Rhode Island State Senator

Meghan Kallman 2026 Regular Session - Authored & Sponsored Legislation (Page 8)

Legislative Session

Primary Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2049

Introduced
1/9/26  
Establishes a program within the adult correctional institution to permit medication assisted treatment approved by the FDA to be provided for the treatment of opioid use disorder to any incarcerated individual.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2051

Introduced
1/9/26  
Establishes the process to provide a legal mechanism whereby a terminally ill patient may choose to end their life using medications prescribed by a physician.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2048

Introduced
1/9/26  
Allows a minor between the ages of 14 -17 without a permanent residence/in custody of the DCYF to get state identification card without a signature from parent, guardian or foster parent as well as a certified copy of minor's birth certificate at no cost.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2013

Introduced
1/9/26  
Extends the forbearance of utility terminations for customers with serious illness certifications and would amend various provisions related to the termination of utility services for persons who are disabled, seriously ill, or in arrears.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2138

Introduced
1/16/26  
Makes changes to the access to public records act, including clarifying various provisions, increasing the sanctions for knowing and willful violations of the law, and making certain traffic accident data and preferred license plate information public.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2166

Introduced
1/16/26  
Requires small employers with one to fifty (1-50) employees and large employers with fifty (50) or more employees to pay overtime wages to exempt workers if their salary exceeds varying multipliers of minimum wage for a forty (40) hour workweek.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2159

Introduced
1/16/26  
Requires one elector of the parole board to be a person directly impacted by the criminal justice system who has completed the probation/parole process three (3) or more years prior to selection with a professional background in certain enumerated areas.

Co-Sponsor of Legislation

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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2056

Introduced
1/9/26  
Disqualifies individuals with prior felony convictions or nolo contendere pleas from purchasing or possessing a firearm. It also prevents the sentencing judge from suspending the first two (2) years of any sentence under limited circumstances.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2014

Introduced
1/9/26  
Requires continuous updating of information from internet service providers about broadband, technology, and services.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2024

Introduced
1/9/26  
Creates the Rhode Island Climate Superfund Act of 2026.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2067

Introduced
1/13/26  
SENATE RESOLUTION CONDEMNING UNAUTHORIZED MILITARY ACTIONS, VIOLATIONS OF FOREIGN SOVEREIGNTY, AND RECURRING U.S. INTERVENTIONIST FAILURES IN LATIN AMERICA
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2109

Introduced
1/16/26  
Prohibits health benefit plans reviewing prescriptions for opioid addiction treatment.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2101

Introduced
1/16/26  
Establishes the medical primary care scholarship program to be administered by the commissioner of postsecondary education.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2087

Introduced
1/16/26  
Includes municipal detention facility corporations as exempt from taxation, and requires that an amount equal to 27% of all tax that would have been collected if the property was taxable be paid to the municipality annually.
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Rhode Island 2026 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S2095

Introduced
1/16/26  
Gives 20% of proceeds in RI Highway Maintenance Account to RIPTA.