Rhode Island State Senator

Meghan Kallman 2025 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 6)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0446

Introduced
2/26/25  
Submits 2026 capital development program requesting the issuance of $100,000,000 in general obligation bonds to the voters for approval at the November, 2026, general election.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0448

Introduced
2/26/25  
Removes funding requirement from department of elementary and secondary education.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0461

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
5/27/25  
Caps the total amount that a covered person is required to pay for a covered prescription inhaler, prescription device, or prescription equipment to twenty-five dollars ($25.00) per thirty (30) day supply.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0462

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
5/6/25  
Engrossed
5/13/25  
Refer
5/14/25  
Report Pass
5/20/25  
Engrossed
5/29/25  
Removes the sunset provision of the four (4) year pilot program to prevent drug overdoses through the establishment of harm reduction centers and creates a permanent program for harm reduction centers.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0463

Introduced
2/26/25  
Requires each healthcare entity/network plan to compile/report to health insurance commissioner a summary of how the healthcare entity/network plan requires its contracted providers to submit claims for in-network outpatient behavioral health services.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0465

Introduced
2/26/25  
Prohibits a person from being denied life insurance for preexisting conditions or previous denials.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0478

Introduced
2/26/25  
Establishes the scope of a certified professional midwife’s authority relating to prescribing medication to patients.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0479

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
6/12/25  
Requires health insurance plans to cover services provided by licensed certified professional midwives. Insurers must report utilization and cost data annually. Certain limited benefit policies are exempt.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0480

Introduced
2/26/25  
Mandates health insurance coverage for FDA approved contraceptive drug, device or therapeutic equivalent.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0481

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
6/18/25  
Engrossed
6/20/25  
Enrolled
6/20/25  
Requires the department of health to incorporate information about dementia risk factors and reduction into public education and healthcare provider education materials.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0482

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
6/3/25  
Engrossed
6/5/25  
Engrossed
6/18/25  
Amends the types of products which pharmacists may prescribe as substitute drugs or products to include "devices and supplies" and "therapeutically equivalent drugs and pharmaceuticals".
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0483

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
5/27/25  
Authorizes pharmacists to dispense a one-time refill, for up to one hundred days under certain specified conditions.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0484

Introduced
2/26/25  
Establishes, encourages and supports the establishment of family councils and resident councils in managed residential communities providing assisted living services.
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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0485

Introduced
2/26/25  
Limits prior authorization requirements for rehabilitative and habilitative services. Also prohibits prior authorization for the first twelve (12) visits of a new episode of care and for ninety (90) days following a chronic pain diagnosis.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2025 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0476

Introduced
2/26/25  
Refer
2/26/25  
Report Pass
6/18/25  
Engrossed
6/20/25  
Enrolled
6/20/25  
Amends current law so that initial contraceptive prescriptions would no longer be limited to a 3-month supply.