Lauren H. Carson

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

Introduced a bill on February 27, 2026, letting people injured by artificial intelligence sue for damages. It was held in committee.

February 27, 2026Supports AI Regulation

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Introduced a bill on April 19, 2023, letting the attorney general make and enforce rules for generative AI tools like ChatGPT to protect safety, privacy and creators' rights. It was held in committee.

April 19, 2023Supports AI Regulation

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on June 18, 2026, that requires schools to report waste audits and vendors to report on school recycling programs.

June 18, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Voted for a 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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Introduced a bill on February 27, 2026, requiring state agencies to carry out the recommendations of the Act on Climate strategy report. It was held in committee.

February 27, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Introduced a bill on January 28, 2026, to ban lawn pesticides and rat poisons on school and child care grounds, except in emergencies or under a pest plan. It was held in committee.

January 28, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Co-wrote an August 27, 2025 op-ed with four other legislators urging that the stopped Revolution Wind offshore wind project restart.

August 27, 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

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

Introduced a bill on January 22, 2025, to ban foods with certain artificial dyes in schools starting in 2027. It was held in committee.

January 22, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a bill requiring restaurants to add a food allergy warning to menus, with fines for those that do not. It passed the House 62-10 on April 27, 2023, but the Senate did not pass this bill.

April 27, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on June 29, 2022, that created an advisory board on fairness and environmental justice for the state's climate council.

June 29, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on July 12, 2021, that requires public schools to follow state recycling and composting rules.

July 12, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Voted for banning new high-heat waste processing plants in certain sensitive areas. It passed the House 44-22.

June 30, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

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, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored the 2021 Act on Climate, signed on April 10, 2021, which made the state's greenhouse gas cuts legally binding, reaching net zero by 2050. It passed the House 53-22.

April 10, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a bill letting cities and towns give property tax relief to owners who make their homes more flood resistant. It passed the House 56-14 on June 20, 2018, but the Senate did not pass this bill.

June 20, 2018Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Introduced a bill on January 19, 2018, to regulate offshore oil and gas drilling in federal Atlantic waters to protect Rhode Island's coast. It was held in committee.

January 19, 2018Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on October 5, 2017, that requires local planning board members to get training on building in flood zones and on sea level rise.

October 5, 2017Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on July 18, 2017, that bans parking in an electric vehicle charging spot without charging.

July 18, 2017Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on June 19, 2017, that had the state energy office create one statewide permit application for rooftop and other solar panels.

June 19, 2017Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Voted for expanding the state's renewable energy growth program by 40 megawatts a year from 2020 through 2029. It passed the House 60-11.

June 6, 2017Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, enacted on July 26, 2016, that requires the state transportation department to report each year on how it is meeting a federal court order to fix its storm drain systems.

July 26, 2016Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, enacted on July 15, 2016, that requires schools and colleges producing 52 tons or more of food waste a year to recycle it starting in 2018.

July 15, 2016Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on July 7, 2016, that set up a task force to recommend one statewide permit process for solar panels.

July 7, 2016Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a House resolution creating a commission to study the economic risks of flooding and sea level rise. The House passed it 71-0 on June 17, 2015.

June 17, 2015Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

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

May 6, 2021Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

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

June 2, 2015Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

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

May 6, 2021Supports Labor Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

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

June 29, 2017Supports Labor Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

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

June 2, 2015Supports Labor Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on October 5, 2017, that requires the state treasurer to keep a public website showing how state pension investments are managed and how they perform.

October 5, 2017Supports Anti-Corruption

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on June 17, 2024, that updated state library laws, cut the number of printed copies of state publications and allowed digital publishing.

June 17, 2024Supports Government Efficiency

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, enacted on June 25, 2022, that requires members of local planning, zoning and historic district boards to get regular training in land use law.

June 25, 2022Supports Government Efficiency

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on October 5, 2017, that requires the state treasurer to keep a public website showing how state pension investments are managed and how they perform.

October 5, 2017Supports Government Efficiency

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on June 19, 2017, that had the state energy office create one statewide permit application for rooftop and other solar panels.

June 19, 2017Supports Government Efficiency

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 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

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

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

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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored the Youth Protection Act, requiring criminal record checks for certain people who work with children. It passed the House 70-0 on June 14, 2016, but the Senate did not pass this bill.

June 14, 2016Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on April 19, 2016, that made it a crime to have, buy or sell powdered alcohol, with a fine of up to $1,000.

April 19, 2016Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

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

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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

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, 2024Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

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

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

May 5, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted for letting courts seal eviction case files after a case ends, such as when back rent was paid. It passed the House 51-19.

June 15, 2023Supports Housing Affordability

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a bill creating a permanent joint commission on aging and a statewide plan for services to older adults. It passed the House 67-5 on June 2, 2026.

June 2, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a House resolution creating a commission on services and state programs for older Rhode Islanders. It passed 69-0 on May 11, 2023.

May 11, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

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

Source: legiscan.com

Introduced a bill on January 19, 2023, to create an independent state ombud office for special education complaints and oversight. It was held in committee.

January 19, 2023Supports Public Education Quality

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

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

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

May 28, 2024Supports Gun Control

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted for letting family court share juvenile criminal records with the federal background check system used for gun purchases. It passed the House 46-20.

May 28, 2024Supports Gun Control

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted for banning carrying a loaded rifle or shotgun in public, with exceptions such as hunting and police work. It passed the House 53-16.

