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Carol McEntee D

State Representative
Rhode Island House of Representatives District 31
Term: — – Jan. 3, 2026

Biography

Photo URL: http://www.rilegislature.gov/representatives/Pictures/McEntee.jpg

On Record (31)

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Provides that individual counts of a district court criminal complaint dismissed pursuant to Rule 48(a) would be sealed administratively by the court clerk upon the defendant’s request.
Jun 18, 2026 · source · details / share
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Creates a 10 member bail task force to study the need of monetary conditions of bail and to consider other methods for ensuring an accused’s appearance in court, enhance public safety and honor the presumption of innocence and to file report by 1/1/2028.
Jun 18, 2026 · source · details / share
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Allows access to juvenile criminal records in order to conduct firearm background checks.
Jun 18, 2026 · source · details / share
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Amends the jury list and jury qualification statutes to add individuals receiving public assistance benefits.
Jun 18, 2026 · source · details / share
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Creates multiple chapters to provide and establish a comprehensive program for extended producer responsibility for packaging and paper, and for recycling of beverage containers.
Jun 02, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires the JNC to establish standardized merit-based selection process and that applications be evaluated according to uniform, job-related criteria adopted in advance and published on the commission's website.
Jun 02, 2026 · source · details / share
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Caps delinquent tax interest rate at 12%. Prohibits audits beyond 3 years from date of tax filing, 7 years for fraudulent filings, and in no event beyond 10 years from date of filing or required filing date, whichever is later.
Jun 02, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires that all monies received from the payment of fines under the Uniform Act on Prevention of and Remedies for Human Trafficking be deposited into the into the violent crimes indemnity account within the general fund.
Jun 02, 2026 · source · details / share
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Eliminates the "until June 30, 2026" sunset on the increase in the total amount of earnings a partial-unemployment insurance claimant can receive before being entirely disqualified for unemployment insurance benefits.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Amends the state building code and would require that the state adopt the 2024 International Residential Code and prohibit the state building committee from adopting amendments for one to four residential dwelling units until 2030.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Decriminalizes certain commercial sexual activity. It would also include human trafficking as a racketeering activity and would allow expungements of certain convictions in § 11-34.1 after one year.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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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.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Amends what is considered sexual abuse for purposes of limitations on actions based on sexual abuse or exploitation of a child and would amend the provisions for when a cause of action may be brought.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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For purposes of the judicial security act permits an authorized agent to file a written notice with a state, county, or municipal agency on behalf of a protected individual.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Provides a tax credit for food donations by qualified taxpayers to nonprofit organizations up to five thousand dollars ($5,000) per year.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Requires the electronic filing of domestic violence/sexual assault forms by law enforcement agencies, and enhances the information to be included on the reporting forms.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Creates the Rhode Island Federal Constitution defense act.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Limits mortgage prepayment rules to mortgages on owner-occupied properties with one to four dwelling units.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Establishes a tax credit for businesses transitioning to employee ownership.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Further delineates the definitions of felony, misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Adds probation and parole officers to the list of state law enforcement professionals, for purpose of retirement on service allowance.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Allows teachers, state and municipal employees to retire upon the earlier of reaching age sixty (60) with thirty (30) years of service or the employee's retirement eligibility date under present state statutes.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Authorizes the state retirement board to revoke or reduce an individual’s pension benefit if that individual is convicted or pleads guilty or no contest to a felony sex crime related to their public office or public employment.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Amends the standards and limitations on permitted parking requirements for dwelling units.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Removes the requirement that 5% of the hotel tax generated from regional tourism districts be paid to the Greater Providence-Warwick Convention and Visitors Bureau, and adds that 5% of the hotel tax to the existing tax paid to the RI commerce corporation.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Permits the expungement of records 5 years after the imposition of sentence for misdemeanors and 10 years after the imposition of sentence for felonies, and if the sentence is greater than 10 years, then, upon successful completion of the sentence.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Limits retired, part-time or adjunct instructors, hired by any state college, university, or state school, to teaching no more than two classes per semester.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Establishes a separate domestic violence calendar within the superior court to handle felony domestic violence cases.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Adopts the uniform partition of heirs property act.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Authorizes the town of Narragansett to issue up to $3,000,000 in bonds and notes to finance the equipping, expansion, improvement and renovation of fire stations.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share
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Allows Joseph Couto to join Brandon Kemmy and Jacqueline Manousos in Marriage on or about August 2, 2026, within the Town of Tiverton, Rhode Island.
May 22, 2026 · source · details / share

