Mark McKenney

Voted for setting rules for how employers use artificial intelligence in hiring and managing workers. It passed the Senate 32-5.

June 4, 2026Supports AI Regulation

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a Senate resolution, passed on January 14, 2025, that created a new Senate committee on artificial intelligence and emerging technologies.

January 14, 2025Supports AI Regulation

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Sponsored a law, which took effect on June 26, 2025, joining Rhode Island to the interstate licensing compact for dietitians.

June 26, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Sponsored a bill creating a medical debt relief program run by the general treasurer to buy and cancel medical debts. It passed the Senate, as amended, on June 11, 2024.

June 11, 2024Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on June 19, 2023, that capped the rates nursing staffing agencies can charge and barred them from poaching their clients' staff.

June 19, 2023Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Voted for guaranteeing individual health coverage regardless of preexisting conditions and requiring coverage of 10 categories of essential benefits. It passed the Senate 25-11.

June 14, 2023Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Introduced a bill on February 13, 2020, to let trained pharmacists prescribe and dispense birth control pills and patches. It did not get a committee vote.

February 13, 2020Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 19, 2026, banning the import or sale of non-native invasive land plants.

June 19, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted for a program requiring owners of buildings of 25,000 square feet or more to report their energy use. It passed the Senate 33-5.

June 10, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted to ban plants that burn or chemically break down waste and plastics into fuel at the Quonset industrial park until June 2027. It passed the Senate 29-9.

June 10, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 30, 2025, ordering a statewide study of what a beverage container deposit, packaging and recycling program would need.

June 30, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted to make kratom legal to sell to adults 21 and over, with labeling rules and a ban on mixing it with harmful substances. It passed the Senate 23-10.

June 21, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted to replace the 10-member coastal council with a 7-member board whose members must have environmental expertise. It passed the Senate 25-10.

June 20, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted to require that cosmetic procedures at medical spas be done by a doctor or by staff a doctor supervises on site. It passed the Senate 28-9.

June 17, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: legiscan.com

Voted for raising the per-barrel oil spill fee from 5 to 10 cents and using the fund for projects that cut greenhouse gas emissions. It passed the Senate 31-5.

June 10, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted for requiring public access to information on lead water service lines and setting rules for replacing them. It passed the Senate 29-5.

June 4, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted to keep Rhode Island's supervised drug-use centers open two more years, to March 2028. The centers are meant to prevent overdose deaths. It passed the Senate 27-7.

May 13, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted for a program tracking the energy and water use of large buildings, with energy performance standards. It passed the Senate 31-6.

June 12, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Introduced a bill on February 12, 2024, to protect old growth forests, including a ban on logging them. A Senate committee held it for further study.

February 12, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored the 2023 shoreline access law, signed on June 26, 2023, letting the public use the shore up to 10 feet inland from the high tide line, with limited liability for landowners.

June 26, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

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Introduced a bill on February 25, 2020, to create a 10-cent refundable deposit on non-reusable drink containers. It did not get a committee vote.

February 25, 2020Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Voted for ending payday lending in Rhode Island by repealing the law that allows it, starting in 2027. It passed the Senate 28-6.

June 20, 2025Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a bill creating a medical debt relief program run by the general treasurer to buy and cancel medical debts. It passed the Senate, as amended, on June 11, 2024.

June 11, 2024Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

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Voted for raising the state minimum wage to $11.50 an hour starting October 1, 2020. It passed the Senate 30-6.

March 4, 2020Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted for requiring a minimum number of staffed checkout lanes for each self-checkout station and limiting extra duties for workers watching self-checkouts. It passed the Senate 32-6.

June 11, 2026Supports Labor Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted for setting rules for how employers use artificial intelligence in hiring and managing workers. It passed the Senate 32-5.

June 4, 2026Supports Labor Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted for repealing the ban on public employee union contracts naming a specific health care provider. It passed the Senate 29-7.

May 28, 2026Supports Labor Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted for requiring public employers to give unions a list of the employees they represent at least every 120 days. It passed the Senate 28-5.

June 4, 2025Supports Labor Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted for widening who counts as an employee under the state labor relations law and letting the labor board award interest and attorney's fees. It passed the Senate 29-5.

June 4, 2025Supports Labor Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted to treat a police officer's heart disease, stroke or high blood pressure as a job-related disability, as firefighters are already treated. It passed the Senate 29-8.

May 15, 2025Supports Labor Rights

Source: legiscan.com

Voted for keeping a municipal police union's contract terms in force until a new contract or arbitration award is reached. It passed the Senate 30-5.

May 6, 2025Supports Labor Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted for keeping a firefighters' union contract in force until a new contract or arbitration award is reached. It passed the Senate 30-5.

May 6, 2025Supports Labor Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Introduced a bill on May 2, 2025, to give teachers who retired before July 2012 and those on municipal pensions the same pension cost-of-living raises as other retired teachers. A Senate committee held it for further study.

May 2, 2025Supports Labor Rights

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on June 17, 2024, requiring independent contractors to file a yearly form with the labor department listing every business that hires them.

June 17, 2024Supports Labor Rights

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Voted for covering domestic workers in private homes under the state minimum wage law. It passed the Senate 32-5.

June 13, 2024Supports Labor Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted for raising unpaid parental and family medical leave from 13 to 24 weeks over two years. It passed the Senate 30-6.

March 21, 2024Supports Labor Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on June 22, 2023, requiring independent contractors to file a yearly designation form for workers' compensation, at a cost of no more than $50.

June 22, 2023Supports Labor Rights

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Voted for raising the state minimum wage to $11.50 an hour starting October 1, 2020. It passed the Senate 30-6.

March 4, 2020Supports Labor Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Introduced a bill on February 13, 2026, to end corporate and dark money spending in Rhode Island elections by removing corporations' political spending powers. A Senate committee held it for further study.

February 13, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption

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Introduced the Senate's 2025-2026 rules as chair of the Rules, Government Ethics and Oversight Committee; the Senate adopted them unanimously on March 13, 2025. They required posting written bill testimony online, which he had pushed for.

March 13, 2025Supports Anti-Corruption

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Introduced a bill on February 13, 2020, to let grand juries issue public reports, subject to court review. It did not get a committee vote; he filed it again in 2026.

February 13, 2020Supports Anti-Corruption

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Voted for lowering the campaign contribution amount that must be reported from over $100 to $25. It passed the Senate 27-11.

June 27, 2019Supports Anti-Corruption

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Introduced a bill on March 14, 2025, to replace the Coastal Resources Management Council with a state department of coastal resources. A Senate committee held it for further study.

March 14, 2025Supports Government Efficiency

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on June 17, 2024, that modernized state library laws and moved state publications toward digital copies.

June 17, 2024Supports Government Efficiency

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Sponsored the law, signed on June 24, 2023, that created a land use court within the state Superior Court, starting in 2024.

June 24, 2023Supports Government Efficiency

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Voted to let Providence raise its property tax levy by up to 8 percent in one year, above the usual state cap. It passed the Senate 28-7.

June 20, 2025Opposes Cost of Living Reduction

Source: legiscan.com

Voted to bury part of a high-voltage power line in Providence and East Providence. Electric customers in those two cities pay the extra cost through their bills. It passed the Senate 28-9.

June 18, 2025Opposes Cost of Living Reduction

Source: legiscan.com

Voted to keep federal immigration agents at least 200 feet from any polling place while voting is going on. It passed the Senate 29-8.

June 9, 2026Supports Immigration

Source: legiscan.com

Voted for barring state and local agencies from voluntarily helping with federal civil immigration enforcement, except under a court warrant or order. It passed the Senate 30-8.

June 3, 2026Supports Immigration

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, which took effect on April 4, 2025, that created a budget commission to oversee the Warwick school district's finances until a deficit plan is approved.

April 4, 2025Supports Government Spending Reduction

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 19, 2026, requiring police to file domestic violence and sexual assault report forms electronically, with more detail.

June 19, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 11, 2026, that revived expired child sexual abuse claims against people and institutions that enabled or concealed the abuse, allowing suits until June 30, 2028.

June 11, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted to make it a crime for a prisoner to use force or a weapon to resist a lawful order from a corrections officer. It passed the Senate 25-13.

June 11, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: legiscan.com

Voted for letting security officers at private colleges detain someone they believe committed a crime on campus. It passed the Senate 29-8.

June 9, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted for requiring every school to have a safety plan giving police and other first responders immediate access to buildings in an emergency. It passed the Senate 33-5.

June 3, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted for making it a felony to take or try to take a gun, weapon or radio from a police officer. It passed the Senate 31-6.

June 12, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted for the Protect Our Courts Act, which bars civil arrests of people going to Rhode Island court proceedings without a judge's warrant. It passed the Senate 32-6.

June 11, 2026Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted for making people convicted of petty misdemeanors or simple drug possession eligible to clear their records three years after finishing their sentence. It passed the Senate 31-6.

May 28, 2026Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted for letting people with several past convictions ask a court to clear (expunge) their records, with a test of good moral character. It passed the Senate 32-5.

June 17, 2025Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted for letting courts seal eviction records in some cases, including faulty filings and some cases involving people aged 18 to 21. It passed the Senate 30-6.

June 9, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on June 24, 2025, setting the taxable value of owner-occupied affordable homes at their most recent sale price.

June 24, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Voted to make towns answer a written zoning question within 20 days instead of 15, and to let the applicant appeal that answer. It passed the Senate 28-7.

June 21, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted to require town zoning rules to allow attached single-family homes, such as townhouses, in designated districts. It passed the Senate 23-12.

June 20, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted to define co-living housing, where residents rent a private room and share a kitchen or bath, and let towns allow it. It passed the Senate 25-10.

June 20, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted to require town zoning rules to allow homes in commercial districts, including apartments above shops. It passed the Senate 25-10.

June 20, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

Source: legiscan.com

Voted to require town zoning rules to allow housing other than detached single-family homes in sewered areas inside the urban services boundary. It passed the Senate 23-12.

June 20, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

Source: legiscan.com

Voted for changing how the state's affordable housing law defines local needs, including for towns whose zoning requires at least half of new homes to be affordable. It passed the Senate 26-11.

June 18, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on June 24, 2023, that changed the application, appeal and court review process for low- and moderate-income housing.

June 24, 2023Supports Housing Affordability

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 14, 2023, that set separate seller disclosure rules for vacant land and for homes with one to four units.

June 14, 2023Supports Housing Affordability

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Sponsored a bill creating a state fund for grants to public school districts that start or grow bilingual education programs. It passed the Senate on June 11, 2026.

June 11, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 24, 2025, requiring every school district to pick a state-approved high-quality science and technology curriculum by June 30, 2026.

June 24, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

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Introduced a bill on February 27, 2026, to change the gun purchase application and require everyone but police and military to pass a firearm safety course to own a gun. A Senate committee held it for further study.

February 27, 2026Supports Gun Control

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Voted to ban the sale, manufacture and purchase of assault-style firearms in Rhode Island starting July 2026. It passed the Senate 25-11.

June 20, 2025Supports Gun Control

Source: legiscan.com

Voted for requiring gun owners to store firearms safely, with penalties for violations. It passed the Senate 30-7.

June 6, 2024Supports Gun Control

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Introduced a bill on March 7, 2023, to require all gun buyers to pass a basic firearm safety test. A Senate committee held it for further study.

March 7, 2023Supports Gun Control

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Introduced a bill on March 7, 2023, to ban buying more than one gun in a 30-day period, with some exceptions. A Senate committee held it for further study; he filed it again in 2024, 2025 and 2026.

March 7, 2023Supports Gun Control

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Voted for letting medication abortion labels show the name of the prescriber's practice instead of the prescriber. It passed the Senate 33-5.

June 4, 2026Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted for shielding Rhode Island health care providers from lawsuits and prosecution by other states over reproductive and gender-affirming care. It passed the Senate 31-6.

June 13, 2024Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted for covering abortion in Medicaid and state employee health plans. It passed the Senate 24-13.

May 18, 2023Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Introduced a bill on February 13, 2020, to let trained pharmacists prescribe and dispense birth control pills and patches. It did not get a committee vote.

February 13, 2020Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Voted for the Reproductive Privacy Act, which wrote abortion rights under Roe v. Wade into state law. It passed the Senate 21-17.

June 19, 2019Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on June 18, 2026, requiring the state elections board to publish all write-in votes online and local boards to review write-ins when they could change a result.

June 18, 2026Supports Election Integrity

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Voted to keep federal immigration agents at least 200 feet from any polling place while voting is going on. It passed the Senate 29-8.

June 9, 2026Supports Election Integrity

Source: legiscan.com

Introduced a bill on February 27, 2020, to phase out state income tax on pensions and annuities over five years. It did not get a committee vote.

February 27, 2020Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on June 23, 2023, that updated rules on sharing confidential mental health records, including electronic sharing.

June 23, 2023Supports Data Privacy

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Voted for letting people sue anyone acting under federal authority who violates their federal constitutional rights, under a new state law. It passed the Senate 31-7.

June 3, 2026Supports Civil Rights

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Sponsored the Freedom to Read Act, signed on July 2, 2025, which bars censoring library materials in public and school libraries.

July 2, 2025Supports Civil Rights

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Voted for making it simpler to get on the permanent mail ballot list. It passed the Senate 29-5.

June 18, 2025Supports Civil Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted for shielding Rhode Island health care providers from lawsuits and prosecution by other states over reproductive and gender-affirming care. It passed the Senate 31-6.

June 13, 2024Supports Civil Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on June 4, 2024, requiring ballot questions to be written in plain language that a person reading at an eighth-grade level can understand.

June 4, 2024Supports Civil Rights

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Introduced a bill on February 25, 2020, to ban privately run detention facilities, letting existing ones operate until 2028. It did not get a committee vote; he filed it again in 2023.

February 25, 2020Supports Civil Rights

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on July 8, 2019, that stopped automatically enrolling primary voters in the party whose primary they voted in, and let voters change party up to 30 days, instead of 90, before a primary.

July 8, 2019Supports Civil Rights

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, which took effect on June 24, 2026, limiting unfair contract terms when publishers license e-books and audiobooks to libraries, once at least four other states pass similar laws.

June 24, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on June 26, 2025, requiring power wheelchair makers to give independent repair shops the information and tools to fix their wheelchairs.

June 26, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on June 24, 2025, requiring condominium associations to give owners 30 days' notice of any increase in the insurance deductible.

June 24, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Voted for ending payday lending in Rhode Island by repealing the law that allows it, starting in 2027. It passed the Senate 28-6.

June 20, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on June 19, 2023, that capped the rates nursing staffing agencies can charge and barred them from poaching their clients' staff.

June 19, 2023Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Introduced a bill on May 19, 2023, to put litigation loans under the state's interest rate limits. A Senate committee held it for further study; he filed it again in 2026.

May 19, 2023Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Voted to bury part of a high-voltage power line in Providence and East Providence. Electric customers in those two cities pay the extra cost through their bills. It passed the Senate 28-9.

June 18, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: legiscan.com

Voted to let Rhode Island's electric utility buy nuclear power and sign long-term contracts for it. It passed the Senate 23-14.

June 18, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: legiscan.com

Was endorsed by Planned Parenthood Votes Rhode Island PAC for the 2026 Senate District 30 race, on a list released July 23, 2026.

July 23, 2026

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Sponsored a law, which took effect on June 24, 2026, that simplified filing fees for appeals of small claims and consumer cases.

June 24, 2026

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on June 23, 2026, that updated size, weight and load limits for commercial and specialized vehicles.

June 23, 2026

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored the Rhode Island Special Deposits Act, signed on June 19, 2026, which set rules for special bank deposit accounts governed by an agreement between the bank and the depositor.

June 19, 2026

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Voted for making traffic crash data a public record, subject to federal law. It passed the Senate 33-5.

June 10, 2026

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted for the state budget for the fiscal year that began July 1, 2026. It passed the Senate 32-6. Voted the same way on June 27, 2019, June 20, 2025.

June 9, 2026

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted for letting car insurers set rates by the ZIP code where a car is kept, starting in July 2027. It passed the Senate 30-8.

June 4, 2026

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted for cutting the cigarette tax by 75 percent for tobacco products the federal government authorizes as lower-risk. It passed the Senate 24-14.

June 4, 2026

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted for a pause on approving new or expanded charter schools for the 2026-2027 through 2028-2029 school years. It passed the Senate 31-6.

June 4, 2026

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted for classroom safety rules on removing students from class and how schools respond. It passed the Senate 32-5.

May 28, 2026

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted for confirming Stefan Pryor as the state's secretary of commerce. It passed the Senate 28-7.

March 31, 2026

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on June 24, 2025, applying meeting rules to older condominiums and allowing owners to take part remotely.

June 24, 2025

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on June 24, 2025, setting a mail process for condominium associations to get approval from unit mortgage holders.

June 24, 2025

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Voted for a bill changing the definitions and approval process for low- and moderate-income housing. It passed the Senate 20-15.

June 20, 2025

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted for a floor-amended bill on state support and intervention for struggling schools (the Paul W. Crowley Student Investment Initiative). It passed the Senate 27-10.

June 18, 2025

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, which took effect on June 18, 2025, requiring Warwick to set the same tax rate for homes and businesses.

June 18, 2025

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Voted for cutting the cigarette tax in half for tobacco products the federal government authorizes as lower-risk. It passed the Senate 26-11.

June 17, 2025

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted for making a health care provider's apology or sympathy to a patient after a bad outcome unusable as proof of fault in court. It passed the Senate 28-9.

June 12, 2025

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted for barring nurses who are not nurse anesthetists from giving certain anesthesia drugs, such as propofol, on their own. It passed the Senate 26-10.

June 12, 2025

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted for updating the state's casino crime laws to cover online casino gambling and its age limits. It passed the Senate 24-11.

June 10, 2025

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted for letting cities and towns tax paid parking lots and garages, with the state collecting the tax for them. It passed the Senate 31-5.

June 3, 2025

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Won re-election to the Rhode Island Senate for District 30 on November 5, 2024, without an opponent on the ballot, with 12,347 votes (94.1 percent).

November 5, 2024

Source: ri.gov

Received Clean Water Action Rhode Island's endorsement for his 2024 Senate District 30 race.

August 9, 2024

Source: cleanwater.org

Sponsored a law, signed on June 25, 2024, that changed how zoning rules on wetland buffers apply to building and redevelopment projects.

June 25, 2024

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on June 24, 2024, exempting out-of-state businesses and their workers who help during declared disasters from state and local business rules and taxes.

June 24, 2024

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on June 17, 2024, requiring condominium bylaws and rules to be recorded in local land records.

June 17, 2024

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Voted for requiring mail ballot drop boxes to open 35 days before an election. It passed the Senate 32-5.

June 11, 2024

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted for the overhaul of the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights, which changed how police discipline hearings work. It passed the Senate 33-4.

June 6, 2024

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Introduced a bill on February 12, 2024, to require Senate approval of appointments to the state Ethics Commission. A Senate committee held it for further study.

February 12, 2024

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on June 26, 2023, requiring the health department to set up an informal way for assisted living homes to dispute violations.

June 26, 2023

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on June 19, 2023, that set state rules for drones in line with Federal Aviation Administration requirements.

June 19, 2023

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on June 7, 2023, letting Warwick tax homes at a lower rate compared with businesses, down to 57 percent of the business rate instead of 75 percent.

June 7, 2023

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Introduced a bill on February 1, 2023, to cut the state sales tax to 6 percent. A Senate committee held it for further study.

February 1, 2023

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Won back the Rhode Island Senate District 30 seat in Warwick on November 8, 2022, defeating Republican Marjorie Ann Tudino 7,338 votes (57.2 percent) to 5,454.

November 8, 2022

Source: ri.gov

Introduced a bill on February 25, 2020, to cut the interest rate on court judgments for money from 12 percent to 6 percent. It did not get a committee vote.

February 25, 2020

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a bill letting families recover damages for grief, emotional distress and loss of enjoyment of life after the wrongful death of a spouse, parent or child. It passed the Senate on June 26, 2019, and did not pass the House.

June 26, 2019

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Voted for ending payment of claimants' attorney fees from the state unemployment administration fund. It passed the Senate 24-11.

June 18, 2019

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted against requiring presidential and vice presidential candidates to file five years of federal tax returns with the state. It passed the Senate 28-10.

April 10, 2019

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Chaired the state Library Board of Rhode Island at its October 15, 2001 meeting, where the board approved his letter to the House Finance chair objecting that a statewide library network project had not gone forward.

October 15, 2001

Source: olis.ri.gov