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H7097 - Provides for a residency requirement of at least six (6) months rather than one year for the Rhode Island family court to have jurisdiction over a divorce complaint.
Anthony J. DeSimone, Thomas E. Noret, Edward T. Cardillo
Last updated 9 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- DIVORCE AND SEPARATION - Provides for a residency requirement of at least six (6) months rather than one year for the Rhode Island family court to have jurisdiction over a divorce complaint.
STATUS
Introduced
H7141 - Adopts a counseling compact for the interstate practice of licensed professional counselors by providing for the mutual recognition of other member state licenses governed and administrated by commission.
Kathleen A. Fogarty, Tina L. Spears, Katherine S. Kazarian
Last updated 3 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- COUNSELING COMPACT - Adopts a counseling compact for the interstate practice of licensed professional counselors by providing for the mutual recognition of other member state licenses governed and administrated by commission.
STATUS
Passed
H7166 - Authorizes the family court to order educational classes on child development and family dynamics for divorcing parents with children.
Robert E. Craven, Justine A. Caldwell, Evan P. Shanley
Last updated 9 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- DIVORCE AND SEPARATION - Authorizes the family court to order educational classes on child development and family dynamics for divorcing parents with children.
STATUS
Introduced
H7017 - Directs PUC to extend utility termination moratorium for gas/electricity from April 15 to May 1, of each year with discretion to respond to emergency/ economic conditions/customers' needs.
David Morales, Arthur Handy, Joseph M. McNamara
Last updated 3 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION - Directs PUC to extend utility termination moratorium for gas/electricity from April 15 to May 1, of each year with discretion to respond to emergency/ economic conditions/customers' needs.
STATUS
Passed
H7167 - Allows for child support payments when a child is domiciled in the home of the custodial parent and principally dependent on parent until the child is 21, or 23 if child is enrolled in an educational program.
Robert E. Craven, Justine A. Caldwell, Evan P. Shanley
Last updated 9 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- DIVORCE AND SEPARATION - Allows for child support payments when a child is domiciled in the home of the custodial parent and principally dependent on parent until the child is 21, or 23 if child is enrolled in an educational program.
STATUS
Introduced
H7239 - Provides that supported decision-making pursuant to chapter 66.13 of title 42 be added to the Limited Guardianship and Guardianship of Adults forms section as one of the less restrictive alternatives to guardianship that have been explored.
Terri Cortvriend, Tina L. Spears, Lauren H. Carson
Last updated 3 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
PROBATE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE -- LIMITED GUARDIANSHIP AND GUARDIANSHIP OF ADULTS - Provides that supported decision-making pursuant to chapter 66.13 of title 42 be added to the Limited Guardianship and Guardianship of Adults forms section as one of the less restrictive alternatives to guardianship that have been explored.
STATUS
Passed
H7053 - Permits those persons with felony convictions to have up to six misdemeanor offenses expunged from their criminal record.
Jason Knight, June Speakman, Matthew S. Dawson
Last updated 3 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS - Permits those persons with felony convictions to have up to six misdemeanor offenses expunged from their criminal record.
STATUS
Engrossed
H7169 - Provides that statements by a health care provider regarding the unanticipated outcome of a patient's medical care and treatment shall be inadmissible as evidence of an admission of liability or as evidence of an admission.
Robert E. Craven, Justine A. Caldwell, Evan P. Shanley
Last updated 9 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- EVIDENCE - Provides that statements by a health care provider regarding the unanticipated outcome of a patient's medical care and treatment shall be inadmissible as evidence of an admission of liability or as evidence of an admission.
STATUS
Introduced
H7269 - Prohibits purchases of more than one firearm in any thirty (30) day period.
Jennifer Smith Boylan, Jason Knight, Teresa Ann Tanzi
Last updated 8 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS - Prohibits purchases of more than one firearm in any thirty (30) day period.
STATUS
Introduced
H7124 - Creates the Rhode Island Child Care Assistance Program that governs both family eligibility for the state's child care subsidy program and the rates paid to child care providers serving families receiving a subsidy.
Grace Diaz, Julie A. Casimiro, Maryann Shallcross-Smith
Last updated 9 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
HUMAN SERVICES -- RHODE ISLAND CHILDCARE ESSENTIAL ACT - Creates the Rhode Island Child Care Assistance Program that governs both family eligibility for the state's child care subsidy program and the rates paid to child care providers serving families receiving a subsidy.
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
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Representative from Rhode Island district HD-030
COMMITTEES
Rhode Island House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Justine A. Caldwell is a Democratic member of the Rhode Island State Senate, representing District 30. She assumed office in January 2015. She is the vice-chair of the Senate Committee on Environment & Agriculture. Caldwell earned her BS from Rhode Island College in 2002. Her professional experience includes owning her family business, working in community relations and non-profit advocacy, and working as chief-of-staff for the Lieutenant Governor. Caldwell serves on the board of directors for the Street Sights public art nonprofit.read less
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Rhode Island House from Rhode Island
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