Katherine Sheena Kazarian

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 · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored the Equality in Abortion Coverage Act, signed on May 18, 2023, which covers abortion in Medicaid and ends the ban on abortion coverage in state employee health plans.

May 18, 2023Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored a law, signed on June 25, 2021, barring health insurers from charging different premiums based on a person's gender.

June 25, 2021Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored a law, signed on July 2, 2018, requiring health insurance and Medicaid to cover a full year's supply of birth control at once.

July 2, 2018Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

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 · researched September 21, 2026

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 · researched September 21, 2026

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 · researched September 21, 2026

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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored a law, signed on July 2, 2021, requiring new and heavily renovated school buildings to install water bottle filling stations.

July 2, 2021Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Introduced a bill in 2019 banning harmful flame retardant chemicals in bedding, carpets, children's products and home furniture. It did not pass.

February 14, 2019Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored a law, signed on July 5, 2017, raising the fines the state environmental agency can impose for environmental violations to up to $5,000.

July 5, 2017Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored a law, signed on July 2, 2014, requiring construction and demolition debris sites within 1,000 feet of homes to do all their work inside an enclosed building.

July 2, 2014Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Voted for banning the sale of electronic cigarettes and other vapor products to people under 18. It passed the House 40-29.

July 1, 2013Supports Environment and Public Health

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Voted for raising the minimum wage for tipped workers to $3.39 an hour in 2016 and $3.89 in 2017. It passed the House 56-16.

June 23, 2015Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Voted for raising the state minimum wage to $9.60 an hour starting in 2016. It passed the House 59-13.

June 2, 2015Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Voted for raising the state minimum wage to $9.00 an hour on January 1, 2015. It passed the House 63-10.

June 18, 2014Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored the Hospital Workplace Violence Protection Act, signed on July 9, 2021, letting hospital workers report assaults to the hospital or state health director and requiring hospitals to run safety training.

July 9, 2021Supports Labor Rights

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored a law, signed on July 6, 2021, expanding paid family caregiver leave under state insurance to six weeks in 2022 and eight weeks in 2023.

July 6, 2021Supports Labor Rights

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Voted for raising the minimum wage for tipped workers to $3.39 an hour in 2016 and $3.89 in 2017. It passed the House 56-16.

June 23, 2015Supports Labor Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Voted for raising the state minimum wage to $9.60 an hour starting in 2016. It passed the House 59-13.

June 2, 2015Supports Labor Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Voted for raising the state minimum wage to $9.00 an hour on January 1, 2015. It passed the House 63-10.

June 18, 2014Supports Labor Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Voted against paid caregiver leave through the state's temporary disability insurance, for workers caring for a seriously ill relative or a new child. It passed the House 49-18.

July 2, 2013Opposes Labor Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Introduced a bill in 2024 banning candidates from using campaign money for their own benefit and banning donations in a fake name. It did not pass.

March 29, 2024Supports Anti-Corruption

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored a law, signed on May 10, 2024, requiring the state transportation department to publish a monthly progress report on repairs to the failed Washington Bridge.

May 10, 2024Supports Government Efficiency

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored a law, signed on July 11, 2013, creating a council to check the state building, fire, elevator and related codes for conflicts with each other.

July 11, 2013Supports Government Efficiency

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored a law, signed on June 3, 2013, abolishing the state board of bank incorporation.

June 3, 2013Supports Government Efficiency

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

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 · researched September 21, 2026

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 · researched September 21, 2026

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 · researched September 21, 2026

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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

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 · researched September 21, 2026

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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored a law, signed on June 20, 2023, letting courts dismiss lawsuits that an abuser files to harass a domestic violence or stalking victim.

June 20, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

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

June 20, 2018Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Introduced a bill in 2017 letting hotel owners remove a guest who is a high-risk (level III) sex offender after 30 days' stay in a year. It did not pass.

March 1, 2017Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Voted for letting the state and towns use cameras to ticket speeding drivers in school zones. It passed the House 54-16.

June 14, 2016Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

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 · researched September 21, 2026

Introduced a bill in 2025 creating a state home ownership assistance fund run by Rhode Island Housing. It did not pass.

February 28, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored a law, signed on July 6, 2021, expanding paid family caregiver leave under state insurance to six weeks in 2022 and eight weeks in 2023.

July 6, 2021Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Voted against paid caregiver leave through the state's temporary disability insurance, for workers caring for a seriously ill relative or a new child. It passed the House 49-18.

July 2, 2013Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

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 · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored a law, signed on July 2, 2018, requiring the state education department to collect information on the workload and duties of school social workers.

July 2, 2018Supports Public Education Quality

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored a law, signed on June 17, 2016, requiring Holocaust and genocide lessons for all middle and high school students.

June 17, 2016Supports Public Education Quality

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Introduced a bill in 2013 requiring every public school to have at least one full-time certified social worker for every 400 students. She filed it again in later years; it did not pass.

February 7, 2013Supports Public Education Quality

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

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 · researched September 21, 2026

Voted for requiring gun owners to store firearms safely, with penalties for violations. It passed the House 46-24.

May 28, 2024Supports Gun Control

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored the Harold M. Metts School Safety Act, signed on July 12, 2021, banning guns on school grounds except for police, retired officers, school security staff, and unloaded guns locked in a vehicle.

July 12, 2021Supports Gun Control

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Voted for setting deadlines for reviewing concealed gun carry permit applications and letting applicants appeal denials in court. It passed the House 60-12.

June 17, 2016Opposes Gun Control

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored the Equality in Abortion Coverage Act, signed on May 18, 2023, which covers abortion in Medicaid and ends the ban on abortion coverage in state employee health plans.

May 18, 2023Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored a law, signed on July 2, 2018, requiring health insurance and Medicaid to cover a full year's supply of birth control at once.

July 2, 2018Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Introduced a bill in 2020 letting taxpayers deduct student loan interest from state income tax. She filed it again through 2023; it did not pass.

February 7, 2020Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

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 · researched September 21, 2026

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 · researched September 21, 2026

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 Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 21, 2026

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 Civil Rights

Source: legiscan.com · researched September 21, 2026

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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Introduced a 2026 bill creating a Rhode Island Voting Rights Act to prevent discrimination in voting. It did not pass.

March 20, 2026Supports Civil Rights

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored a law, signed on June 30, 2025, letting adults 18 and older ask to change the race listed on their birth certificate.

June 30, 2025Supports Civil Rights

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

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 Civil Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored the Let RI Vote Act, signed on June 7, 2022, which allows mail voting without an excuse, lets voters apply for mail ballots online, and drops the witness or notary rule for mail ballots.

June 7, 2022Supports Civil Rights

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored a law, signed on July 8, 2021, lowering the age at which adopted people can get a copy of their original birth certificate from 25 to 18.

July 8, 2021Supports Civil Rights

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored a law, signed on June 25, 2021, barring health insurers from charging different premiums based on a person's gender.

June 25, 2021Supports Civil Rights

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Voted for the final bill legalizing same-sex marriage in Rhode Island. It passed the House 56-15.

May 2, 2013Supports Civil Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored a law, signed on July 5, 2017, raising the fines the state environmental agency can impose for environmental violations to up to $5,000.

July 5, 2017Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

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 · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored a law, signed on May 10, 2024, requiring the state transportation department to publish a monthly progress report on repairs to the failed Washington Bridge.

May 10, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Voted for tolls on large commercial trucks to pay for bridge repairs. It passed the House 52-21.

February 10, 2016Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Received the endorsement of Planned Parenthood Votes! Rhode Island PAC for her 2026 House District 63 race.

July 23, 2026

Source: plannedparenthoodaction.org · researched September 21, 2026

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

June 10, 2026

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Was elected House majority leader on May 7, 2026, the first woman to hold the post. She had been the House Democratic whip.

May 7, 2026

Source: oceanstatemedia.org · researched September 21, 2026

Received the Rhode Island AFL-CIO endorsement for the 2026 House District 63 primary.

May 5, 2026

Source: rhodeislandaflcio.org · researched September 21, 2026

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

April 30, 2026

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Introduced a bill in 2026 letting pregnant lawmakers and those who gave birth in the past six months take part and vote remotely. It did not pass.

January 23, 2026

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Received Clean Water Action Rhode Island's endorsement for her 2024 House District 63 race.

August 9, 2024

Source: cleanwater.org · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored a law, signed on June 17, 2024, letting wineries sell up to three glasses of wine for drinking on site or three bottles to take home.

June 17, 2024

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored a 2023 bill banning heavy commercial trucks from Route 114A in East Providence. Governor Dan McKee vetoed it on June 24, 2023, citing federal road-access law.

June 24, 2023

Source: rhodeislandcurrent.com · researched September 21, 2026

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

June 15, 2023

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Voted for 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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored a law, signed on May 10, 2023, setting a new East Providence tax rate for commercial property and requiring any rate change to apply at the same percentage to all property classes.

May 10, 2023

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Received the endorsement of Planned Parenthood Votes! Rhode Island PAC for her 2022 House District 63 race.

July 19, 2022

Source: plannedparenthoodaction.org · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored a law, signed on June 27, 2022, letting East Providence give a property tax exemption to veterans with a disability rating below 100%.

June 27, 2022

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

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

May 24, 2022

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored a bill banning the sale of new fur products, with civil fines for violations. It passed the House 47-10 on April 28, 2022, but did not become law.

April 28, 2022

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

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 · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored a law, signed on June 25, 2021, letting the governor name any person to officiate a wedding on a set day in a set Rhode Island city or town.

June 25, 2021

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

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

December 16, 2020

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored a law, which took effect on July 11, 2019 without the governor's signature, exempting Providence Country Day School's East Providence property from local taxes.

July 11, 2019

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Voted for the state budget for the 2015 fiscal year. It passed the House 63-12.

June 13, 2014

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026

Sponsored a law, signed on July 15, 2013, ending the rule that drivers must hand in their suspended license and plates to the motor vehicle agency, unless caught driving while suspended.

July 15, 2013

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov · researched September 21, 2026