Evan Patrick Shanley

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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Introduced a bill banning clear-cutting and other extractive logging in state forests and preserves, allowing only limited safety and invasive-species work. He filed forest protection bills every year from 2023, and each was held in committee.

February 27, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Voted for a 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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

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 · researched September 21, 2026

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 · researched September 21, 2026

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 · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored a bill, passed by the House 71-0 on April 2, 2024, letting the state environmental agency and towns drain and replace an overflowing septic system. The Senate did not pass it.

April 2, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Voted to require 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 · researched September 21, 2026

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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Voted to raise 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 · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored the Warehouse Worker Protection Act, signed on June 18, 2026, requiring warehouse employers to tell workers in writing about their work quotas and the discipline for missing them, starting in 2027.

June 18, 2026Supports Labor Rights

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored a law, signed on June 18, 2026, giving the home care workers chosen by adults with developmental disabilities the right to bargain collectively with the state.

June 18, 2026Supports Labor Rights

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored a law, signed on June 18, 2026, making project labor agreements the default for large state and town public works projects. These are union contracts that bind every contractor on a job. It passed the House 70-1.

June 18, 2026Supports Labor Rights

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Introduced a bill requiring warehouse employers to give workers a written description of their work quotas and the discipline for missing them. He filed it in 2023, 2024 and 2025, and each time a House committee held it.

January 15, 2025Supports Labor Rights

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored the law, signed on June 26, 2024, creating Rhode Island Secure Choice, a state retirement savings program run by the general treasurer for private-sector workers, funded by payroll deductions.

June 26, 2024Supports Labor Rights

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Introduced a bill setting a new test that would treat more workers as employees rather than independent contractors for wage, workers' compensation and unemployment laws. A House committee held it for further study.

February 29, 2024Supports Labor Rights

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Introduced a bill creating the Rhode Island Secure Choice retirement savings program, a state-run savings plan for private-sector workers funded through payroll deductions. A House committee held it for further study.

February 8, 2023Supports Labor Rights

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Introduced a bill requiring state-contracted human services providers to pay workers at least $25 an hour, with yearly raises tied to inflation. A House committee held it for further study.

February 3, 2023Supports Labor Rights

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Voted to raise 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 · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored a bill, passed by the House on March 27, 2019, giving workers more time to sue over illegal job discrimination. The Senate did not pass it.

March 27, 2019Supports Labor Rights

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Introduced a bill to create an independent state inspector general's office to investigate fraud, waste and abuse in public spending. A House committee held it for further study.

January 30, 2019Supports Anti-Corruption

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored a law, signed on July 18, 2017, requiring every public body to keep minutes of its open meetings and file them with the secretary of state. It also stopped weekends and holidays from counting toward the 48-hour public notice rule.

July 18, 2017Supports Anti-Corruption

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored a law, signed on July 18, 2017, requiring every public body to keep minutes of its open meetings and file them with the secretary of state. It also stopped weekends and holidays from counting toward the 48-hour public notice rule.

July 18, 2017Supports Government Efficiency

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

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 · researched September 21, 2026

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 · researched September 21, 2026

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 · researched September 21, 2026

Introduced a bill requiring state-contracted human services providers to pay workers at least $25 an hour, with yearly raises tied to inflation. A House committee held it for further study.

February 3, 2023Opposes Government Spending Reduction

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

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 · researched September 21, 2026

Voted for a bill 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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored a law, signed on June 27, 2022, ending the rule that let first-time offenders avoid a fine for using a hand-held phone while driving by showing they had bought a hands-free device.

June 27, 2022Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Voted to create a new crime for selling or delivering illegal drugs that cause a person's death. It passed the House 54-15.

June 20, 2018Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

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 · researched September 21, 2026

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 · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored a law, signed on July 9, 2021, giving students a process to attend career and technical education programs outside their home school district. It passed the House 63-6.

July 9, 2021Supports Public Education Quality

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

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 · researched September 21, 2026

Voted to require 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 · researched September 21, 2026

Voted to raise 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 · researched September 21, 2026

Voted to make owning gun magazines that hold more than 10 rounds a felony. It passed the House 43-27.

