Rhode Island State Senator

Meghan Kallman 2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 14)

Legislative Session

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2278

Introduced
1/23/26  
Prohibits state and municipal officials or body from entering into and renewing any agreements that will be used to detain individuals for federal civil immigration violations.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2265

Introduced
1/23/26  
Limits municipal minimum lot sizes for residential use to 2,500 sq ft near transit, 5,000 sq. ft with water/sewer, and 1 acre otherwise, while protecting farmlands, forests, and wetlands, and requiring zoning updates to comply.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2240

Introduced
1/23/26  
JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $2,000,000 TO THE ELISHA PROJECT (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $2,000,000 to the Elisha Project.)
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2244

Introduced
1/23/26  
Exempts from the sales tax behind-the-meter batteries interconnected with a solar photovoltaic system.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2272

Introduced
1/23/26  
Requires single-family residential zoning in municipalities with populations of over forty-thousand (40,000) to allow middle housing and mandates that those municipalities adopt zoning regulations for middle housing.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2294

Introduced
1/23/26  
Provides for just cause evictions for residential landlord tenancies.
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Rhode Island Senate Bill S2269

Introduced
1/23/26  
Requires a housing code enforcement officer to give a copy of any housing code violation notice to all tenants of the building affected by an alleged housing code violation, along with any hearing dates scheduled for the violation.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2324

Introduced
1/23/26  
Prohibits employers from seeking/using credit reports in making hiring decisions concerning prospective employees, asking questions about the applicant's financial past during interviews or including credit history questions in their job applications.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2248

Introduced
1/23/26  
Creates an income-sensitive tiered subsidy program to ensure that home energy utility costs are affordable for eligible low-income households.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2303

Introduced
1/23/26  
Amends the comprehensive community-police relationship act of 2015 to require an annual study by an outside agency chosen by the department.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2305

Introduced
1/23/26  
Removes the five (5) year waiting period for filing a motion to seal an eviction court file. It also deletes the numerical limitation on filing seal requests.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S3143

Introduced
3/24/26  
Creates the Rhode Island voting rights act to establish procedures to prevent discrimination in the voting process.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S3178

Introduced
4/2/26  
SENATE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING MARCH 31, 2026 AS “ALZHEIMER’S ASSOCIATION OF RHODE ISLAND ADVOCACY AND AWARENESS DAY” IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2260

Introduced
1/23/26  
Establishes a program for the energy and water benchmarking of large buildings in Rhode Island and a standard for their energy performance.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S3154

Introduced
3/27/26  
Imposes a tax equal to four percent (4%) on net investment income, such as interest, dividends, annuities, royalties, capital gains and rental income, of high-income households, estates and trusts, based upon federal guidelines.