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H7373 - Requires safe storage of firearms/provides civil and criminal penalties for violations/adds rifles and shotguns to the types of firearms requiring a trigger lock to be included with purchase/requires firearms dealers post signs regarding safe storage
Justine A. Caldwell, Jason Knight, Deborah A. Fellela
Last updated 3 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS - Requires safe storage of firearms/provides civil and criminal penalties for violations/adds rifles and shotguns to the types of firearms requiring a trigger lock to be included with purchase/requires firearms dealers post signs regarding safe storage
STATUS
Passed
H7394 - HOUSE RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY CALLING FOR PUBLICATION AND AFFIRMATION OF THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT (Requests that the President, Joseph R. Biden, publish without delay the Equal Rights Amendment as our Twenty-Eighth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.)
Michelle E. McGaw, Jennifer Smith Boylan, Julie A. Casimiro
Last updated 8 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
House Resolution Respectfully Calling For Publication And Affirmation Of The Equal Rights Amendment (requests That The President, Joseph R. Biden, Publish Without Delay The Equal Rights Amendment As Our Twenty-eighth Amendment To The Constitution Of The United States.)
STATUS
Introduced
H7377 - Establishes the Rhode Island Inclusive Home Design Act as a new article in the state building code.
Jennifer A. Stewart, Arthur Handy, Terri Cortvriend
Last updated 8 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATE BUILDING CODE -- RHODE ISLAND INCLUSIVE HOME DESIGN ACT - Establishes the Rhode Island Inclusive Home Design Act as a new article in the state building code.
STATUS
Introduced
H7400 - Establishes new programs for free breakfast and lunch meals in all public schools.
Justine A. Caldwell, Jose F. Batista, Jennifer A. Stewart
Last updated 8 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
EDUCATION -- FEDERAL AID - Establishes new programs for free breakfast and lunch meals in all public schools.
STATUS
Introduced
H7152 - Requires that all cosmetics manufactured, sold, delivered, held or offered for sale contain a label that completely and accurately lists all of their component ingredients.
John Joseph Lombardi, Raymond A. Hull, Edith H. Ajello
Last updated 9 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
FOOD AND DRUGS -- RHODE ISLAND FOOD, DRUGS, AND COSMETICS ACT - Requires that all cosmetics manufactured, sold, delivered, held or offered for sale contain a label that completely and accurately lists all of their component ingredients.
STATUS
Introduced
H7386 - Encourages and protects the freedom of public libraries to acquire materials without limitations and prohibits materials being removed from public libraries due to partisan or doctrinal disapproval.
Jennifer A. Stewart, David Morales, Brandon C. Potter
Last updated 8 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
LIBRARIES -- STATE AID TO LIBRARIES -- FREEDOM TO READ - Encourages and protects the freedom of public libraries to acquire materials without limitations and prohibits materials being removed from public libraries due to partisan or doctrinal disapproval.
STATUS
Introduced
H7147 - Requires the department of education to develop and make available for use in all schools a mental health curriculum. School districts would be required to provide four (4) hours of mental health instruction to seventh grade students.
John Joseph Lombardi, Raymond A. Hull, Edith H. Ajello
Last updated 9 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM - Requires the department of education to develop and make available for use in all schools a mental health curriculum. School districts would be required to provide four (4) hours of mental health instruction to seventh grade students.
STATUS
Introduced
H7146 - Directs the council on elementary and secondary education to develop recommendations for a high school curriculum to prepare students for successful postsecondary education and careers in computer science.
John Joseph Lombardi, Raymond A. Hull, Leonela Felix
Last updated 9 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM - Directs the council on elementary and secondary education to develop recommendations for a high school curriculum to prepare students for successful postsecondary education and careers in computer science.
STATUS
Introduced
H7057 - Provides that upon application, and good cause, the state may waive the bonding requirement for certified minority business enterprises or women owned businesses.
Cherie L. Cruz, David Morales, Jennifer A. Stewart
Last updated 3 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- CONTRACTORS BONDS - Provides that upon application, and good cause, the state may waive the bonding requirement for certified minority business enterprises or women owned businesses.
STATUS
Passed
H7155 - Requires mandatory training standards for police officers and trainees, in identifying, responding, and handling all incidents involving any person with a developmental disability.
John Joseph Lombardi, Raymond A. Hull, Edith H. Ajello
Last updated 9 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- POLICE OFFICERS -- COMMISSION ON STANDARDS AND TRAINING - Requires mandatory training standards for police officers and trainees, in identifying, responding, and handling all incidents involving any person with a developmental disability.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Rhode Island district HD-059
COMMITTEES
Rhode Island House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Jennifer A. Stewart was born in Tacoma, Washington. She earned her B.A. degree in Political Science and History in 1995 from Pacific Lutheran University. She later earned her Master of Public Administration degree in 2005 from Troy University. Stewart has over 20 years of experience working in state government. She worked her way up through various agencies before being appointed Commissioner of the Alabama Department of Corrections by Governor Kay Ivey in 2019.read less
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Rhode Island House from Rhode Island
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