Susan Ann Donovan

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 January 21, 2026 to require transparency and accountability when health insurers use artificial intelligence to decide coverage and claims. A House committee held it.

January 21, 2026Supports AI Regulation

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 23, 2026, that requires insurers and Medicaid to cover vaccines recommended by the state health department with no copay, starting in 2027.

June 23, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Introduced a bill on March 27, 2026 to make insurers cover at least seven days of care after a hospital stay without prior approval. A House committee held it.

March 27, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Introduced the Protect Our Healthcare Act on February 27, 2026, a state-paid health program for uninsured people costing $53.2 million in its first year. A House committee held it.

February 27, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Introduced a bill on February 12, 2025 to guarantee Medicare members a yearly window to enroll in any standard Medicare supplement plan. A House committee held it.

February 12, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Introduced a bill on March 4, 2024 to make health plans cover inpatient mental health and addiction treatment, including detox, without prior approval. A House committee held it.

March 4, 2024Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 26, 2023, that lets Medicare members over 65 get a Medicare supplement plan without being turned down because of their health history.

June 26, 2023Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Introduced a bill on March 2, 2022 to raise Medicaid payment rates for mobile dental care and chiropractic care. A House committee held it.

March 2, 2022Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 23, 2026, that requires insurers and Medicaid to cover vaccines recommended by the state health department with no copay, starting in 2027.

June 23, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 18, 2026, that requires shooting ranges to post signs with the 988 suicide and crisis hotline number.

June 18, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted for the 2026 law requiring buildings of 25,000 square feet or more to report their energy use, with the state publishing the results. It passed the House 52-16.

June 11, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

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Introduced the Healthy Kids Act on January 28, 2026 to require restaurants to offer healthy kids' meals served with water or plain milk. A House committee held it.

January 28, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted for a 2025 bill requiring large buildings to report their energy use, with the state energy office publishing the results. It passed the House 48-20.

June 20, 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 House 52-19.

June 20, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 13, 2025, that requires midwives, physician assistants and nurse practitioners to test pregnant patients' blood early in pregnancy and again in the third trimester.

June 13, 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

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 12, 2024, that requires the state education department to make information about type 1 diabetes for parents of schoolchildren and post it online.

June 12, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

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Introduced a bill on February 10, 2023 to require child-resistant cannabis packaging and to ban packaging designed to appeal to children. A House committee held it.

February 10, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted for requiring that all of Rhode Island's electricity come from renewable sources by 2033. It passed the House 56-13.

June 14, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health

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Introduced a bill on March 2, 2022 to create a state commission to plan job training for workers moving into clean energy jobs. A House committee held it.

March 2, 2022Supports Environment and Public Health

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Sponsored a law, signed on July 8, 2021, that bans the intentional release of 10 or more helium balloons at once, to cut litter and protect wildlife.

July 8, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted for the 2021 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

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Voted for expanding the state's renewable energy growth program, raising its yearly target by 40 megawatts each year from 2020 through 2029. It passed the House 60-11.

June 6, 2017Supports Environment and Public Health

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Sponsored Rhode Island's pay equity law, signed on July 6, 2021. It widened protections and remedies for workers paid less because of their sex or other protected traits.

July 6, 2021Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

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Voted for raising the state minimum wage from $11.50 to $15 an hour over four years. It passed the House 58-16.

May 6, 2021Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

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Voted for covering domestic workers in private homes under the state minimum wage law. It passed the House 56-12.

May 4, 2023Supports Labor Rights

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Introduced a bill on March 2, 2022 to create a state commission to plan job training for workers moving into clean energy jobs. A House committee held it.

March 2, 2022Supports Labor Rights

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Sponsored Rhode Island's pay equity law, signed on July 6, 2021. It widened protections and remedies for workers paid less because of their sex or other protected traits.

July 6, 2021Supports Labor Rights

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Voted for raising the state minimum wage from $11.50 to $15 an hour over four years. It passed the House 58-16.

May 6, 2021Supports Labor Rights

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Voted for requiring employers with 18 or more workers to give paid sick days. It passed the House 56-14.

June 29, 2017Supports Labor Rights

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Introduced a bill on March 1, 2017 to raise the weekly pay level above which salaried managers and professionals can be denied overtime, from $200 to $1,036. A House committee held it.

