Nathan W Biah
Democratic · RI · Rhode Island State Representative, District 3
Democratic state representative for Providence since 2020 and member of the House Finance and Education committees. He has pushed for more state education aid and support for Providence public schools.
Where Nathan W Biah stands, based on their records
Supports
AI Regulation (1 record), Environment and Public Health (2 records), Labor Rights (1 record),
Opposes
Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Cost of Living Reduction (2 records)
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 oppose
Voted no on the Defending Affordable Prescription Drug Costs Act (2025-H 5634 SUB A). It passed the House 69-2; he was one of the 2 no votes.
June 18, 2025Opposes Healthcare Affordability
Source: rilegislature.gov
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 2 support
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
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 1 support
Won House passage of his bill (2025-H 5250A) adding Juneteenth to the list of holidays in the law that governs retail businesses.
May 22, 2025Supports Labor Rights
Source: rilegislature.gov
Track record — Cost of Living Reduction
Cost of Living Reduction · 2 oppose
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
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 · 1 support
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
Track record — Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties
Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties · 2 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
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
Sponsored a law, signed in 2022, that requires school guidance offices to tell students and parents about federal and state college financial aid forms.
July 5, 2022Supports Public Education Quality
Source: rilegislature.gov
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 1 support
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
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Data Privacy
Data Privacy · 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 Data Privacy
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Civil Rights
Civil Rights · 2 support
Joined other House Education Committee members in a statement opposing bills to limit what public schools teach and to restrict support for LGBTQ students.
March 29, 2023Supports Civil Rights
Source: rilegislature.gov
Spoke at a State House news conference for voting access bills. He backed a proposed constitutional amendment he sponsored to allow same-day voter registration.
January 25, 2022Supports Civil Rights
Source: rilegislature.gov
Track record — Public Infrastructure
Public Infrastructure · 1 support
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
Track record — General
General · 3 records
Voted yes on the state budget for the year ending June 30, 2027 (2026-H 7127 SUB A). It passed the House 65-10.
June 5, 2026
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Voted against making kratom legal to sell to adults 21 and over under labeling rules. Opponents wanted the product kept off the shelf. It passed the House 40-24.
May 29, 2025
Source: legiscan.com
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
Source: rilegislature.gov
Past race Nathan W Biah ran in:
- Representative in General Assembly · November 3, 2026 · State House District 3; Rhode Island · incumbent