June 10, 2022Supports Gun Control

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

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

June 30, 2021Supports Gun Control

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

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

June 30, 2021Supports Gun Control

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

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

June 26, 2017Supports Gun Control

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 House 50-15.

June 11, 2024Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

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

April 27, 2023Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

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

June 19, 2019Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Introduced a bill on February 1, 2017, to exempt all military pension income from state income tax. It was held in committee.

February 1, 2017Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

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

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

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

May 5, 2026Supports Civil Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

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

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 House 50-15.

June 11, 2024Supports Civil Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on June 29, 2022, that created an advisory board on fairness and environmental justice for the state's climate council.

June 29, 2022Supports Civil Rights

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted for allowing electronic ballots for voters with disabilities and military voters. It passed the House 48-17.

June 16, 2021Supports Civil Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, enacted on June 24, 2026, that limits unfair contract terms publishers can impose on libraries licensing e-books and digital audiobooks.

June 24, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on June 23, 2025, that raised the penalties utilities pay for breaking state utility laws.

June 23, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Voted for giving the attorney general power to investigate and sue over repeated illegal conduct by businesses or government bodies. It passed the House 51-20.

June 13, 2024Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a House resolution strongly objecting to the U.S. Coast Guard's plan to remove 38 buoys from Rhode Island waters. It passed 67-0 on June 12, 2025.

June 12, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: votes.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 House 52-18.

June 10, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: legiscan.com

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

February 10, 2016Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Received the endorsement of Clean Water Action Rhode Island for her 2026 House District 75 race. Also received this endorsement in 2024.

August 10, 2026

Source: cleanwater.org

Received the endorsement of Planned Parenthood Votes! Rhode Island PAC for her 2026 House District 75 race.

July 23, 2026

Source: plannedparenthoodaction.org

Sponsored a law, enacted on June 23, 2026, that sets deadlines for party leaders and local officials to fill vacancies in city and town election offices.

June 23, 2026

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Gave the floor speech nominating Rep. Chris Blazejewski for House speaker on May 7, 2026.

May 7, 2026

Source: rhodeislandcurrent.com

Introduced a bill on May 6, 2026, to freeze the state's renewable electricity requirements for 2027 through 2029 and let out-of-state nuclear power count toward them. It was held in committee.

May 6, 2026

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Received the Rhode Island AFL-CIO labor federation's endorsement for her 2026 House District 75 race.

May 5, 2026

Source: rhodeislandaflcio.org

Introduced a bill on January 23, 2026, barring a birthing center from closing or cutting services without notice, a public hearing and state health department approval. It was held in committee.

January 23, 2026

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on June 26, 2024, that raised the fee on cruise ship passengers landing in Newport from $3 to $10.

June 26, 2024

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on June 25, 2024, that requires mail ballot drop boxes to open 35 days before an election and 20 days before a special election.

June 25, 2024

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a bill requiring short-term rental listings to show the unit's valid state registration number. It passed the House 74-0 on June 11, 2024, but the Senate did not pass this bill.

June 11, 2024

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on June 23, 2023, that let national touring theater shows qualify for the state's theater tax credit and extended the credit to July 2027.

June 23, 2023

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Voted against changing how towns may cap unrelated people sharing a home: no lower than one person per bedroom and no higher than five. It passed the House 49-22.

June 15, 2023

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a House resolution creating a commission on the economic and social effects of short-term rentals. It passed 75-0 on June 14, 2023.

June 14, 2023

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted against raising the yearly campaign contribution limit for people and political action committees to $2,000. It passed the House 41-29.

June 12, 2023

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted against new rules for write-in candidates, including a declaration of intent and counting their votes only in close races. It passed the House 39-26.

June 1, 2023

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on May 1, 2023, that closes public schools on presidential primary election days.

May 1, 2023

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on June 29, 2022, that lets cities and towns create tourism improvement districts to boost the tourism business.

June 29, 2022

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on June 28, 2022, that requires people doing business under an assumed name to file their real names and email address with the town clerk.

June 28, 2022

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, enacted on June 23, 2022, that lets Newport set separate property tax rates for owner-occupied homes and for homes whose owners live elsewhere.

June 23, 2022

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Voted to legalize recreational marijuana for adults 21 and older and set up a state commission to regulate sales. It passed the House 55-16.

May 24, 2022

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law requiring short-term rental units to register with the state, with fines for platforms listing unregistered units. The governor vetoed it; the House overrode the veto 57-7 on January 4, 2022.

January 4, 2022

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Voted to override the governor's veto of a bill changing the rules insurers must follow when settling auto body repair claims. The override passed the House 44-17.

January 4, 2022

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Was named a deputy majority leader of the Rhode Island House by Speaker Joe Shekarchi on January 30, 2021.

January 30, 2021

Source: golocalprov.com

Asked the state Ethics Commission whether she could work, through her private job with the Town of Warren, on a project paid by a state environmental grant. On July 16, 2019, it said the ethics code allowed it.

July 16, 2019

Source: ethics.ri.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on July 2, 2018, that requires the state transportation department to study how road projects and the new Newport Bridge ramps affect small businesses.

July 2, 2018

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on June 28, 2018, that let Newport set different property tax rates for different kinds of property after a revaluation, within a 50 percent limit.

June 28, 2018

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on July 18, 2017, that removed video games from the state's film production tax credit and extended the credit to July 2024.

July 18, 2017

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

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

June 17, 2016

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov