Representative • Democrat

Mia Ackerman

Rhode Island • District HD-045

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Aggregate Impact (Sponsored Bills):

95% Positive

Voting Pattern

Nay: 58

Not Voting: 293

Other: 3

Yea: 1767

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Mia Ackerman

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Mandates public schools (K-12) have one full-time certified social worker for every 250 students and allocates $2 million in the fiscal year 2025 budget for school districts and municipalities to hire additional social workers.

Amends the law relating to casino crimes to be consistent with the advent of iGaming and the relevant age restrictions to participate in iGaming.

Amends Rhode Island’s existing healthcare services funding plan act by adding an account relating to a new psychiatry resource network to fund Rhode Island’s present PediPRN and MomsPRN.

Establishes prevailing standards and procedures for licensing speech-language pathologists and audiologists in Rhode Island.

Increases minimum sentence for first degree sexual assault and provides first 10 years of a sentence for first degree sexual assault not be subject to a suspension or deferment of sentence.

Exempts teachers and state employees who have been retired for more than three (3) full calendar years, from having their retirement benefit adjustment reduced based upon the funded ratio of the employees' retirement system of Rhode Island.

Mandates insurance coverage for scalp cooling treatments for breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy to prevent hair loss during chemotherapy treatments.

Allows mobile salons to visit the houses of individuals with special needs or sensory-related disorders or differences in order to provide haircuts or hairdressing services.

Requires all applicants who seek to register as a contractor to produce a legible copy of a valid government issued identification.

Requires the department of health to incorporate information about dementia risk factors and reduction into public education and healthcare provider education materials.

Prohibits the collection of sales tax on refundable deposits for batteries and core charges for motor vehicle equipment, parts or components.

Establishes a bureau of public protection within the department of attorney general.

Adds "debit cards" to the section of law relating to fraudulent use of credit cards.

Removes nuclear plant projects from seeking the approval from the general assembly for the construction of said nuclear plant.

Provides Rhode Island residents over nonresidents with priority when making reservations to secure a campsite and other recreational facilities.

Sets standards and procedures to allow and implement conjugal visitation at state correctional facilities.

Adds early voting to the fifty (50) feet buffer prohibitions against politicking on election day voting.

Establishes a restricted receipt account at the DLT for hospitality industry workforce training grants, funded by an annual $50 dollar fee to be charged by RIDOH to food service establishments.

Permits physical therapists to continue to order diagnostic imaging as an authorized practice of physical therapy beyond December 31, 2025.

Amends the audit compliance requirements for municipalities' contributions to pension plans under the budget of accounts and installation of systems chapter.

Makes the provisions of §§ 45-19.1-3 and 45-19.1-4, benefits for firefighters with cancer, effective regardless of any general, special or specific law, or any charter and/or municipal ordinance to the contrary.

Limits copays, coinsurance or office deductibles for services of a physical therapist to the amount authorized for the services of a primary care physician or osteopath on or after January 1, 2026.

Waives the fees for vehicle identification number inspections for veterans, including active duty military personnel and members of the National Guard and military reserves.

Establishes a prekindergarten seat finder to support families in accessing high quality early childhood education programs for three (3) and four (4) year old children.

Established crime of real estate title fraud and creates private cause of action.

Amends the definitions of a “pupil transportation vehicle” to a vehicle contrasted to seat not more than ten (10) passengers plus the operator, rather than the existing limit of eight (8) passengers.

Requires homeowner’s insurance providers to provide two months’ notice before increasing any policy more that 20%. Also caps rate increases for policy holders that are 65 years of age or older and meet certain income limits.

Directs all local education agencies to select one of the identified high-quality curricula and materials for science and technology no later than June 30, 2026.

Incorporates the department of elementary and secondary education's SurveyWorks school climate indicators for evaluating the performance of LEAs and individual public schools.

Authorizes municipalities to make an emergency declaration under limited circumstances to allow for the construction and use of SAVE Units on a temporary basis which have specialized requirements and exemptions from the state fire and building codes.

Requires public or private golf courses to have an automated external defibrillator on the premises.

Tenants with disabilities may request to keep an emotional support animals.

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