Raymond A Hull
Democratic · RI · Rhode Island State Representative, District 6
Raymond A. Hull is a Democratic state representative for Providence and North Providence, first elected in 2010, and Deputy Speaker of the House. He serves on the House Finance Committee and sponsored a 2025 law on textile recycling outreach.
Where Raymond A Hull stands, based on their records
Supports
AI Regulation (1 record), Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Environment and Public Health (4 records),
Opposes
Cost of Living Reduction (1 record), Women's Reproductive Rights (1 record)
Track record
Track record — AI Regulation
AI Regulation · 1 support
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
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
Sponsored a 2014 law requiring health insurance to cover prescribed formula and special foods for patients of any age. It also removed the cap on that coverage.
July 8, 2014Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 4 support
Sponsored a 2025 law creating a public education campaign on textile recycling, to keep clothing and fabric out of the state's only landfill.
June 26, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: rilegislature.gov
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
Track record — Cost of Living Reduction
Cost of Living Reduction · 1 oppose
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
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 1 support
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
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 7 support
Sponsored a 2025 law raising the penalty for driving the wrong way on a highway to a fine of up to $500 and license suspension of up to six months.
July 1, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: rilegislature.gov
Sponsored the 2024 law reforming the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights. It added a retired judge and a lawyer to police discipline panels and let police chiefs release video in more misconduct cases.
June 11, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Sponsored a 2023 law adding new drugs, including xylazine and tramadol, to the state's list of controlled substances.
June 26, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Sponsored a 2023 law requiring drivers to slow down or move over for non-emergency vehicles stopped on a highway shoulder, like tow trucks and disabled cars.
June 6, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: rilegislature.gov
Sponsored a 2017 law making assault and battery on delivery workers a felony, with up to three years in prison.
October 5, 2017Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Sponsored a 2014 law adding extra prison time for people convicted of taking part in criminal street gang activity.
July 1, 2014Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Sponsored a 2013 law requiring hospital health care workers to alert police when needed to report a crime, its victims, or the suspect. For patients who seem to be victims of domestic violence or sexual assault, the patient must agree first.
July 15, 2013Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 3 support
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 yes on the Rhode Island Cannabis Act (2022-H 7593 Sub A), which legalized recreational cannabis for adults and which he co-sponsored. The House passed it 55-16.
May 24, 2022Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Source: rilegislature.gov
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 1 support
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
Track record — Public Education Quality
Public Education Quality · 2 support
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
Won General Assembly approval for his bill requiring the state education department to create a model policy for dual language immersion programs in public schools.
June 22, 2022Supports Public Education Quality
Source: rilegislature.gov
Track record — Women's Reproductive Rights
Women's Reproductive Rights · 1 oppose
Voted no on the Reproductive Privacy Act (2019-H 5125 Sub A), which protects abortion rights in state law. The House passed it 44-30.
March 7, 2019Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights
Source: rilegislature.gov
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 2 support
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
Won House approval for his bill setting limits on search warrants for tracking devices. Police must install the device within 10 days and track for no more than 15 days unless a court extends it.
April 28, 2026Supports Data Privacy
Source: rilegislature.gov
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 1 support
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
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 2 support
Sponsored a 2026 law requiring every public utility to keep a customer service office in Rhode Island to answer questions and take bill payments.
June 24, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Co-led a 2025 law that bars self-storage businesses from selling a renter's belongings sooner than 60 days after the renter falls behind. The sale must also be publicly posted first.
July 3, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: rilegislature.gov
Past race Raymond A Hull ran in:
- Representative in General Assembly · November 3, 2026 · State House District 6; Rhode Island · incumbent