Mary Duffy Messier

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

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 27, 2016, requiring public hearings when health or dental insurers seek rate increases for individual market plans.

June 27, 2016Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Voted for the 2026 law requiring buildings of 25,000 square feet or more to report their energy use, with the state publishing the results. It passed the House 52-16.

June 11, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

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Introduced a bill in 2026 adding menthol to the flavored e-cigarette products banned from sale. It did not pass.

March 6, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted for a 2025 bill requiring large buildings to report their energy use, with the state energy office publishing the results. It passed the House 48-20.

June 20, 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 House 52-19.

June 20, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

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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

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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 House 40-24.

May 29, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted for requiring that all of Rhode Island's electricity come from renewable sources by 2033. It passed the House 56-13.

June 14, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health

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Sponsored a law, signed on July 9, 2021, requiring the state education department to offer elementary and middle schools lessons on preventing litter and recycling.

July 9, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted for the 2021 Act on Climate, which made the state's greenhouse gas reduction targets mandatory. It passed the House 53-22.

March 23, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

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Sponsored a law, signed on July 2, 2018, letting cities and towns ticket vehicles used for illegal dumping.

July 2, 2018Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted against banning the sale of electronic cigarettes and other vapor products to people under 18. It passed the House 40-29.

July 1, 2013Opposes Environment and Public Health

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Voted for letting the state's main electric utility sign an amended power purchase deal with the developer of the Block Island offshore wind farm. It passed the House 56-15.

June 10, 2010Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted for the Climate Risk Reduction Act of 2010, meant to move the state toward an active response to climate change. It passed the House 45-20.

June 2, 2010Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted for raising the state minimum wage from $11.50 to $15 an hour over four years. It passed the House 58-16.

May 6, 2021Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

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Voted for raising the minimum wage for tipped workers to $3.39 an hour in 2016 and $3.89 in 2017. It passed the House 56-16.

June 23, 2015Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

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Voted for raising the state minimum wage to $9.60 an hour starting in 2016. It passed the House 59-13.

June 2, 2015Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

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Voted for raising the state minimum wage to $9.00 an hour on January 1, 2015. It passed the House 63-10.

June 18, 2014Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

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Introduced a bill in 2024 giving retirees in the state pension system a 3.5% yearly raise on the first $30,000 of their pension. She filed similar raise bills in other years; none passed.

May 16, 2024Supports Labor Rights

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Voted for covering domestic workers in private homes under the state minimum wage law. It passed the House 56-12.

May 4, 2023Supports Labor Rights

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Voted for raising the state minimum wage from $11.50 to $15 an hour over four years. It passed the House 58-16.

May 6, 2021Supports Labor Rights

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Voted for requiring employers with 18 or more workers to give paid sick days. It passed the House 56-14.

June 29, 2017Supports Labor Rights

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Voted for raising the minimum wage for tipped workers to $3.39 an hour in 2016 and $3.89 in 2017. It passed the House 56-16.

June 23, 2015Supports Labor Rights

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Voted for raising the state minimum wage to $9.60 an hour starting in 2016. It passed the House 59-13.

June 2, 2015Supports Labor Rights

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Voted for raising the state minimum wage to $9.00 an hour on January 1, 2015. It passed the House 63-10.

June 18, 2014Supports Labor Rights

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Voted for paid caregiver leave through the state's temporary disability insurance, for workers caring for a seriously ill relative or a new child. It passed the House 49-18.

July 2, 2013Supports Labor Rights

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Voted for giving workers a state hearing process and the right to sue their employer over unpaid wages and benefits. It passed the House 50-20.

June 12, 2012Supports Labor Rights

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Voted against the 2011 overhaul of state and city worker pensions, which cut benefits and changed worker contributions. It passed the House 57-15.

November 17, 2011Supports Labor Rights

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Introduced a bill in 2016 barring anyone who owes $2,000 or more in unpaid campaign finance fines from running for office, unless on an approved payment plan. It did not pass.

January 13, 2016Supports Anti-Corruption

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Voted against requiring disclosure of who pays for independent political spending. It passed the House 57-13.

June 5, 2012Opposes Anti-Corruption

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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

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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 House 56-17.

May 27, 2025Opposes Cost of Living Reduction

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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

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Voted for letting residents who cannot prove legal immigration status get a state ID card, which cannot be used for voting. It passed the House 59-14.

June 14, 2023Supports Immigration

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Introduced a bill in 2024 giving retirees in the state pension system a 3.5% yearly raise on the first $30,000 of their pension. She filed similar raise bills in other years; none passed.

May 16, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 30, 2022, letting Pawtucket borrow up to $330 million to build a new high school, if state aid covers at least 83.7% of eligible costs.