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Allows eligible individuals serving sentences of imprisonment to seek sentence reductions from the superior court, individuals serving life without parole or minimum mandatory sentences pursuant to law, would not be eligible for such relief.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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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.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Requires the public utilities commission to provide for a classification of service for retail electricity consumers that are large energy use facilities.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Creates the Rhode Island Social Media Regulation act, which would not permit a Rhode Island resident who is a minor to be an account holder on a social media's platform.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes the Rhode Island Ban on the Corporate Practice of Medicine Act.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Creates the sensitive healthcare information privacy act.
Jun 18, 2026 · details / share
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Grants automatic admission to state public institutions for qualified Eagle Scout and Gold award recipients from the Girl Scouts.
Jun 02, 2026 · details / share
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Provides workplace protection for family caregivers. It also provides for enforcement and remedies through the human rights commission.
Jun 02, 2026 · details / share
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Provides for paid leave for a state employee who donates an organ and duration of the leave is dependent on the type of donation and notice should be provided to the employer at least thirty (30) days prior to the …
Jun 02, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes sales and use tax exemptions for commercial forest product operations and creates a new motor vehicle registration for "forestry vehicles".
Jun 02, 2026 · details / share
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Allows any member of a federally recognized Indian tribe located in Rhode Island to receive recreational freshwater and saltwater fishing licenses free of charge.
Jun 02, 2026 · details / share
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Authorizes the department of environmental management to issue and enforce rules and regulations to implement and enforce the provisions of the food waste ban.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Provides for greater oversight and regulation by the department of business regulation on medical-malpractice insurance among self-insured entities.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Excludes portable solar generation devices intended primarily to offset part of a customer's electricity consumption from the definition of eligible net-metering system.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Renames the University of Rhode Island football practice field, located at 5E West Alumni Avenue, Kingston, RI 02881, to the "Mark S. Cruise '81 '84 Football Practice Field."
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Requires that insurance policies for property damage, personal injuries, and indemnification other than payment of compensation for workers compensation, state policy limits and no amount of the policy may be used to pay costs to defend a claim.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Makes litigation loan agreements subject to state usury laws.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Submits a proposition to be placed on the ballot at the next general election authorizing the issuance of bonds for a medical school on the University of Rhode Island's Kingston campus.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Requires the PUC to produce yearly reports beginning on January 1, 2027 on the ability of the current electric grid to handle electrification loads needed to power cars, buildings, and heating of homes within the state.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Proposes a bond measure authorizing the State of Rhode Island to issue up to $100,000,000 in general obligation bonds, subject to voter approval, to fund coastal preparedness and resilience projects.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes the Rhode Island Fire Services Training Fund.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Amends the heading of § 11-47-60.1 to include the words "Dillon's Law."
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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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.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Increases the fees charged for filings and writs of execution in the district court, superior court and family court.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Prohibits the operation of any thermal waste conversion facility such as pyrolysis within the Quonset Point/Davisville Industrial Park.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes the Rhode Island Special Deposits Act to be governed by an account agreement between the bank and the depositor or its beneficiary.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Requires the executive office of health and human services to consider a new element when reviewing the appropriate Medicaid payments to be paid to nursing facilities.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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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.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Repeals the corporation minimum tax.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes the catastrophe savings account act.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Requires a healthcare entity to submit written notice to the attorney general and the department of health of any material change transaction at least 180 days prior to that transaction.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Gradually phases in modifications to federal adjusted gross income over a five (5) year period for social security income, from twenty percent (20%) up to one hundred percent (100%), beginning on or after January 1, 2027.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Provides that the legislature would be the body that negotiates on behalf of the state for all activities occurring in, on and over state submerged land extending beyond twenty-five (25) acres.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Includes menthol as a flavored electronic nicotine-delivery system product.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Prohibits the imposition of a sentence of life without parole upon any person twenty-one (21) years of age or younger.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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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.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes a state-run prescription drug purchasing pool, available for participation by nonstate public employers, private employers, and health insurance carriers, to maximize the value of drug discounts available to participants.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Strengthens enforcement of the state's pharmacy audit law by clarifying and tightening audit procedures to ensure pharmacy audits are conducted fairly and transparently.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Adds staff of day camps and residential camps for youth to the definition of "person responsible for a child's welfare" within the chapter on abused and neglected children.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Moves North Kingstown from the third division of the district court to the fourth division to better balance case workloads among the divisions.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Expands foster care academic youth reports to include information regarding 504 eligibility, graduation progress and surrogate parents. The act would require implementation of additional strategies to improve performance and additional progress reports.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Provides that motor vehicle rental companies be entitled to establish non-liability for toll violations, administrative fees, and fines by providing a rental or lease agreement as prima facie evidence that a lessee was the vehicle operator.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Gives statewide juvenile hearing boards the authority to refer a juvenile offender to a rehabilitative driving course, as part of a disposition of an offense before the board. The order may be enforced by the traffic tribunal.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Removes the mandatory certification for an individual 16 years or older who was found delinquent for having committed 2 offenses after the age of 16 which would render the person subject to an indictment if the person was an adult.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Prohibits the use of black plastic takeout containers for use to take prepared foods and drinks from restaurants, stores, and other retail sales establishments.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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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.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes the criminal offense of real estate title fraud. Allows municipalities to refuse to record “suspicious documents” from persons who are not trusted submitters. Also creates penalties for real estate title fraud.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Requires that before any fire fighter or police officer is eligible to receive benefits for illness or injury sustained off duty, they prove they had reasonable grounds to believe that an emergency existed that required immediate need of their assistance.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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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.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes the framework to create a medical school at the University of Rhode Island and provides an initial appropriation of five million dollars ($5,000,000) as the first phase of a multi-year investment for the development of a medical school.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Amends various sections of the workers' compensation statute relative to the court's jurisdiction and the court's authority.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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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.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Establishes regulations regarding the use of artificial intelligence in mental health care treatments.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Requires healthcare insurers, without prior authorization, to provide post-acute care services to patients discharged from a hospital for a minimum of seven (7) days commencing on or after January 1, 2027.
May 22, 2026 · details / share
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Creates a special motor vehicle registration plate for The Rhode Island Hockey Hall of Fame.
May 22, 2026 · details / share