June S. Speakman

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 on February 26, 2025, to require health insurance to cover birth control, emergency contraception and related care. It was held in committee.

February 26, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Sponsored a law, effective June 28, 2024, that requires hospitals to screen uninsured patients for public health coverage and other public help.

June 28, 2024Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Sponsored a law, enacted on June 17, 2024, that bans contracts barring advanced practice nurses from practicing in an area or treating patients after they leave a job.

June 17, 2024Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 21, 2023, that bars health insurers in Rhode Island from denying or limiting coverage because of a preexisting condition.

June 21, 2023Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Voted on April 27, 2023, for the Equality in Abortion Coverage Act, which added abortion coverage to Medicaid and ended the ban on abortion coverage in state employee health plans. It passed the House 49-24.

April 27, 2023Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Introduced a bill on February 10, 2021, to require health insurers to cover 10 categories of essential health benefits in state law. It was held in committee; she filed it again in 2022.

February 10, 2021Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Sponsored a law, effective June 24, 2026, that lets energy storage systems be built on certain lands when they fit a town's comprehensive plan.

June 24, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted on June 20, 2025, for a bill creating a building energy reporting program, with the state energy office publishing large buildings' energy use. It passed the House 48-20.

June 20, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: votes.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

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Sponsored a law, enacted on June 10, 2025, that bans selling firefighter protective gear made with added PFAS chemicals in Rhode Island.

June 10, 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

Source: legiscan.com

Sponsored a law, enacted on June 25, 2024, that created the Renewable Ready program to put renewable energy projects on sites such as old landfills and polluted land.

June 25, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 24, 2023, that reformed the state's solar programs to steer solar projects away from core forests and toward preferred sites.

June 24, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 22, 2023, that requires water systems over the interim PFAS limit to sign an agreement with the Health Department to treat the water.

June 22, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 27, 2022, that required the Health Department to set limits on PFAS 'forever chemicals' in drinking water, with interim standards first.

June 27, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted on June 14, 2022, for a law requiring 100 percent of Rhode Island's electricity demand to 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 7, 2021, that created a forest conservation commission to find funding and incentives for landowners to keep their land as forest.

July 7, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

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Sponsored a law, signed on July 3, 2021, that updated the state environmental agency's power to enforce environmental laws, including how it issues notices of violation.

July 3, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted on March 23, 2021, for the 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

Voted on October 1, 2012, as Barrington Town Council president for the first plastic shopping bag ban in Rhode Island. It passed 4-1.

October 1, 2012Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted on May 6, 2021, for raising the 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

Signed a July 9, 2025, letter with other lawmakers urging Women & Infants Hospital to cancel layoffs of union staff and to work with the union instead.

July 9, 2025Supports Labor Rights

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Sponsored a law, enacted on June 17, 2024, that bans contracts barring advanced practice nurses from practicing in an area or treating patients after they leave a job.

June 17, 2024Supports Labor Rights

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Voted on May 4, 2023, for a bill that brought domestic workers who work 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 on May 6, 2021, for raising the 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 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

Introduced a bill on March 1, 2023, to issue $50 million in housing bonds for a revolving fund to build low-income housing. It was held in committee.

March 1, 2023Opposes 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

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 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

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Voted on June 16, 2025, for the Freedom to Read Act, which bars censorship of public and school library books and requires a model library materials policy. It passed the House 62-11.

June 16, 2025Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted on June 13, 2024, for a bill letting some people clear one nonviolent felony from their record after 15 years. Crimes of violence are excluded. It passed the House 54-19.

June 13, 2024Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted on May 9, 2024, for an overhaul of the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights that added a retired judge and a lawyer to the panel hearing police discipline cases and set rules for suspending officers for 5 to 14 days. It passed the House 58-14.

May 9, 2024Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, enacted on June 19, 2026, that bars towns from zoning rules that treat certified addiction recovery homes worse than other homes.

June 19, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

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Sponsored a law, enacted on June 19, 2026, that requires the state to adopt the 2024 national residential building code for one- to four-family homes without state changes.

June 19, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

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Sponsored a law, enacted on June 18, 2026, that updated the abandoned property law, including a role for nonprofits whose purpose is building or repairing homes.

June 18, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

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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

Source: legiscan.com

Introduced a bill on January 30, 2026, to let religious groups build affordable and mixed-use housing on land they own without special local approval. It was held in committee.

January 30, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Introduced a bill on January 15, 2026, to ban rent-setting software that uses private competitor data to set rents. It was held in committee.

January 15, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

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Sponsored a law, signed on July 1, 2025, that clarified the approval rules for low- and moderate-income housing to reduce subjective denials. It passed the House 58-14.

July 1, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 27, 2025, that created a state housing land bank to turn vacant and unused properties into homes.

June 27, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 27, 2025, that made zoning rules address building attached single-family homes, such as townhouses, to add more affordable homes.

June 27, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 27, 2025, that created a Housing Champion label giving towns that help build housing first access to some state resources.

June 27, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 25, 2024, that set uniform statewide zoning rules for accessory dwelling units, making it easier for homeowners to add them. It passed the House 55-9.

June 25, 2024Supports Housing Affordability

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Introduced a tenants' bill of rights on March 3, 2023, including a right to counsel and a 4 percent yearly cap on rent increases. It was held in committee.

