Rhode Island State Representative

Justine Caldwell 2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 2)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8091

Introduced
2/27/26  
Aligns the implementation date of youth camp licensing within the operational, and statutory framework of the Rhode Island department of human services and department of children, youth and families.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8071

Introduced
2/27/26  
Prohibits the sale or transfer of ammunition unless the purchaser successfully undergoes a background check.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8157

Introduced
2/27/26  
Amends the determination of the state's share statute by amending the calculation for the poverty loss stabilization fund.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8075

Introduced
2/27/26  
Requires individuals who own firearms to obtain and continuously maintain a policy of liability insurance in an amount of not less than $1,000,000 dollars and exempts active duty law enforcement and military from this requirement.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8129

Introduced
2/27/26  
Ends transaction fees for school lunches in all districts. This act requires at least one no-fee payment method for school lunches and a full disclosure whether fees will be charged by a payment platform.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8058

Introduced
2/27/26  
Makes it unnecessary to prove that a person's transmission of electronic communications be for the sole purpose of harassment before being found guilty of cyberstalking or cyberharassment.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8089

Introduced
2/27/26  
Permits the family court to retain jurisdiction over juveniles and allow the family court to order juveniles detained in the training school until the age of twenty-one if the court finds that it is in the best interest of the child.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8078

Introduced
2/27/26  
Permits grand juries to issue reports and provides for a process for review and acceptance by the superior court for dissemination to the public.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H7988

Introduced
2/27/26  
Charges a fee of fifteen dollars ($15.00) for each battery powered elective motor vehicle safety inspection. It would also require any vehicle, regardless of gross vehicle weight rating, to be subject to emissions inspection.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8081

Introduced
2/27/26  
Allows a law enforcement agency to consider expunged records when issuing a license or permit to carry a pistol or revolver.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8093

Introduced
2/27/26  
Refer
2/27/26  
Report Pass
4/2/26  
Engrossed
4/7/26  
Expands the definition of "educational program" for purposes of the abused and neglected children general law to include charter schools, parochial schools, after school programs, camps and various other programs involving children.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8104

Introduced
2/27/26  
Limits the provisions related to prepayment of real estate mortgages to those mortgage loans made for real estate containing owner occupied dwelling houses of not more than four dwelling units.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8086

Introduced
2/27/26  
Refer
2/27/26  
Report Pass
4/2/26  
Engrossed
4/7/26  
Provides that the statute of limitations for second-degree sexual assault shall be 10 years from the date of the offense, or, in the case of a victim who is under the age of 18, ten years from the victim’s eighteenth birthday, whichever is later.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8068

Introduced
2/27/26  
Specifies that it is unlawful for any person under the age of eighteen (18) to possess a firearm.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island House Bill H8067

Introduced
2/27/26  
Disqualifies individuals with prior felony convictions from purchasing or possessing a firearm.