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2025 RIght from the Start Campaign Priority Bill Tracker
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Child Care is Essential - Expand Eligibility and Increase RatesEarly Care and EducationDiazH52815/22/2025VargasS02403/26/2025Final Budget Enacted Includes $3 million increase for infant rates
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Remove Child Support Enforcement from CCAPEarly Care and EducationDiazH51975/22/2025DiMarioS00623/11/2025Passed Senate on 3/20/25!
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Sustain and Expand Child Care for Child Care EducatorsEarly Care and EducationDiazH51965/22/2025DiMarioS01004/10/2025Final Budget Enacted Extends Program through 2028
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Early Educator Workforce Act - $1M for Child Care WAGE$Early Care and EducationDonovanH52005/15/2025UrsoS06734/10/2025
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Pre-K Implementation and Expansion GuidelinesEarly Care and EducationMcNamaraH51995/15/2025GalloS03943/5/2025Passed Senate on 4/8/25!
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Sustain Infant Toddler funding from Pre-K expansionEarly Care and EducationDonovanH60195/15/2025DiPalmaS06675/27/2025
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FY26 Article 1, Department of Education BudgetEarly Care and EducationAbneyH50763/18/2025NANA3/20/2025
Oppose $1.1 million cut for infants and toddlers in early childhood categorical budget
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Revenue for Rhode Islanders - restore $46M+ Child Care Assistance
Early Care and EducationAlzateH54735/6/2025MurrayS03295/29/2025
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Continuous Medicaid Coverage for Infants and ToddlersHealth and DevelopmentSlaterH52054/24/2025LauriaS02545/6/2025
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FY26 Department of Health BudgetHealth and DevelopmentAbneyH50763/25/2025NANA3/27/2025
Support $200,000 General Revenue and Federal Match for Primary Care/Pediatrician Student Loan Repayment
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FY26 Article 8, Section 8 - Medical AssistanceHealth and DevelopmentAbneyH50763/5/2025NANA2/27/2025
Support inclusion of primary care/pediatric care in biennial rate reveiw starting in 2027
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Include Primary Care in Biennial Health Care Rate ReviewHealth and DevelopmentFogartyH52554/1/2025PearsonS00553/18/2025
Final Budget Enacted Includes Comprehensive Rate Review for Primary Care, including Pediatric Health Care
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Access to Pediatric Health Care - Mediacid Rate IncreaseHealth and DevelopmentTanziH59884/3/2025LauriaS04275/27/2025
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Family Home Visiting FinancingHealth and DevelopmentGiraldoH60734/24/2025ValverdeS06775/20/2025
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FY26 Department of Health BudgetHealth and DevelopmentAbneyH50763/25/2025NANA3/27/2025Oppose lack of state match funding to draw down federal home visiting funds
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Seek Funding for Early Childhood IDEA Task ForceHealth and DevelopmentCarsonH51642/6/2025ValverdeS02313/5/2025
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Sustain Moms & Pedi Psychiatry Resource NetworkHealth and DevelopmentShallcross SmithH54614/30/2025DiMarioS02203/18/2025Final Budget Enacted Includes Funding to Sustain MomPRN.
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Seek Funding for Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health HubHealth and DevelopmentFogartyH54973/18/2025DiMarioS03443/27/2025
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Paid Family & Medical Leave - TDI/TCI Wage Replacement Increase
Family Economic SecurityGiraldoH60664/9/2025LawsonS09745/15/2025Amended version Enacted!
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Raising RI - Cash Assistance COLA and Child Support Pass Through
Family Economic SecurityHandyH59925/22/2025MurrayS06584/10/2025
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Increase the State EITC from 16% to 20%Family Economic SecurityO'BrienH57605/6/2025FelagS02445/6/2025
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State Child Tax CreditFamily Economic SecurityTanziH60724/24/2025VargasS04475/13/2025
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