Frank Anthony Ciccone

Sponsored a law, signed in 2024, that bans contractors from paying workers cash instead of buying the health insurance they are owed.

June 11, 2024Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Voted to ban plants that burn or chemically break down waste and plastics into fuel at the Quonset industrial park until June 2027. It passed the Senate 29-9.

June 10, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

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Sponsored a law, signed in 2025, that created the Resilient Rhody Infrastructure Fund. The fund lends money to cities and towns for projects that protect against flooding, rising seas, and storms.

September 23, 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 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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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 Senate 27-7.

May 13, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

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Introduced the Forest Conservation Act, which became law in 2021 (2021-S 0470). It sets state policy to protect forest land and water quality.

July 7, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

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Won Senate passage of his bill (2026-S 2922) creating a state center to help businesses become employee-owned.

May 7, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

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Sponsored a law, signed in 2026, that requires warehouse employers to give each worker a written description of their quotas and duties.

June 24, 2026Supports Labor Rights

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Won Senate passage of his Workplace Psychological Safety Act (2026-S 2502). It requires employers to adopt policies against workplace bullying and harassment.

May 28, 2026Supports Labor Rights

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Won Senate passage of his bill (2026-S 2922) creating a state center to help businesses become employee-owned.

May 7, 2026Supports 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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Won Senate passage of his bill (2025-S 0856) that keeps firefighters' union contracts in force until a new contract is reached.

May 6, 2025Supports Labor Rights

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Sponsored a law, signed in 2024, that keeps letting hotels evict guests who verbally abuse or threaten staff or other guests.

June 18, 2024Supports Labor Rights

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Sponsored a law, signed in 2024, that bans contractors from paying workers cash instead of buying the health insurance they are owed.

June 11, 2024Supports Labor Rights

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Sent a letter to the Attorney General raising concerns about how Providence awarded the Triggs Golf Course management contract. He said it gave the appearance of impropriety.

November 9, 2022Supports Anti-Corruption

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

June 9, 2026Supports Immigration

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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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Won Senate passage of his bill (2026-S 2988) adding a $1 charge to traffic tickets to pay for the state program that helps crime victims.

June 3, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Won Senate passage of his bill (2026-S 3116) that bars state and local police from joining federal civil immigration enforcement without a judicial warrant or court order.

June 3, 2026Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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

June 20, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

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

June 20, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

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

June 20, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

Source: legiscan.com

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

June 20, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

Source: legiscan.com

Sponsored a law, signed in 2024, that set the structure of the State Building Code Office. It was part of a package of bills on the housing crisis.

June 26, 2024Supports Housing Affordability

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Won Senate passage of his bill (2026-S 2988) adding a $1 charge to traffic tickets to pay for the state program that helps crime victims.

June 3, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Sponsored a law, signed in 2026, that shortens how long students must live in Rhode Island to qualify for in-state college tuition.

June 23, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

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Joined state leaders at a State House event calling for more multilingual education programs for all Rhode Island students.

April 26, 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 Senate 25-11.

June 20, 2025Supports Gun Control

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Voted against Rhode Island's safe gun storage requirements, which became law in 2024, a 2025 news report said.

May 16, 2025Opposes Gun Control

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

June 9, 2026Supports Election Integrity

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Sponsored a law, signed in 2026, that lets Rhode Island residents sue federal officials in state court when they violate their constitutional rights (2026-S 2605). It also limits those officials' ability to claim legal immunity.

June 29, 2026Supports Civil Rights

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Sponsored a law, signed in 2022, that lets undocumented Rhode Islanders get driving privilege cards and permits.

June 30, 2022Supports Civil Rights

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Co-sponsored a bill, passed by the General Assembly, that requires every public utility to keep a customer service office in Rhode Island (2026-S 2429).

June 8, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

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Won Senate passage of his bill (2026-S 2074A) requiring electric bills to show a clear picture of each charge that makes up the total.

June 4, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, passed in 2025, that gives self-storage renters more time and notice before a facility sells the contents of their unit.

July 3, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

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Sponsored a law, signed in 2022, that set consumer protection rules for online and remote eye care services.

July 5, 2022Supports Corporate Accountability

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Called on veterans to boycott the Johnston Home Depot. He said the store refused to accept the veteran mark on state driver's licenses for its veteran discount.

March 30, 2022Supports Corporate Accountability

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Sponsored a law, signed in 2025, that created the Resilient Rhody Infrastructure Fund. The fund lends money to cities and towns for projects that protect against flooding, rising seas, and storms.

September 23, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: 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 Senate 28-9.

June 18, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: legiscan.com

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

Source: legiscan.com

Sponsored a law, signed in 2026, that lowers the number of signatures needed to run as a delegate in presidential primaries.

June 24, 2026

Source: rilegislature.gov

Voted yes on the state budget for the year ending June 30, 2027 (House Bill 7127). It passed the Senate 32-6.

June 9, 2026

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Sponsored a law, passed in 2025, that lets the Providence City Council raise the property tax break for veterans.

July 14, 2025

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Sponsored a law, signed in 2025, that lets people with special needs or sensory disorders get hair care services at home.

July 7, 2025

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Sponsored a law, signed in 2025, that lets Rhode Island offer its online casino games to players in other states and countries.

July 7, 2025

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Issued a statement calling Providence's city budget irresponsible. He said the General Assembly still had to let the city raise its tax levy up to 8 percent to avoid deep cuts.

June 20, 2025

Source: rilegislature.gov

Won Senate passage of his bill to let more than one company offer sports betting in Rhode Island.

June 4, 2025

Source: rilegislature.gov

Received a ruling from the state Ethics Commission, by an 8-1 vote, that he could vote on the 2025 assault weapons ban even though he holds a federal gun dealer license.

May 20, 2025

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Was elected Senate Majority Leader by the Senate Democratic Caucus.

April 29, 2025

Source: rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed in 2023, that taxes property owned by nonprofits when it is rented or used by for-profit businesses.

June 26, 2023

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Sponsored a bill, passed by the General Assembly, that gives Gold Star Families free entry to state parks. These are families who lost a member in military service.

June 14, 2023

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Co-sponsored a bill, passed by the General Assembly, that stops problem gamblers on the casino self-exclusion list from collecting winnings.

June 14, 2022

Source: rilegislature.gov

Barrington police released a report saying he tried to call top officials when Senate Majority Leader Dominick Ruggerio was stopped for suspected drunk driving. He was not charged.

March 30, 2012

Source: turnto10.com

Was fined $1,500 by the state Ethics Commission, which found he broke the ethics code by leaving his Senate seat and union jobs off his 2005 and 2006 financial disclosure forms. He agreed to the settlement.

April 8, 2008

Source: ethics.ri.gov