Jennifer A. Stewart

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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Sponsored a House resolution asking the state administration and its technology office to review how state government uses and develops artificial intelligence. It passed 72-0 on June 13, 2023.

June 13, 2023Supports AI Regulation

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Introduced a bill on February 26, 2026 to create a single state-run universal health care system for Rhode Island. A House committee held it.

February 26, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Introduced a bill on February 26, 2026 to have the state health agency ban spread pricing, where pharmacy benefit managers keep the gap between what they charge and pay for drugs. A House committee held it.

February 26, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Introduced a bill on February 11, 2026 to control Medicaid drug costs by setting openness and accountability rules for managed care plans and their pharmacy benefit managers. A House committee held it.

February 11, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Introduced a bill on January 23, 2026 to require health insurance plans to cover care from licensed certified professional midwives. A House committee held it.

January 23, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

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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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Introduced a bill on February 27, 2026 to give workers 30 days to start buying a business as a worker cooperative when the owner decides to sell. A House committee held it.

February 27, 2026Supports Labor Rights

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Introduced a bill on February 27, 2026 to require cities and towns to post online the details and costs of lawsuits they or their officials are part of. A House committee held it.

February 27, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption

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Introduced a bill on February 4, 2026 to order an independent efficiency and performance audit of the state Department of Transportation. A House committee held it.

February 4, 2026Supports 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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Voted to let residents who cannot prove legal immigration status get a Rhode Island state ID card. It passed the House 60-13.

June 14, 2023Supports Immigration

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Introduced a bill on February 26, 2026 to create a single state-run universal health care system for Rhode Island. A House committee held it.

February 26, 2026Opposes 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 against making threats against school superintendents, principals and other school staff a crime under the law on threats to public officials. It passed the House 50-17.

May 29, 2024Opposes 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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Introduced a bill on February 26, 2025 to require 60 days' notice before clearing homeless encampments on public land and to require police policies for such sweeps. A House committee held it.

February 26, 2025Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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Introduced a bill on January 17, 2024 to repeal the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights, the state law that sets special discipline procedures for police. A House committee held it.

January 17, 2024Supports 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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Sponsored a law, signed on June 24, 2024, that doubled the notice landlords must give before raising rent from 30 to 60 days, and to 120 days for month-to-month tenants over 62.

June 24, 2024Supports Housing Affordability

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Voted to let courts seal eviction case files after a case ends, such as when back rent was paid. It passed the House 51-19.

June 15, 2023Supports Housing Affordability

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Sponsored a bill requiring 60 days' notice before a rent increase, and 120 days for month-to-month tenants over 62. It passed the House 57-10 on June 13, 2023, but stalled in the Senate.

June 13, 2023Supports Housing Affordability

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Introduced a bill on February 26, 2025 to require 60 days' notice before clearing homeless encampments on public land and to require police policies for such sweeps. A House committee held it.

February 26, 2025Supports 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

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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 against letting family court share juvenile criminal records with the federal background check system used for gun purchases. It passed the House 46-20.

May 28, 2024Opposes 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 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

Source: legiscan.com

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

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Introduced a bill on February 26, 2026 to bar family court from locking up children 12 or younger at the state training school, except for murder or first-degree sexual assault when no other safe placement exists. A House committee held it.

February 26, 2026Supports Civil Rights

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Sponsored the law, signed on July 1, 2025, that bans discrimination based on hair texture and hairstyles tied to race, such as braids, locks and twists, in schools and at work.

July 1, 2025Supports Civil Rights

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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 Civil Rights

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Introduced a bill on January 31, 2024 to protect public libraries from book bans and bar removing materials over partisan or religious disapproval. A House committee held it.

January 31, 2024Supports Civil Rights

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Introduced a bill on February 26, 2026 to have the state health agency ban spread pricing, where pharmacy benefit managers keep the gap between what they charge and pay for drugs. A House committee held it.

February 26, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

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Introduced a bill on February 11, 2026 to control Medicaid drug costs by setting openness and accountability rules for managed care plans and their pharmacy benefit managers. A House committee held it.

February 11, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

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Introduced a bill on February 4, 2026 to end a corporate tax rate cut under the Jobs Development Act as of July 1, 2026. A House committee held it.

February 4, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

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Voted against giving the attorney general power to investigate and sue over repeated illegal conduct by businesses or government bodies. It passed the House 51-20.

June 13, 2024Opposes Corporate Accountability

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Introduced a bill on February 27, 2026 to send sales taxes collected from ride-share companies to a fund for the state bus agency, RIPTA. A House committee held it.

February 27, 2026Supports Public Infrastructure

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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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Received the endorsement of Planned Parenthood Votes! Rhode Island PAC for her 2026 House District 59 race.

July 23, 2026

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Voted against letting 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, 2026

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Introduced a bill on February 12, 2026 to use ranked choice voting in Rhode Island's presidential primaries. A House committee held it.

February 12, 2026

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Voted against replacing the 10-member coastal council with a 7-member board of environmental experts. It passed the House 52-19.

June 20, 2025

Source: legiscan.com

Received Clean Water Action Rhode Island's endorsement for her 2024 House District 59 race.

August 9, 2024

Source: cleanwater.org

Voted against delaying cage-free housing rules for commercial egg-laying hens until 2030. The delay passed the House 42-15.

June 13, 2024

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted against a bill 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

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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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted against changing how towns may cap unrelated people sharing a home: the cap could be no lower than one person per bedroom and no higher than five. It passed the House 49-22.

June 15, 2023

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

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

June 15, 2023

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted against new rules for write-in candidates, including a declaration of intent and residency rules, and counting their votes only in close races. It passed the House 39-26.

June 1, 2023

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov