Scott A Slater
Democratic · RI · Rhode Island State Representative, District 10
Scott A. Slater is a Democratic state representative from Providence, serving since 2009, and a Deputy Majority Leader. He is first vice chair of the House Finance Committee and chairs its Education Subcommittee.
Where Scott A Slater stands, based on their records
Supports
AI Regulation (1 record), Healthcare Affordability (2 records), Environment and Public Health (5 records),
Opposes
Cost of Living Reduction (2 records), Government Spending Reduction (1 record)
Track record
Track record — AI Regulation
AI Regulation · 1 support
Voted to require doctors and hospitals to tell patients when artificial intelligence is used to write up their visit. It passed the House 51-14.
June 11, 2026Supports AI Regulation
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 2 support
Sponsored a 2026 law that set aside $18 million from a state reserve fund to back the sale of Roger Williams and Fatima hospitals. The money is used only if the buyer misses bond payments.
February 12, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: rilegislature.gov
Sponsored the Nursing Home Staffing and Quality Care Act, signed into law in 2021. It set minimum daily care hours for each nursing home resident and funded higher wages for direct care staff.
May 27, 2021Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: governor.ri.gov
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 5 support
Voted to replace the 10-member coastal council with a 7-member board whose members must have environmental expertise. It passed the House 52-19.
June 20, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
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 House 51-16.
May 29, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
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 House 40-24.
May 29, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Sponsored a 2024 law that bans "captive hunting," meaning hunts inside fences or structures that keep animals from escaping.
June 25, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: rilegislature.gov
Sponsored a 2014 law that raised littering fines. The top fine rose from $500 to $1,000 for a first offense and to $5,000 for a repeat offense.
July 3, 2014Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 6 support
Sponsored a bill creating a nursing home workforce advisory board to track wages and working conditions. The General Assembly passed it, but the governor vetoed it.
June 13, 2024Supports Labor Rights
Source: rilegislature.gov
Sponsored the Nursing Home Staffing and Quality Care Act, signed into law in 2021. It set minimum daily care hours for each nursing home resident and funded higher wages for direct care staff.
May 27, 2021Supports Labor Rights
Source: governor.ri.gov
Sponsored a 2020 law that bars state licensing boards from denying or revoking a work license because of a past conviction, unless the crime relates to that job.
July 22, 2020Supports Labor Rights
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Sponsored a 2017 law giving the state labor department power to review complaints that employers asked about criminal history on job applications.
October 5, 2017Supports Labor Rights
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Sponsored the Quality Family Child Care Act, enacted in 2013. It set rights for home child care providers paid through the state's child care aid program, and a process to certify groups that represent them.
July 16, 2013Supports Labor Rights
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Sponsored Rhode Island's "ban the box" law, enacted in 2013 (2013-H 5507). Most employers may no longer ask about criminal convictions on a job application before a first interview.
July 15, 2013Supports Labor Rights
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Sponsored a 2023 law that merged two state home-care programs into one program where people direct their own support services.
June 23, 2023Supports Government Efficiency
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Track record — Cost of Living Reduction
Cost of Living Reduction · 2 oppose
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 House 52-18.
June 10, 2025Opposes Cost of Living Reduction
Source: legiscan.com
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 House 56-17.
May 27, 2025Opposes Cost of Living Reduction
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 1 support
Voted to bar civil arrests at Rhode Island courthouses without a judge's warrant, which protects people going to court from immigration arrest. It passed the House 56-16.
June 10, 2026Supports Immigration
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Government Spending Reduction
Government Spending Reduction · 1 oppose
Sponsored a 2026 law that set aside $18 million from a state reserve fund to back the sale of Roger Williams and Fatima hospitals. The money is used only if the buyer misses bond payments.
February 12, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction
Source: rilegislature.gov
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Voted to require police to send guns used in crimes for ballistic testing and enter the results in the national tracing database. It passed the House 49-21.
June 10, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 7 support
Voted to bar civil arrests at Rhode Island courthouses without a judge's warrant, which protects people going to court from immigration arrest. It passed the House 56-16.
June 10, 2026Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to let people with more than one non-violent felony clear their records after 15 years without a new arrest. It passed the House 56-14.
June 9, 2026Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: legiscan.com
Sponsored the 2022 law that legalized recreational cannabis for adults 21 and older. It also set automatic clearing of past cannabis possession convictions and a 10% state cannabis tax.
May 25, 2022Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: rilegislature.gov
Sponsored a 2021 law that made simple possession of 10 grams or less of certain drugs a misdemeanor instead of a felony.
July 9, 2021Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Sponsored a 2020 law that bars state licensing boards from denying or revoking a work license because of a past conviction, unless the crime relates to that job.
July 22, 2020Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Sponsored a 2018 law letting people convicted of a crime that is later decriminalized ask a court to clear their record. If they finished their sentence and paid all fines, the court clears it at no cost.
July 2, 2018Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Sponsored a 2013 law letting the parole board give certificates of recovery and re-entry to people with past convictions who show they have been rehabilitated.
July 15, 2013Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 2 support
Voted to stop towns from using zoning to treat certified addiction recovery homes worse than other houses on the street. It passed the House 53-15.
June 11, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Held a State House event with housing groups to back his bill for a state-funded rent subsidy. It targets people who are homeless or have very low incomes or disabilities.
March 10, 2026Supports Housing Affordability
Source: rilegislature.gov
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 2 support
Co-wrote an op-ed urging lawmakers to pass his bill adding $3 million for the Rhode Island Community Food Bank to buy food.
April 28, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: rilegislature.gov
Held a State House event with housing groups to back his bill for a state-funded rent subsidy. It targets people who are homeless or have very low incomes or disabilities.
March 10, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: rilegislature.gov
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 1 support
Voted to ban the sale, manufacture and purchase of assault-style firearms in Rhode Island starting July 2026. It passed the House 44-28.
June 20, 2025Supports Gun Control
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 support
Voted yes on the Reproductive Privacy Act (2019-H 5125 Sub A), which protects abortion rights in state law. The House passed it 44-30.
March 7, 2019Supports Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: rilegislature.gov
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 2 support
Voted to require doctors and hospitals to tell patients when artificial intelligence is used to write up their visit. It passed the House 51-14.
June 11, 2026Supports Data Privacy
Source: legiscan.com
Sponsored a 2010 law that keeps medical marijuana applications and their supporting papers out of public records requests.
June 22, 2010Supports Data Privacy
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 3 support
Voted to stop towns from using zoning to treat certified addiction recovery homes worse than other houses on the street. It passed the House 53-15.
June 11, 2026Supports Civil Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Sponsored a 2017 law giving the state labor department power to review complaints that employers asked about criminal history on job applications.
October 5, 2017Supports Civil Rights
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Sponsored Rhode Island's "ban the box" law, enacted in 2013 (2013-H 5507). Most employers may no longer ask about criminal convictions on a job application before a first interview.
July 15, 2013Supports Civil Rights
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
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 House 52-18.
June 10, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Sponsored a 2025 law letting Rhode Island's two casinos stream online virtual games to players in other states and countries.
July 7, 2025
Source: rilegislature.gov
Sponsored a 2023 law allowing Rhode Island's licensed cannabis shops to advertise their products.
June 19, 2023
Source: rilegislature.gov
Sponsored a 2012 law that tightened rules for medical marijuana compassion centers. It capped how much marijuana a center may hold and required background checks for operators and workers.
May 30, 2012
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Past race Scott A Slater ran in:
- Representative in General Assembly · November 3, 2026 · State House District 10; Rhode Island · incumbent