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S2470 - Creates new definition for the term "employee", for purposes of wages, workers' compensation, temporary disability and unemployment insurance benefits, which deems a worker to be an employee, as opposed to an independent contractor.
Ana B. Quezada, Jonathon Acosta, Meghan E. Kallman
Last updated 7 months ago
7 Co-Sponsors
LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES - Creates new definition for the term "employee", for purposes of wages, workers' compensation, temporary disability and unemployment insurance benefits, which deems a worker to be an employee, as opposed to an independent contractor.
STATUS
Introduced
S2438 - Limits the use of certain criminal records and credit history reports in denying housing to prospective applicants, and provides for fines for failure to comply, and requires notices of denials to be sent to the prospective tenants.
Meghan E. Kallman, Victoria Gu, Tiara T. Mack
Last updated 7 months ago
8 Co-Sponsors
PROPERTY - Limits the use of certain criminal records and credit history reports in denying housing to prospective applicants, and provides for fines for failure to comply, and requires notices of denials to be sent to the prospective tenants.
STATUS
Introduced
S2459 - Removes the requirement that families consent to, and cooperate with the department of human services in establishing paternity and enforcing child and medical support orders as a condition of eligibility for childcare assistance.
Alana DiMario, Sandra Cano, Bridget G. Valverde
Last updated 5 months ago
9 Co-Sponsors
HUMAN SERVICES -- THE RHODE ISLAND WORKS PROGRAM - Removes the requirement that families consent to, and cooperate with the department of human services in establishing paternity and enforcing child and medical support orders as a condition of eligibility for childcare assistance.
STATUS
Engrossed
S2413 - Spells out the responsibilities of both the landlord and tenant with respect to the inspection and treatment of bed bugs in residential premises.
Tiara T. Mack, Meghan E. Kallman, Victoria Gu
Last updated 7 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- BED BUGS IN RESIDENTIAL PREMISES ACT - Spells out the responsibilities of both the landlord and tenant with respect to the inspection and treatment of bed bugs in residential premises.
STATUS
Introduced
S2397 - Provides the state would cover dialysis for the treatment of end stage renal disease ("ESRD") and kidney transplants for persons who do not qualify for full Medicaid due to their immigration status.
Sandra Cano, Meghan E. Kallman, Melissa A. Murray
Last updated 4 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES - Provides the state would cover dialysis for the treatment of end stage renal disease ("ESRD") and kidney transplants for persons who do not qualify for full Medicaid due to their immigration status.
STATUS
Engrossed
S2288 - Requires all educator preparation programs to include lessons on cultural competency and how teachers shall meet the instructional needs of multilingual learners.
Sandra Cano, Tiara T. Mack, Meghan E. Kallman
Last updated 7 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
EDUCATION -- CERTIFICATION OF TEACHERS - Requires all educator preparation programs to include lessons on cultural competency and how teachers shall meet the instructional needs of multilingual learners.
STATUS
Introduced
S2369 - Permits every municipality in the state to offer a homestead tax exemption of up to 20% of assessed value on residential properties, and also provides that municipalities that grant greater exemptions not be limited by this section.
Ryan William Pearson, Hanna M. Gallo, Louis P. Dipalma
Last updated 7 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES - Permits every municipality in the state to offer a homestead tax exemption of up to 20% of assessed value on residential properties, and also provides that municipalities that grant greater exemptions not be limited by this section.
STATUS
Introduced
S2306 - Requires an electric distribution company to develop and act pursuant to a vegetation management plan approved by the DPUC to carry out vegetation management activities on and around utility infrastructure along public and private rights of way.
Alana DiMario, Joshua B. Miller, Louis P. Dipalma
Last updated 7 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- VEGETATION MANAGEMENT FOR ELECTRIC SYSTEM RELIABILITY - Requires an electric distribution company to develop and act pursuant to a vegetation management plan approved by the DPUC to carry out vegetation management activities on and around utility infrastructure along public and private rights of way.
STATUS
Introduced
S2433 - Requires a municipality to disclose on their official website the specific issues, details and costs of any legal action of which the town or city is a named defendant.
Samuel W. Bell, Meghan E. Kallman
Last updated 7 months ago
2 Co-Sponsors
TOWNS AND CITIES -- ACTIONS BY AND AGAINST TOWNS - Requires a municipality to disclose on their official website the specific issues, details and costs of any legal action of which the town or city is a named defendant.
STATUS
Introduced
S2492 - SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING FEBRUARY 15, 2024, AS "THE 1ST RHODE ISLAND REGIMENT/BLACK REGIMENT RECOGNITION DAY" TO COMMEMORATE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF BLACK SOLDIERS DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR
Linda L. Ujifusa, Tiara T. Mack, Jessica de la Cruz
Last updated 7 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
Senate Resolution Proclaiming February 15, 2024, As "the 1st Rhode Island Regiment/black Regiment Recognition Day" To Commemorate The Contributions Of Black Soldiers During The American Revolutionary War
STATUS
Passed
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Rhode Island district SD-015
COMMITTEES
Rhode Island Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Meghan E. Kallman is running for Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. She has worked as an epidemiology data analyst at the Harvard School of Public Health since 2014. Kallman also serves as Secretary and Clerk of the Libertarian Association of Massachusetts. She is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she earned a dual Bachelor of Science degree in Brain & Cognitive Sciences and Biology in 2009.read less
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