Brian J. Thompson

Sponsored a bill requiring health insurers to cover at least seven days of post-acute care after a hospital discharge without prior approval. It passed the Senate 38-0 on May 26, 2026.

May 26, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Introduced a bill on March 4, 2026, requiring landlords of homes built before 1978 to list them on a state lead registry with a public database. A committee held it for further study.

March 4, 2026Supports 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

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Introduced a bill on January 23, 2026, tying future minimum wage raises to inflation in the Northeast starting in 2028. A committee held it for further study.

January 23, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 18, 2026, giving collective bargaining rights to the support workers that adults with developmental disabilities hire to direct their own care.

June 18, 2026Supports Labor Rights

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Sponsored a bill giving state employees paid leave to donate an organ. It passed the Senate 38-0 on June 9, 2026.

June 9, 2026Supports Labor Rights

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Sponsored a bill letting workers without a union form a bargaining group by showing majority support with signed cards. It passed the Senate 32-4 on May 28, 2026.

May 28, 2026Supports Labor Rights

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Sponsored a bill giving city and town workers binding arbitration, with arbitrators allowed to rule on all bargaining issues, including pay. It passed the Senate 28-3 on April 16, 2026.

April 16, 2026Supports Labor Rights

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Introduced a bill on March 4, 2026, making construction contractors jointly liable for wage theft by their subcontractors. A committee held it for further study.

March 4, 2026Supports Labor Rights

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Introduced a bill on January 30, 2026, setting a maximum workday for police officers and double-time-and-a-half pay when it is broken. A committee held it for further study.

January 30, 2026Supports Labor Rights

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Introduced a bill on January 23, 2026, tying future minimum wage raises to inflation in the Northeast starting in 2028. A committee held it for further study.

January 23, 2026Supports Labor Rights

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 24, 2025, banning locked gates or fences that block entry and exit at a construction site while work is going on.

June 24, 2025Supports Labor Rights

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 23, 2025, letting the state labor department enforce rules for corrosion prevention work on public projects and fine violators.

June 23, 2025Supports Labor Rights

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 17, 2025, barring contractors from paying workers employed over 90 days cash instead of buying the retirement or pension benefits they are owed.

June 17, 2025Supports Labor Rights

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Sponsored a bill requiring charter schools applying for a new or renewed charter to include a union neutrality clause. It passed the Senate 31-5 on June 10, 2025.

June 10, 2025Supports Labor Rights

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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

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Introduced a bill on March 19, 2025, requiring retail stores with 15 or more workers to pay time and a half for Sunday and holiday work, with a four-hour minimum. A committee held it for further study.

March 19, 2025Supports Labor Rights

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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

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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 Senate 28-9.

June 18, 2025Opposes Cost of Living Reduction

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Introduced a bill on March 4, 2026, letting teachers and state and town workers retire once they have 28 years of service and their age plus years of service reaches 85. A committee held it for further study.

March 4, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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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

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 13, 2025, requiring commercial driver training to include lessons on spotting, preventing and reporting human trafficking.

June 13, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Introduced a bill on January 9, 2026, allowing accessory dwelling units by right only on properties the owner has lived in for at least five years. A committee held it for further study.

January 9, 2026Opposes Housing Affordability

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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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Sponsored a law, signed on June 18, 2026, giving collective bargaining rights to the support workers that adults with developmental disabilities hire to direct their own care.

June 18, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Introduced a bill on February 13, 2026, giving foster and adopted children and children under guardianship the right to visit brothers and sisters they were separated from. A committee held it for further study.

February 13, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Sponsored a bill setting classroom safety rules, including when students can be removed from class, with protections for students and teachers. It passed the Senate 32-5 on May 28, 2026.

May 28, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

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Introduced a bill on March 20, 2026, exempting all state retirement system pensions from state income tax. A committee held it for further study.

March 20, 2026Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

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Introduced a bill on March 4, 2026, making construction contractors jointly liable for wage theft by their subcontractors. A committee held it for further study.

March 4, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

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Introduced a bill on March 4, 2026, requiring businesses that sell auto-renewing subscriptions online to let customers cancel online just as easily. A committee held it for further study.

March 4, 2026Supports 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 Senate 28-9.

June 18, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

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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

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 23, 2026, letting veterinarians start caring for a pet by live video, with client consent and record-keeping rules.

June 23, 2026

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 10, 2026, creating a retired-status license for people who held a professional license from the state labor department.

June 10, 2026

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Voted against banning plants that burn or chemically break down waste and plastics into fuel at the Quonset industrial park. It passed the Senate 29-9.

June 10, 2026

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Sponsored a bill for a one-week tax amnesty that waives interest and penalties on overdue taxes paid in full and restores suspended driver's licenses. It passed the Senate 38-0 on June 9, 2026.

June 9, 2026

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

June 9, 2026

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Sponsored a bill capping interest on overdue state taxes at 12 percent and limiting most state tax audits to three years after filing. It passed the Senate 38-0 on June 4, 2026.

June 4, 2026

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Received the Rhode Island AFL-CIO's endorsement for his 2026 Senate District 20 race.

May 5, 2026

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Introduced a bill on March 4, 2026, raising the minimum local property tax exemption for veterans from $1,000 to $6,000. A committee held it for further study.

March 4, 2026

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Introduced a bill on January 30, 2026, letting adults 18 and older buy and carry stun guns, banning sales to minors, and making it a crime to use one in a crime or on a police officer. A committee held it for further study.

January 30, 2026

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

June 20, 2025

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

June 20, 2025

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

June 20, 2025

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

June 20, 2025

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Voted against banning the sale, manufacture and purchase of assault-style firearms in Rhode Island. It passed the Senate 25-11.

June 20, 2025

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Sponsored a bill letting the state health and human services office use state funds set aside by lawmakers to support medical residency training and research through Medicaid payments. It passed the Senate 37-0 on June 17, 2025.

June 17, 2025

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 17, 2025, requiring anyone registering as a contractor to show a valid government ID.

June 17, 2025

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Voted against keeping Rhode Island's supervised drug-use centers open two more years, to March 2028. It passed the Senate 27-7.

May 13, 2025

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Introduced a bill on March 27, 2025, setting new definitions of major and minor political parties based on how many votes their candidates got. A committee held it for further study.

March 27, 2025

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Received the endorsement of the environmental group Clean Water Action for his 2024 Senate District 20 race, announced August 9, 2024.

August 9, 2024

Source: cleanwater.org