June 10, 2022Supports Gun Control

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

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

June 30, 2021Supports Gun Control

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Voted to ban 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 · researched September 21, 2026

Voted to shield 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 · researched September 21, 2026

Voted to cover 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 · researched September 21, 2026

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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored a law, signed on June 23, 2026, requiring a public viewing area for mail ballot processing, checking each mail ballot signature against the voter file, and asking for an ID number on mail ballot applications.

June 23, 2026Supports Election Integrity

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

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

June 4, 2024Supports Election Integrity

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored a law, signed on June 7, 2022, letting the elections board start counting mail ballots 20 days before Election Day and setting up a stricter check of voter signatures on mail ballots.

June 7, 2022Supports Election Integrity

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored a law, signed on July 22, 2020 during the pandemic, letting voters apply for an emergency mail ballot in person at their local board of canvassers and cast it right there in a voting machine.

July 22, 2020Supports Election Integrity

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Introduced a bill to end the so-called marriage penalty in the state income tax by giving married couples a credit when filing jointly costs more than filing as singles. A House committee held it for further study.

February 3, 2023Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

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 · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored the Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act, which became law on June 29, 2024 without the governor's signature. It lets people see, correct, delete and copy the personal data large companies hold on them, starting in 2026.

June 29, 2024Supports Data Privacy

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored a resolution, passed by the House on June 22, 2018, creating an 11-member commission to study laws protecting people's personal information online.

June 22, 2018Supports Data Privacy

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

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 · researched September 21, 2026

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 Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 21, 2026

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 Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 21, 2026

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

June 16, 2025Supports Civil Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored a bill, passed by the House 73-1 on June 16, 2025, updating disabled parking signs and letting towns join an app where people report cars illegally parked in disabled spaces. The Senate did not pass it.

June 16, 2025Supports Civil Rights

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Voted to shield 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 · researched September 21, 2026

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 · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored a bill, passed by the House 67-0 on May 10, 2022, to repeal the state law that declared prisoners serving life sentences legally dead. He had filed it in 2019, 2020 and 2021 as well. The Senate did not pass it.

May 10, 2022Supports Civil Rights

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

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

June 16, 2021Supports Civil Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored the Rhode Island Data Transparency and Privacy Protection Act, which became law on June 29, 2024 without the governor's signature. It lets people see, correct, delete and copy the personal data large companies hold on them, starting in 2026.

June 29, 2024Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

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 · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored a law, signed on June 22, 2026, requiring apps that offer shifts to health care workers to register with the state health department by June 2027.

June 22, 2026

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

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

June 10, 2026

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

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

April 30, 2026

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored a law, signed on June 17, 2025, letting the elections board count mail ballots in local special elections the same way it does in statewide elections.

June 17, 2025

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored a bill, passed by the House 71-0 on June 10, 2025, requiring apps that offer shifts to health care workers to register with the state health department. The Senate did not pass it.

June 10, 2025

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Introduced a bill to use ranked choice voting in Rhode Island presidential primaries. A House committee held it for further study.

January 31, 2025

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Voted to let 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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

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 · researched September 21, 2026

Introduced a bill to ban solar geoengineering experiments, such as spraying particles into the upper atmosphere, and other weather-altering activities. A House committee held it; he filed a similar bill in 2025.

January 26, 2024

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored a law, signed on June 19, 2023, allowing a special primary to be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of the month before a special election.

June 19, 2023

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Voted to legalize online casino gambling (iGaming) in Rhode Island. It passed the House 59-11.

June 15, 2023

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored a law, signed on May 18, 2023, changing the deadlines for declaring candidacy, leaving a party, and filing nomination papers in special federal elections.

May 18, 2023

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored a law, which took effect without the governor's signature on July 2, 2022, putting Warwick charter changes to voters: a four-year mayor's term with a two-term limit, and a six-term limit for city council members.

July 2, 2022

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

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 · researched September 21, 2026

Introduced a bill creating a license to let grocery and convenience stores sell beer and wine. A House committee held it for further study.

February 9, 2022

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Was named chair of the newly created House State Government and Elections Committee by Speaker Joe Shekarchi on January 30, 2021. The committee handles election law.

January 30, 2021

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Voted to let doctors order a 72-hour emergency hold for people with severe drug intoxication, extendable by a judge. It passed the House 51-17.

June 22, 2018

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Won the open Warwick House District 24 seat on November 8, 2016, beating Republican Stacia Huyler 3,910 votes to 3,309.

November 8, 2016

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