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H7215 - Mandates that food service establishments only provide single-use foodware accessories and standard condiments to a customer upon request.
Michelle E. McGaw, Brandon C. Potter, Jennifer Smith Boylan
Last updated 8 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
FOOD AND DRUGS -- SINGLE-USE PLASTIC STRAWS - Mandates that food service establishments only provide single-use foodware accessories and standard condiments to a customer upon request.
STATUS
Introduced
H7251 - Directs the departments of human services and education to work together to sustain and strengthen existing workforce development and compensation programs for educators working in licensed child care and early learning programs statewide.
Susan R. Donovan, Kathleen A. Fogarty, June Speakman
Last updated 8 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND EARLY EDUCATOR COMPENSATION STABILIZATION ACT - Directs the departments of human services and education to work together to sustain and strengthen existing workforce development and compensation programs for educators working in licensed child care and early learning programs statewide.
STATUS
Introduced
H7700 - Defines what local means as it pertains to certain food types being sold and advertised in Rhode Island.
June Speakman, Susan R. Donovan, David Morales
Last updated 7 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
FOOD AND DRUGS -- ADVERTISING OF RHODE ISLAND PRODUCTS -- LOCAL FOOD - Defines what local means as it pertains to certain food types being sold and advertised in Rhode Island.
STATUS
Introduced
H7697 - Codifies the federal legislation pertaining to the federal Indian child welfare act into state law.
Tina L. Spears, Megan L. Cotter, Rebecca M. Kislak
Last updated 7 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- THE RHODE ISLAND INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT - Codifies the federal legislation pertaining to the federal Indian child welfare act into state law.
STATUS
Introduced
H7699 - Restructures RI Housing and Conservation Trust Fund, increase its membership to 15 members, 11 of whom are to be from the general public and reallocate the percentage of the funds for housing, conservation and other goals.
June Speakman, Lauren H. Carson, Megan L. Cotter
Last updated 7 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND HOUSING AND CONSERVATION TRUST FUND ACT - Restructures RI Housing and Conservation Trust Fund, increase its membership to 15 members, 11 of whom are to be from the general public and reallocate the percentage of the funds for housing, conservation and other goals.
STATUS
Introduced
H7694 - Creates the Rhode Island Individual Market Affordability Act of 2024 to help reduce out-of-pocket costs for low- and moderate-income consumers enrolled in the health insurance exchanges.
June Speakman, Rebecca M. Kislak, Susan R. Donovan
Last updated 7 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND INDIVIDUAL MARKET AFFORDABILITY ACT OF 2024 - Creates the Rhode Island Individual Market Affordability Act of 2024 to help reduce out-of-pocket costs for low- and moderate-income consumers enrolled in the health insurance exchanges.
STATUS
Introduced
H7698 - Defines deed restricted unit. This act would further limit the increase in annual condominium fees for a deed restricted unit to five percent (5%) of the proceeding year's monthly common expenses.
June Speakman, Lauren H. Carson, Megan L. Cotter
Last updated 7 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
PROPERTY -- CONDOMINIUM LAW - Defines deed restricted unit. This act would further limit the increase in annual condominium fees for a deed restricted unit to five percent (5%) of the proceeding year's monthly common expenses.
STATUS
Introduced
H8000 - Establishes and funds an incentive program for landlords to offer reduced rents to eligible tenants. The program would be administered by the state department of housing with an appropriation of $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2024-2025.
David Morales, June Speakman, Joshua J. Giraldo
Last updated 7 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- REDUCED HOUSING RENT PILOT PROGRAM - Establishes and funds an incentive program for landlords to offer reduced rents to eligible tenants. The program would be administered by the state department of housing with an appropriation of $3,000,000 for fiscal year 2024-2025.
STATUS
Introduced
H7937 - Provides that architects and other authorized disaster response workers be considered, in the course of performing their duties, state workers and be entitled to all rights in like manner as state employees.
Megan L. Cotter, Teresa Ann Tanzi, Terri Cortvriend
Last updated 7 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- ARCHITECTS - Provides that architects and other authorized disaster response workers be considered, in the course of performing their duties, state workers and be entitled to all rights in like manner as state employees.
STATUS
Introduced
H7969 - Allows electronic monitoring of residents or private living unit in nursing or assisted living facility with certain restrictions.
Jason Knight, Evan P. Shanley, Kathleen A. Fogarty
Last updated 3 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- ELECTRONIC MONITORING IN NURSING AND ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES - Allows electronic monitoring of residents or private living unit in nursing or assisted living facility with certain restrictions.
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Representative from Rhode Island district HD-039
COMMITTEES
Rhode Island House
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Megan L. Cotter is a member of the New Hampshire House of Representatives, representing Rockingham 4. She assumed office in 2020. Cotter's professional experience includes working as a Spanish teacher at Exeter High School since 2006. She serves on the House Commerce and Consumer Affairs Committee; Science, Technology, and Energy Committee; and Ways and Means Committee. Cotter graduated with a B.A. in Spanish from Saint Michael's College in 2005.read less
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