March 3, 2023Supports Housing Affordability

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Introduced a bill on March 1, 2023, to issue $50 million in housing bonds for a revolving fund to build low-income housing. It was held in committee.

March 1, 2023Supports Housing Affordability

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Introduced the Fair Chance in Housing Act on February 21, 2023, to limit landlords' use of criminal records and credit reports to deny housing. It was held in committee; she filed it again in 2024.

February 21, 2023Supports Housing Affordability

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 30, 2022, that revised the permit and appeal process for low- and moderate-income housing developments.

June 30, 2022Supports Housing Affordability

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Introduced a bill on February 24, 2021, to send part of the real estate conveyance tax to a new fund for building housing. It was held in committee.

February 24, 2021Supports Housing Affordability

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Sponsored a law, effective June 28, 2024, that requires hospitals to screen uninsured patients for public health coverage and other public help.

June 28, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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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

Source: legiscan.com

Introduced a bill on May 31, 2023, to create a dedicated state funding category for civics education in schools. It was held in committee; she filed it again in later years.

May 31, 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

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Voted on May 28, 2024, for a bill requiring gun owners to store firearms safely, with penalties for violations, and requiring trigger locks with rifle and shotgun sales. It passed the House 46-24.

May 28, 2024Supports Gun Control

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted on June 10, 2022, for a ban on gun magazines holding more than 10 rounds, with violations a felony. It passed the House 43-27.

June 10, 2022Supports Gun Control

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted on June 30, 2021, for the Harold M. Metts School Safety Act, which bars guns on school grounds except for police and security staff. It passed the House 44-28.

June 30, 2021Supports Gun Control

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted on June 30, 2021, for a bill banning straw purchases of guns for people barred from having them and raising penalties for lying on gun applications. It passed the House 46-27.

June 30, 2021Supports Gun Control

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Introduced a bill on February 26, 2025, to require health insurance to cover birth control, emergency contraception and related care. It was held in committee.

February 26, 2025Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Voted on June 11, 2024, for a shield law that protects Rhode Island health care providers from other states' lawsuits and prosecutions over abortion and gender-affirming care given here. It passed the House 50-15.

June 11, 2024Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted on April 27, 2023, for the Equality in Abortion Coverage Act, which added abortion coverage to Medicaid and ended the ban on abortion coverage in state employee health plans. It passed the House 49-24.

April 27, 2023Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted on June 19, 2019, for the Reproductive Privacy Act, which wrote the abortion rights of Roe v. Wade into Rhode Island law. It passed the House 45-29.

June 19, 2019Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: votes.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

Introduced a student device privacy bill that passed the House 48-16 on June 7, 2022. It barred schools from tracking students' locations or using device cameras and microphones, with limited exceptions. The Senate did not pass it.

June 7, 2022Supports Data Privacy

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Sponsored a law, enacted on June 19, 2026, that bars towns from zoning rules that treat certified addiction recovery homes worse than other homes.

June 19, 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 on May 5, 2026, for a homeless bill of rights that sets steps the government must follow before removing or moving a homeless encampment. It passed the House 56-13.

May 5, 2026Supports Civil Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted on June 11, 2024, for a shield law that protects Rhode Island health care providers from other states' lawsuits and prosecutions over abortion and gender-affirming care given here. It passed the House 50-15.

June 11, 2024Supports Civil Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted on June 14, 2023, for a bill letting residents who cannot prove lawful presence in the United States get a state ID card, not valid for voting. It passed the House 59-14.

June 14, 2023Supports Civil Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Introduced the Fair Chance in Housing Act on February 21, 2023, to limit landlords' use of criminal records and credit reports to deny housing. It was held in committee; she filed it again in 2024.

February 21, 2023Supports Civil Rights

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Voted on May 17, 2022, for the Let RI Vote Act, which allowed mail voting without an excuse and dropped the witness rule for mail ballots. It passed the House 53-13.

May 17, 2022Supports Civil Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Introduced a bill on January 15, 2026, to ban rent-setting software that uses private competitor data to set rents. It was held in committee.

January 15, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on June 29, 2022, that requires nursing home operators to tell the Health Department who owns or has an interest in the home, its land and buildings.

June 29, 2022Supports Corporate Accountability

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, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: legiscan.com

Received the endorsement of the environmental group Clean Water Action for re-election, announced August 10, 2026.

August 10, 2026

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Received the endorsement of Planned Parenthood Votes! Rhode Island PAC for re-election, announced July 23, 2026.

July 23, 2026

Source: plannedparenthoodaction.org

Led the House Commission on Housing Affordability as chair and questioned RIHousing about its role at a commission meeting on September 18, 2025.

September 18, 2025

Source: rhodeislandcurrent.com

Sponsored a law, signed on June 4, 2024, that pushed back the start of PFAS drinking water monitoring from June 2024 to June 2025 and changed which water systems it covers.

June 4, 2024

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Voted on May 24, 2022, for the Rhode Island Cannabis Act, which legalized up to one ounce of marijuana for adults 21 and older and set up a commission to regulate sales. It passed the House 55-16.

May 24, 2022

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, effective July 16, 2021, that required health rules letting nursing home residents keep an essential caregiver visiting during a declared emergency.

July 16, 2021

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Won a special election on March 5, 2019, for House District 68 (Bristol and Warren) and was sworn in on March 13, 2019.

March 5, 2019

Source: patch.com