pass
4/1/25  
Engrossed
4/22/25  
Refer
5/2/25  
Engrossed
6/20/25  
Provides that any disaster response worker shall, in the course of their duties, be considered a state employee and be entitled to all rights in like manner as state employees.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H5161

Introduced
1/24/25  
JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY PUBLIC OWNERSHIP OF PUBLIC UTILITIES (Creates a special joint legislative study commission to study public ownership of certain public utilities, including electricity and natural gas.)