Representative • Democrat

Susan Donovan

Rhode Island • District HD-069

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Activity Summary

Bills Sponsored

Aggregate Impact (Sponsored Bills):

100% Positive

Voting Pattern

Nay: 59

Not Voting: 95

Other: 5

Yea: 1971

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Sponsored Bills

RI H6277•Introduced

Clarifies Wavemaker program eligibility to include all full-time Rhode Island medical practitioners.

Co-Sponsor

RI H6244•Introduced

Prohibits any personnel, in any healthcare facility, from asking the legal immigration status of any patient.

Primary Sponsor

RI H5984•Introduced

Establishes the medical primary care scholarship program to be administered by the commissioner of postsecondary education.

Co-Sponsor

RI H5909•Introduced

Makes all causes of action based on sexual abuse or exploitation of a child not subject to any statute of limitations whether the claim has lapsed or was previously time-barred.

Co-Sponsor

RI H5742•Introduced

Establishes a statewide “Healthy School Meals for all” universal school breakfast and lunch program in Rhode Island public schools phased in over 3 years.

Co-Sponsor

RI H5280•Introduced

Establishes the Higher Education Opportunities for Students with Disabilities Act.

Co-Sponsor

RI H5201•Introduced

Ensures that transportation categorical funds between the state and regional school districts would be fully funded.

Co-Sponsor

RI H5202•Introduced

Increases the state’s regionalization bonus to six percent (6%) of the state’s fiscal year share of foundation education aid. This bonus would be ongoing and continuing so long as the district remains a regional school district.

Co-Sponsor

RI H5462•Introduced

Provides that the early intervention program for developmentally disabled infants be under the jurisdiction of the executive office of health and human services (EOHHS).

Co-Sponsor

RI H5194•Introduced

Increases the income range up to $50,000 and tax credit up to $850, for elderly and disabled persons who own or rent their homes.

Co-Sponsor

RI H6035•Introduced

Establishes the Healthy Kids Act whereby restaurants would be required to offer at least two (2) healthy versions of children's meals, or twenty-five percent (25%) of the children's meals on its menu, whichever is greater.

Primary Sponsor

RI H5614•Introduced

Makes a series of amendments to several statutes regarding businesses and professions to provide clarity or align with new federal requirements.

Primary Sponsor

RI H5635•Introduced

Changes the name of "applied behavior assistant analyst" to "assistant applied behavior analyst" and makes several changes to provide consistency in the certification language for behavioral analysts.

Co-Sponsor

RI H5622•Introduced

Requires the state to implement the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact no later than July 1, 2025. Also restores access to telemedicine for all Rhode Island residents and allows treatment by out-of-state providers who register with DOH.

Co-Sponsor

RI H5598•Introduced

Requires every public school to have a policy regarding the use of personal electronic devices on school grounds.

Co-Sponsor

RI H5630•Introduced

Requires certain health care facilities to allow a terminally ill patient’s use of medicinal cannabis within the health care facility, subject to certain restrictions.

Primary Sponsor

RI H5496•Introduced

Makes several changes to the licensing and disciplinary process of the board of nursing.

Co-Sponsor

RI H5426•Introduced

Requires the disclosure of the transfer of certain assets of healthcare facilities and provides penalties for failing to file healthcare facility ownership information.

Co-Sponsor

RI H5120•Introduced

Provides an insurer would not impose prior authorization requirements for any service ordered by an in-network primary care provider.

Co-Sponsor

RI H6238•Introduced

Effective January 1, 2025, an annual cost-of-living increase, based upon the yearly Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U), to the retirement allowance for all state employees and all beneficiaries to be reinstated.

Co-Sponsor

RI H6038•Engrossed

Amends current law so that initial contraceptive prescriptions would no longer be limited to a 3-month supply.

Co-Sponsor

RI H5888•Introduced

Provides that a defendant's third and subsequent violation of domestic violence offenses, including both prior felony and misdemeanor convictions, would be punishable as a felony.

Co-Sponsor

RI H5525•Introduced

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.

Co-Sponsor

RI H5318•Introduced

Changes the teacher and state employees' retirement benefit calculations' cutoff date from July 1, 2024, to July 1, 2012, for all retirement members eligible to and who retire on or after the new July 1, 2012, cutoff date.

Co-Sponsor

RI H5020•Introduced

Provides for paid leave for a state employee who donates an organ. The 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 leave.

Co-Sponsor

RI H5281•Introduced

Creates the Rhode Island Childcare Assistance Program that governs both family eligibility for the state’s childcare subsidy program and expands eligibility for the program to meet the federal eligibility benchmark.

Co-Sponsor

RI H5703•Passed

Increases the maximum amount of the Kingston water district bonding authority from four million dollars ($4,000,000) to fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000).

Co-Sponsor

RI H6236•Introduced

Amends the composition of school bus districts within the state to provide transportation to students in grades kindergarten through 12.

Co-Sponsor

RI H6034•Introduced

Provides that no new network charter school application shall be granted.

Co-Sponsor

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