March 1, 2017Supports Labor Rights

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 19, 2023, that requires the secretary of state to keep a free online directory of government officials and replaced the old printed legislative manual.

June 19, 2023Supports 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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Sponsored a law, signed on July 1, 2025, that bars staff at health care facilities from asking patients about their immigration status.

July 1, 2025Supports Immigration

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Voted for letting residents who cannot prove legal immigration status get a state ID card, which cannot be used for voting. It passed the House 59-14.

June 14, 2023Supports Immigration

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Introduced the Protect Our Healthcare Act on February 27, 2026, a state-paid health program for uninsured people costing $53.2 million in its first year. A House committee held it.

February 27, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Introduced a bill on January 21, 2026 to raise state aid to school districts for high-cost special education students. A House committee held it.

January 21, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Introduced a bill on March 2, 2022 to raise Medicaid payment rates for mobile dental care and chiropractic care. A House committee held it.

March 2, 2022Opposes 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 for adding five driving violations to the state's definition of aggressive driving. It passed the House 41-21.

April 24, 2025Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted for removing the time limit for prosecuting second-degree sexual assault and setting a 10-year limit for third-degree sexual assault. It passed the House 44-24.

May 2, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted against creating a new crime for selling drugs that cause a death. It passed the House 54-15.

June 20, 2018Opposes 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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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 for requiring yearly outside studies and statewide reports on racial differences in police traffic stops and searches. It passed the House 50-17.

June 20, 2025Supports 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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Voted for barring town zoning rules from capping unrelated people sharing a home at fewer than one per bedroom. It passed the House 49-22.

June 15, 2023Supports Housing Affordability

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Introduced the Family Caregiver Tax Credit Act on January 21, 2026, giving people caring for a relative an income tax credit of up to $1,000. A House committee held it.

January 21, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 21, 2023, that set up a faster, temporary hiring process for social workers and child abuse investigators at the state child welfare agency.

June 21, 2023Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 30, 2022, that protects people who donate menstrual products to charities from lawsuits over the donated goods.

June 30, 2022Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 18, 2026, that keeps Rhode Island out of the federal tax credit for private-school scholarship donations unless both lawmakers and the governor approve joining.

June 18, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

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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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Introduced a bill on February 11, 2026 to add free pre-kindergarten for 3- and 4-year-olds to the state's pre-K expansion goals. A House committee held it.

February 11, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

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Introduced a bill on January 21, 2026 to raise state aid to school districts for high-cost special education students. A House committee held it.

January 21, 2026Supports Public Education Quality

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Introduced a bill on January 26, 2024 to create a state office of early childhood to run one early learning system for children from birth to age 5. A House committee held it.

January 26, 2024Supports Public Education Quality

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 26, 2023, that requires early learning programs for children aged 3 to 5 to hold a rating in the state's child care quality rating system, starting in July 2025.

June 26, 2023Supports Public Education Quality

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Sponsored a law, signed on July 18, 2017, that set out the purpose of child opportunity zones, which link schools with family services, and required yearly reports on each zone to lawmakers.

July 18, 2017Supports Public Education Quality

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Introduced the Firearm Industry Accountability Act on February 6, 2026, setting rules for gun makers and sellers on controls and advertising, enforceable in civil lawsuits. A House committee held it.

February 6, 2026Supports Gun Control

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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 for requiring 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 for making it a crime to own gun magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. It passed the House 43-27.

June 10, 2022Supports Gun Control

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Voted for raising the minimum age to buy guns or ammunition from 18 to 21. It passed the House 53-15.

June 10, 2022Supports Gun Control

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Voted for banning buying a gun for someone who is not allowed to have one, and raising penalties for lying on gun purchase forms. It passed the House 46-27.

June 30, 2021Supports Gun Control

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Voted for banning guns on school grounds, except for police and school security. It passed the House 44-28.

June 30, 2021Supports Gun Control

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Voted for taking guns away from people under certain domestic violence restraining orders. It passed the House 56-13.

June 26, 2017Supports Gun Control

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Voted for shielding 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 for covering 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 for final House passage of the Reproductive Privacy Act, which wrote the abortion rights of Roe v. Wade into state law. It passed the House 45-29.

June 19, 2019Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

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Introduced the Family Caregiver Tax Credit Act on January 21, 2026, giving people caring for a relative an income tax credit of up to $1,000. A House committee held it.

January 21, 2026Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

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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

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Sponsored a law, signed on July 12, 2021, that requires providers using the state health information exchange to tell patients they can opt out of having their records shared through it.

July 12, 2021Supports Data Privacy

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Sponsored a law, signed on July 7, 2021, that requires health insurers to send a patient's health mail in the form and to the address the patient asks for, so it does not go to a spouse or parent.

July 7, 2021Supports Data Privacy

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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

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Voted for a Homeless Bill of Rights bill setting steps that must be followed before a homeless encampment can be removed or relocated. It passed the House 56-13.

May 5, 2026Supports Civil Rights

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Voted for the Freedom to Read Act, which bars public and school libraries from removing books over objections to their ideas. It passed the House 62-11.

June 16, 2025Supports Civil Rights

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Voted for shielding 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 the Women's Equity Incentive Act on February 22, 2023, offering businesses a tax credit of up to $2,500 a year for each new full-time job for a woman. It went to the House Finance Committee.

February 22, 2023Supports Civil Rights

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

May 17, 2022Supports Civil Rights

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Sponsored Rhode Island's pay equity law, signed on July 6, 2021. It widened protections and remedies for workers paid less because of their sex or other protected traits.

July 6, 2021Supports Civil Rights

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Voted for letting voters with disabilities and military voters overseas return their ballots electronically. It passed the House 48-17.

June 16, 2021Supports Civil Rights

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Introduced a bill on May 1, 2026 to make large health care companies file quarterly financial reports with the state so money trouble is spotted early. A House committee held it.

May 1, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

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Introduced a bill on March 27, 2026 to let a court put a mismanaged or failing hospital into receivership at the request of the attorney general or health department. A House committee held it.

March 27, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

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Introduced the Firearm Industry Accountability Act on February 6, 2026, setting rules for gun makers and sellers on controls and advertising, enforceable in civil lawsuits. A House committee held it.

February 6, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 13, 2025, that bans long-term home service contracts that tie up a house and its future owners, a scheme often aimed at seniors.

June 13, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

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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 Clean Water Action's endorsement for her 2026 House District 69 race.

August 10, 2026

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Received the endorsement of Planned Parenthood Votes! Rhode Island PAC for her 2026 House District 69 race.

July 23, 2026

Source: plannedparenthoodaction.org

Voted for letting candidates spend campaign money on home or office security systems and monitoring. It passed the House 50-20.

June 10, 2026

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Voted for creating an online portal for candidates to file nomination papers, starting in 2027. It passed the House 47-20.

April 30, 2026

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Sponsored a law, which became law without the governor's signature on July 5, 2025, that exempts land held in trust for the Pokanoket Tribe from local property tax and adds it to the state's payment-in-lieu-of-taxes list.

July 5, 2025

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Received Clean Water Action Rhode Island's endorsement for her 2024 House District 69 race.

August 9, 2024

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 26, 2024, that took private schools out of the state law on education programs for very young children.

June 26, 2024

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Voted for 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 for 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

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Voted for legalizing online casino gambling in Rhode Island. It passed the House 59-11.

June 15, 2023

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Voted against raising the campaign contribution limit for individuals and political action committees to $2,000 a year. It passed the House 41-29.

June 12, 2023

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Was named chair of the House Health and Human Services Committee by Speaker Joseph Shekarchi, as reported on February 2, 2023.

February 2, 2023

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Voted for legalizing recreational marijuana for adults 21 and older. It passed the House 55-16.

May 24, 2022

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted for a two-year pilot of harm reduction centers, where people can use drugs they already have under medical supervision. It passed the House 63-9.

June 29, 2021

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted for the state budget for the 2021 fiscal year. It passed the House 60-6.

December 16, 2020

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted against letting doctors order a 72-hour emergency hold for people with severe drug intoxication. It passed the House 51-17.

June 22, 2018

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Sponsored a campaign finance law, signed on July 18, 2017, that banned earmarked donations passed through a middleman, defined those terms for reporting, and ended the overall yearly cap on a donor's total contributions.

July 18, 2017

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Sponsored a law, signed on July 5, 2017, that expanded the Governor's Council on Behavioral Health from 26 to 31 voting members.

July 5, 2017

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