June 30, 2022Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Sponsored a law, which took effect on July 5, 2018 without the governor's signature, letting Pawtucket borrow up to $220 million to build and repair schools, if state aid covers at least 75% of eligible costs.

July 5, 2018Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted against the 2011 overhaul of state and city worker pensions, which cut benefits and changed worker contributions. It passed the House 57-15.

November 17, 2011Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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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

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Voted for adding five driving violations to the state's definition of aggressive driving. It passed the House 41-21.

April 24, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted for removing the time limit for prosecuting second-degree sexual assault and setting a 10-year limit for third-degree sexual assault. It passed the House 44-24.

May 2, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted for creating a new crime for selling drugs that cause a death. It passed the House 54-15.

June 20, 2018Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted for letting the state and towns use cameras to ticket speeding drivers in school zones. It passed the House 54-16.

June 14, 2016Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Introduced a bill in 2014 clarifying the crime of human trafficking and how money seized from traffickers is forfeited. A committee approved a revised version, but it did not become law.

February 26, 2014Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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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

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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

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Voted for requiring yearly outside studies and statewide reports on racial differences in police traffic stops and searches. It passed the House 50-17.

June 20, 2025Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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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

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Introduced a bill in 2024 creating a five-year state tax credit for fixing up low-income housing. It did not pass.

May 1, 2024Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted for barring town zoning rules from capping unrelated people sharing a home at fewer than one per bedroom. It passed the House 49-22.

June 15, 2023Supports Housing Affordability

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 28, 2018, making permanent the rule that lenders must offer homeowners a mediation meeting before a foreclosure.

June 28, 2018Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted for paid caregiver leave through the state's temporary disability insurance, for workers caring for a seriously ill relative or a new child. It passed the House 49-18.

July 2, 2013Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Voted to keep Rhode Island out of the new federal private-school voucher tax credit unless the legislature and governor both approve joining. It passed the House 55-14.

June 10, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 30, 2022, letting Pawtucket borrow up to $330 million to build a new high school, if state aid covers at least 83.7% of eligible costs.

June 30, 2022Supports Public Education Quality

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Sponsored a law, which took effect on July 5, 2018 without the governor's signature, letting Pawtucket borrow up to $220 million to build and repair schools, if state aid covers at least 75% of eligible costs.

July 5, 2018Supports Public Education Quality

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 27, 2017, requiring online and distance learning colleges to hold recognized regional accreditation to operate or grant degrees in Rhode Island.

June 27, 2017Supports Public Education Quality

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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 House 44-28.

June 20, 2025Supports Gun Control

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Voted for requiring gun owners to store firearms safely, with penalties for violations. It passed the House 46-24.

May 28, 2024Supports Gun Control

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Voted for making it a crime to own gun magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. It passed the House 43-27.

June 10, 2022Supports Gun Control

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Voted for raising the minimum age to buy guns or ammunition from 18 to 21. It passed the House 53-15.

June 10, 2022Supports Gun Control

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Voted for banning guns on school grounds, except for police and school security. It passed the House 44-28.

June 30, 2021Supports Gun Control

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Voted for banning buying a gun for someone who is not allowed to have one, and raising penalties for lying on gun purchase forms. It passed the House 46-27.

June 30, 2021Supports Gun Control

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Voted for taking guns away from people under certain domestic violence restraining orders. It passed the House 56-13.

June 26, 2017Supports Gun Control

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Voted for setting deadlines for reviewing concealed gun carry permit applications and letting applicants appeal denials in court. It passed the House 60-12.

June 17, 2016Opposes Gun Control

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Voted for shielding Rhode Island health care providers from lawsuits and prosecution by other states over reproductive and gender-affirming care. It passed the House 50-15.

June 11, 2024Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted for covering abortion in Medicaid and state employee health plans. It passed the House 49-24.

April 27, 2023Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted for final House passage of the Reproductive Privacy Act, which wrote the abortion rights of Roe v. Wade into state law. It passed the House 45-29.

June 19, 2019Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

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Introduced a bill in 2026 setting specific steps, including address checks, that the motor vehicle agency must follow before offering voter registration. She filed similar bills since 2023; none passed.

February 27, 2026Supports Election Integrity

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Introduced a bill in 2026 barring anyone other than the voter or certain close persons from handling a voter's mail ballot. It did not pass.

February 27, 2026Supports Election Integrity

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Voted against requiring voters to show photo or other identification at the polls. It passed the House 54-21.

June 30, 2011Opposes Election Integrity

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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

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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

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Voted for a Homeless Bill of Rights bill setting steps that must be followed before a homeless encampment can be removed or relocated. It passed the House 56-13.

