Brandon Potter

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 to limit prescription drug price increases, a measure he has filed every year since 2023. A House committee held it for further study.

February 27, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Sponsored a law, signed on July 2, 2025, that stops health insurers from requiring prior authorization for most care ordered by an in-network primary care provider.

July 2, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Sponsored a bill, passed by the House on June 8, 2023, requiring health insurance to cover HIV prevention drugs (PrEP and PEP) and letting pharmacists prescribe them. It did not become law that year.

June 8, 2023Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 27, 2025, that bars utilities from limiting solar net-metering systems based on a site's past power use and requires credit for unused excess power.

June 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

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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 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

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Introduced a bill to stop cities and towns from issuing permits for new buildings that are not all-electric after 2023, with exceptions such as restaurants and hospitals. A House committee held it for further study.

February 9, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health

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Sponsored a bill, passed by the House on June 25, 2021, to double the cap on shared community solar projects to 60 megawatts and give at least 35 percent of their bill credits to low-income customers. It did not become law.

June 25, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

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Sponsored a law, signed on May 26, 2021, that made permanent the state medical examiners' team review of drug overdose deaths, which studies trends to prevent more deaths.

May 26, 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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Introduced a bill for a 1 percent yearly tax on the worldwide wealth of Rhode Island residents and businesses. He filed it again in 2026. A House committee held it for further study.

April 30, 2025Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

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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

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Introduced a bill raising the salary level below which salaried workers must get overtime pay. He filed it again in 2026. A House committee held it both times.

February 26, 2025Supports Labor Rights

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Sponsored a law, which took effect without the governor's signature on July 2, 2022, requiring construction workers on projects that get Rebuild Rhode Island or historic tax credits to be paid prevailing wages.

July 2, 2022Supports Labor Rights

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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

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 30, 2022, requiring the state planning office to keep records and publish a yearly report on applications to build low- and moderate-income housing.

June 30, 2022Supports Government Efficiency

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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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Introduced a bill asking voters to approve $300 million in state bonds for school construction. A House committee held it for further study.

January 20, 2022Opposes 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 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 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 banning landlords from using computer pricing algorithms to set rents. A House committee held it for further study.

February 12, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

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Introduced a bill capping yearly rent increases at 4 percent and letting tenants sue over violations. He filed it again in 2025 and 2026. A House committee held it each time.

January 5, 2024Supports Housing Affordability

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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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Introduced a bill asking voters to approve $300 million in state bonds for school construction. A House committee held it for further study.

January 20, 2022Supports 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 to require 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 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

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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

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Introduced a bill banning outdoor gun ranges within one mile of any K-12 school. He filed it again in 2023 and 2024, and each time a House committee held it for further study.

March 4, 2022Supports Gun Control

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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

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Voted to ban 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 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

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Voted to cover 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 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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Introduced a bill barring government from buying people's personal data without a warrant for investigations. A House committee held it for further study.

February 27, 2026Supports Data Privacy

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Sponsored the Rhode Island Federal Constitution Defense Act, signed on June 22, 2026, which lets people sue in state court anyone acting under federal authority who violates their constitutional rights.

June 22, 2026Supports Civil Rights

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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

Source: legiscan.com

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

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

June 16, 2021Supports Civil Rights

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Introduced a bill regulating how large social media platforms use algorithms, with fines of up to $10,000 enforced by the attorney general. A House committee held it for further study.

February 27, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

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Sponsored a law, signed on July 1, 2025, making it a deceptive trade practice to advertise event tickets or short-term lodging without showing all mandatory fees. The bill was narrowed from all goods to these two areas before passage.

July 1, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

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Sponsored a bill, passed by the House on June 13, 2024, requiring drug makers to register each sales representative who markets to Rhode Island doctors and pay a yearly fee for each. It did not become law.

June 13, 2024Supports 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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Introduced a bill to end driver's license suspensions for unpaid fines. He filed it again in 2026. A House committee held it both times.

February 28, 2025

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Received Clean Water Action Rhode Island's endorsement for his 2024 House District 16 race.

August 9, 2024

Source: cleanwater.org

Voted against 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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

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

June 15, 2023

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Sponsored a bill, passed by the House 56-11 on June 12, 2023, letting adults possess less than one ounce of psilocybin mushrooms and grow them at home. The Senate did not act on it.

June 12, 2023

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Sponsored a law, signed on May 18, 2023, letting the state take life insurance payouts owed to parents who are behind on child support to cover what they owe.

May 18, 2023

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 27, 2022, that cut from 18 to 12 months the time health insurers have to claw back payments made to mental health and addiction treatment providers.

June 27, 2022

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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

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

Introduced a House resolution condemning the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol and calling for President Trump's removal by the 25th Amendment or impeachment. It was held in committee.

January 12, 2021

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Received the endorsement of Climate Action Rhode Island's West Bay Politics Team in his first race for House District 16.

October 18, 2020

Source: world.350.org