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H7743 - Allows a criminal defendant before the superior court to waive their right to a jury trial with the consent of the attorney general.
Thomas E. Noret, Katherine S. Kazarian, Camille F. Vella-Wilkinson
Last updated 7 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- TRIAL - Allows a criminal defendant before the superior court to waive their right to a jury trial with the consent of the attorney general.
STATUS
Introduced
H7735 - Requires insurance coverage for at a minimum up to ninety (90) days of residential or inpatient services for mental health and/or substance use disorders for American Society of Addiction Medicine levels of care 3.1 and 3.3.
Justine A. Caldwell, Carol Hagan McEntee, Anthony J. DeSimone
Last updated 7 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
INSURANCE -- INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE - Requires insurance coverage for at a minimum up to ninety (90) days of residential or inpatient services for mental health and/or substance use disorders for American Society of Addiction Medicine levels of care 3.1 and 3.3.
STATUS
Introduced
H7742 - Amends procedures and fees relative to claims of appeal in small claims actions.
Susan R. Donovan, Justine A. Caldwell, Evan P. Shanley
Last updated 5 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS -- SMALL CLAIMS AND CONSUMER CLAIMS - Amends procedures and fees relative to claims of appeal in small claims actions.
STATUS
Engrossed
H7722 - Promotes the integration of diversity, equity and inclusion principles into school curriculum and also in hiring practices for education staff.
Camille F. Vella-Wilkinson, Jose F. Batista, Justine A. Caldwell
Last updated 7 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM - Promotes the integration of diversity, equity and inclusion principles into school curriculum and also in hiring practices for education staff.
STATUS
Introduced
H7726 - Requires specific actions and procedures that a public school district or the department of elementary and secondary education shall follow as a part of their proposal to phase out, merge or close a public school.
David Morales, Justine A. Caldwell, Joseph M. McNamara
Last updated 7 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS - Requires specific actions and procedures that a public school district or the department of elementary and secondary education shall follow as a part of their proposal to phase out, merge or close a public school.
STATUS
Introduced
H7747 - Allows victims of violent crime receiving awards under the state's crime victim compensation program to use up to $1,000 of their total award to make reasonable modification to their residence to ensure their future safety.
Justine A. Caldwell, Leonela Felix, David Morales
Last updated 4 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- CRIMINAL INJURIES COMPENSATION - Allows victims of violent crime receiving awards under the state's crime victim compensation program to use up to $1,000 of their total award to make reasonable modification to their residence to ensure their future safety.
STATUS
Passed
H7598 - HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING AND THANKING LAURA MASON ZEISLER, M.ED, ON THE OCCASION OF HER RETIREMENT
Grace Diaz, K. Joseph Shekarchi, Christopher R. Blazejewski
Last updated 7 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
House Resolution Honoring And Thanking Laura Mason Zeisler, M.ed, On The Occasion Of Her Retirement
STATUS
Passed
H7614 - Requires the student advisory council to meet at least quarterly, provides the chairperson with equal voting powers as members on the council, and provides that a student under eighteen (18) years is exempt from the senate advise and consent process.
David Morales, Justine A. Caldwell, Carol Hagan McEntee
Last updated 7 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION - Requires the student advisory council to meet at least quarterly, provides the chairperson with equal voting powers as members on the council, and provides that a student under eighteen (18) years is exempt from the senate advise and consent process.
STATUS
Introduced
H7629 - Includes the offense of second-degree sexual assault among the offenses to which there shall be no statute of limitations and provides for a ten (10) year statute of limitations for third-degree sexual assault.
Carol Hagan McEntee, Justine A. Caldwell, Julie A. Casimiro
Last updated 5 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- INDICTMENTS, INFORMATIONS AND COMPLAINTS - Includes the offense of second-degree sexual assault among the offenses to which there shall be no statute of limitations and provides for a ten (10) year statute of limitations for third-degree sexual assault.
STATUS
Engrossed
H7688 - Redirects the distribution of the hotel tax money generated in the South County regional tourism district.
Carol Hagan McEntee, Brian Patrick Kennedy, Megan L. Cotter
Last updated 7 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT - Redirects the distribution of the hotel tax money generated in the South County regional tourism district.
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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