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S2889 - Defines who is eligible to bid at tax sales; Authorizes Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation to use excess funds collected under § 34-27-3.2 to purchase at tax sale owner-occupied residences.
Jacob Bissaillon, Tiara T. Mack, Victoria Gu
Last updated 6 months ago
5 Co-Sponsors
TAXATION -- TAX SALES - Defines who is eligible to bid at tax sales; Authorizes Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation to use excess funds collected under § 34-27-3.2 to purchase at tax sale owner-occupied residences.
STATUS
Introduced
S2291 - Provides that in the event of the death of an educator or a student, a local educational agency be given up to five (5) days after the death to implement a flexible school schedule for teachers and students.
Alana DiMario, Jacob Bissaillon, Bridget G. Valverde
Last updated 7 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
EDUCATION -- THE NATHAN BRUNO AND JASON FLATT ACT - Provides that in the event of the death of an educator or a student, a local educational agency be given up to five (5) days after the death to implement a flexible school schedule for teachers and students.
STATUS
Introduced
S2334 - Creates a postsecondary tuition assistance for shortage teaching fields.
Jonathon Acosta, Ryan William Pearson, Tiara T. Mack
Last updated 7 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
EDUCATION -- POSTSECONDARY TUITION ASSISTANCE FOR SHORTAGE TEACHING FIELDS - Creates a postsecondary tuition assistance for shortage teaching fields.
STATUS
Introduced
S2359 - Directs the executive office of health and human services to increase Medicaid rates for the Early Intervention and First Connections programs allowing for payment of competitive wages for qualified professionals.
Bridget G. Valverde, Melissa A. Murray, Louis P. Dipalma
Last updated 7 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS - Directs the executive office of health and human services to increase Medicaid rates for the Early Intervention and First Connections programs allowing for payment of competitive wages for qualified professionals.
STATUS
Introduced
S2268 - Requires grocery stores to specifically limit the number of self-service checkout units to six (6) units per location. The consumer protection unit of the department of attorney general would have authority to enforce these restrictions.
Valarie J. Lawson, Pamela J. Lauria, Alana DiMario
Last updated 4 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- GROCERY STORES - Requires grocery stores to specifically limit the number of self-service checkout units to six (6) units per location. The consumer protection unit of the department of attorney general would have authority to enforce these restrictions.
STATUS
Engrossed
S2416 - SENATE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE IMPACT AND POTENTIAL ECONOMIC BENEFITS OF BAIL REFORMS ON BLACK RHODE ISLANDERS AND THE STATE (Creates an eleven (11) member commission to study the impact and potential economic benefits of bail reforms on Black Rhode Islanders and the State, and would report back by February 5, 2025, and expire on April 5, 2025.)
Tiara T. Mack, Bridget G. Valverde, Jonathon Acosta
Last updated 7 months ago
6 Co-Sponsors
Senate Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Study The Impact And Potential Economic Benefits Of Bail Reforms On Black Rhode Islanders And The State (creates An Eleven (11) Member Commission To Study The Impact And Potential Economic Benefits Of Bail Reforms On Black Rhode Islanders And The State, And Would Report Back By February 5, 2025, And Expire On April 5, 2025.)
STATUS
Introduced
S2281 - 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.
Mark P. McKenney, Hanna M. Gallo, Dawn Euer
Last updated 4 months ago
6 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
Engrossed
S2355 - Creates an additional Rhode Island personal income surtax of 3% on taxable income over $1,000,000, with the existing three-bracket personal income tax structure remaining in place.
Melissa A. Murray, Valarie J. Lawson, Dawn Euer
Last updated 7 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX - Creates an additional Rhode Island personal income surtax of 3% on taxable income over $1,000,000, with the existing three-bracket personal income tax structure remaining in place.
STATUS
Introduced
S2344 - Eliminates the sunset on the provision of finding for child care for eligible child care educators and child care staff.
Alana DiMario, Sandra Cano, Bridget G. Valverde
Last updated 7 months ago
10 Co-Sponsors
HUMAN SERVICES -- THE RHODE ISLAND WORKS PROGRAM - Eliminates the sunset on the provision of finding for child care for eligible child care educators and child care staff.
STATUS
Introduced
S2323 - JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $500,000 TO THE RHODE ISLAND BLACK BUSINESS ASSOCIATION (This resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of $500,000 to the Rhode Island Black Business Association.)
Jacob Bissaillon, Tiara T. Mack, Jonathon Acosta
Last updated 7 months ago
4 Co-Sponsors
Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $500,000 To The Rhode Island Black Business Association (this Resolution Would Authorize The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $500,000 To The Rhode Island Black Business Association.)
STATUS
Introduced
BIOGRAPHY
INCUMBENT
Senator from Rhode Island district SD-006
COMMITTEES
Rhode Island Senate
BIRTH
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ABOUT
Tiara T. Mack is from Providence. She earned her BS degree in Communications from Johnson & Wales University in 2008. Mack was previously an administrator and teacher. She serves on the following committees: Environment and Natural Resources (Vice Chair), Labor, and Municipal Government and Housing. Mack is a member of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Rhode Island, Young Voices, the REACH Foundation, Amnesty International, and the NAACP. She has two children.read less
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Rhode Island Senate from Rhode Island
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