May 5, 2026Supports Civil Rights

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Voted for the Freedom to Read Act, which bars public and school libraries from removing books over objections to their ideas. It passed the House 62-11.

June 16, 2025Supports Civil Rights

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Voted for shielding Rhode Island health care providers from lawsuits and prosecution by other states over reproductive and gender-affirming care. It passed the House 50-15.

June 11, 2024Supports Civil Rights

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Voted for the Let RI Vote Act, which allowed mail voting without an excuse and dropped the witness or notary rule for mail ballots. It passed the House 53-13.

May 17, 2022Supports Civil Rights

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Voted for letting voters with disabilities and military voters overseas return their ballots electronically. It passed the House 48-17.

June 16, 2021Supports Civil Rights

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Voted for the final bill legalizing same-sex marriage in Rhode Island. It passed the House 56-15.

May 2, 2013Supports Civil Rights

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Voted for civil unions for same-sex couples. It passed the House 62-11.

May 19, 2011Supports Civil Rights

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 18, 2013, letting state insurance regulators set emergency rules for all types of insurance after a declared catastrophe, and requiring surplus lines insurers to share data on request.

June 18, 2013Supports Corporate Accountability

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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

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Voted for tolls on large commercial trucks to pay for bridge repairs. It passed the House 52-21.

February 10, 2016Supports Public Infrastructure

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Sponsored the law, signed on June 18, 2026, that pauses new charter schools and charter school expansions for the 2026-27 through 2028-29 school years and lowers the state cap on charters from 35 to 28.

June 18, 2026

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Voted for letting candidates spend campaign money on home or office security systems and monitoring. It passed the House 50-20.

June 10, 2026

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Voted for creating an online portal for candidates to file nomination papers, starting in 2027. It passed the House 47-20.

April 30, 2026

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 4, 2025, changing how Pawtucket sets different property tax rates for different classes of property.

June 4, 2025

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Voted for letting people with one felony and one misdemeanor clear the felony from their record after a waiting period, excluding violent crimes. It passed the House 54-19.

June 13, 2024

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Voted for the House overhaul of the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights, which set a new hearing panel for police discipline. It passed the House 58-14.

May 9, 2024

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 20, 2023, changing which workers are left out of the state paid sick leave law to match the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.

June 20, 2023

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 20, 2023, updating the state's Citizens' Commission for the Safety and Care of the Elderly.

June 20, 2023

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Voted for legalizing online casino gambling in Rhode Island. It passed the House 59-11.

June 15, 2023

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Voted for raising the campaign contribution limit for individuals and political action committees to $2,000 a year. It passed the House 41-29.

June 12, 2023

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Received the endorsement of Planned Parenthood Votes! Rhode Island PAC for her 2022 House District 62 race.

July 19, 2022

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 21, 2022, requiring publicly funded job training programs to give graduates verified digital credentials along with paper ones.

June 21, 2022

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Voted for legalizing recreational marijuana for adults 21 and older. It passed the House 55-16.

May 24, 2022

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Voted for a two-year pilot of harm reduction centers, where people can use drugs they already have under medical supervision. It passed the House 63-9.

June 29, 2021

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Voted for the state budget for the 2021 fiscal year. It passed the House 60-6. Voted the same way on June 13, 2014.

December 16, 2020

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 29, 2018, requiring the state utilities commission to set up a program where the electric company buys the customer bills of competing power suppliers at a discount.

June 29, 2018

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Voted for letting doctors order a 72-hour emergency hold for people with severe drug intoxication. It passed the House 51-17.

June 22, 2018

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Introduced a bill in 2018 to make it easier for an existing hospital to take over a closed hospital's assets. It did not pass.

May 25, 2018

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Sponsored a law, signed on July 8, 2014, exempting the Pawtucket Youth Soccer Association's property from taxes.

July 8, 2014

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Introduced a bill in 2013 requiring a photo of the cardholder on food stamp and cash benefit (EBT) cards. She filed similar bills in 2014 and 2015; none passed.

January 9, 2013

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 25, 2012, raising Pawtucket's property tax exemption for the Pawtucket Boys Club from $10 million to $25 million in property value.

June 25, 2012

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Voted for making possession of an ounce or less of marijuana a civil offense with a fine instead of a crime. It passed the House 50-24.

June 5, 2012

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Voted for letting voters decide on allowing state-run casino gambling at Twin River and Newport Grand, subject to local approval. It passed the House 62-12.

June 10, 2010

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Voted for creating a statewide board to design group health, dental and vision plans for public school teachers. It passed the House 47-22.

January 5, 2010

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov