Rhode Island State Representative

Carol Mcentee 2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 3)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7284

Introduced
1/23/26  
Allows an owner or owners of real property to execute a deed that names one or more beneficiaries who will obtain title to the property at the owner's death without the necessity of probate.
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Rhode Island House Bill H7267

Introduced
1/23/26  
Created a peer-to-peer car sharing program, which will prescribe insurance coverage and other related details while using a car sharing application.
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Rhode Island House Bill H7270

Introduced
1/23/26  
Requires the public utilities commission to provide for a classification of service for retail electricity consumers that are large energy use facilities.
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Rhode Island House Bill H7269

Introduced
1/23/26  
Excludes portable solar generation devices intended primarily to offset part of a customer's electricity consumption from the definition of eligible net-metering system.
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Rhode Island House Bill H7265

Introduced
1/23/26  
Refer
1/23/26  
Report Pass
3/12/26  
Engrossed
3/19/26  
Refer
3/27/26  
Establishes the Rhode Island Special Deposits Act to be governed by an account agreement between the bank and the depositor or its beneficiary.
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Rhode Island House Bill H7281

Introduced
1/23/26  
Reduces the time for expungements to 3 years for a single misdemeanor and 5 years for felonies and multiple misdemeanors.
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Rhode Island House Bill H7400

Introduced
1/28/26  
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF THE SUM OF $118,422 TO THE RHODE ISLAND PARENT INFORMATION NETWORK TO CONTINUE THE OPERATION OF THE RIPIN DUAL OBUDSMAN PROGRAM (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $118,422 to the Rhode Island Parent Information Network to support Rhode Island’s Medicare-Medicaid Dual Ombudsman Program.)
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Rhode Island House Bill H7331

Introduced
1/28/26  
Requires that certain data centers requiring large amounts of electricity be required to fund the cost of necessary infrastructure improvements to supply such electricity.
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Rhode Island House Bill H7398

Introduced
1/28/26  
Authorizes the tax administrator to waive interest and penalties on delinquent taxes paid in full during a one week amnesty period. Also reinstates a suspended driver’s license upon payment in full.
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Rhode Island House Bill H7349

Introduced
1/28/26  
Establishes regulations regarding the use of artificial intelligence in mental health care treatments.
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Rhode Island House Bill H7391

Introduced
1/28/26  
Reinstates, for all teachers and state employees who retired after July 1, 2012, their annual cost of living adjustment for retirement plan year 2026.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7350

Introduced
1/28/26  
Creates additional safety features for AI companion technology that include addressing suicidal ideation, potential physical harm or financial harm to others expressed by a user. It also requires notification the AI companion does not have human emotions.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7360

Introduced
1/28/26  
Protects people attending Rhode Island court proceedings from civil arrest without a judicial warrant, ensures court access, sets enforcement rules, and provides remedies for violations.

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7352

Introduced
1/28/26  
Established a cause of action against state government entities for violation of civil rights.
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Rhode Island House Bill H7374

Introduced
1/28/26  
Amends the zoning ordinances to allow the town to restrict occupancy to one unrelated person per bedroom in a dwelling, up to a five (5) bedroom unit. Units with more than five (5) bedrooms may be limited to five (5) unrelated persons per unit.