Linda L. Ujifusa

Sponsored a bill requiring health insurers to be open and accountable when they use artificial intelligence to manage coverage and claims. It passed the Senate 38-0 on June 9, 2026.

June 9, 2026Supports AI Regulation

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

June 23, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Sponsored a bill requiring health insurers to be open and accountable when they use artificial intelligence to manage coverage and claims. It passed the Senate 38-0 on June 9, 2026.

June 9, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a bill ordering an independent auditor general study of whether one state-run drug program for Medicaid would save money. It passed the Senate 37-0 on May 21, 2026.

May 21, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Sponsored a bill barring drug benefit managers in Medicaid plans from spread pricing, where they keep the gap between what they charge and what they pay pharmacies. It passed the Senate 36-0 on April 2, 2026.

April 2, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Introduced a bill on February 6, 2026, barring insurers from requiring prior approval for in-network mental health and addiction treatment. It was held in committee.

February 6, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 30, 2025, that limits insurer and drug benefit manager audits of pharmacies to once a year unless fraud is suspected, enforced by the attorney general.

June 30, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 24, 2024, that bars insurers and drug benefit managers from stopping patients from getting clinic-given drugs from the provider or pharmacy they choose.

June 24, 2024Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Introduced a bill on February 1, 2023, calling for an auditor general review of Medicaid plans run by managed care companies. It was held in committee.

February 1, 2023Supports Healthcare Affordability

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

June 23, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

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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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Introduced the Rhode Island Climate Superfund Act on January 9, 2026, to charge polluters for the cost of climate change repairs and protection. It was held in committee.

January 9, 2026Supports Environment and Public Health

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Sent a memo on September 16, 2025, urging the Portsmouth Town Council and state siting board to back a moratorium on new gas hookups on Aquidneck Island.

September 16, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

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Co-wrote an August 27, 2025 op-ed with four state representatives urging that the stopped Revolution Wind offshore wind project restart.

August 27, 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 a bill on January 23, 2025, banning licenses for any new high-heat waste processing plant. It was held in committee.

January 23, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted for a program tracking the energy and water use of large buildings, with energy performance standards. It passed the Senate 31-6.

June 12, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

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Introduced a bill on January 18, 2023, requiring at least half of the state's new light-duty cars to be zero-emission by 2031. It was held in committee.

January 18, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

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Introduced a bill on February 12, 2024, raising the transfer tax on home sales over $2 million to $3.30 per $500 to pay for affordable housing for older people. It was held in committee.

February 12, 2024Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

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Voted for covering domestic workers in private homes under the state minimum wage law. It passed the Senate 32-5.

June 13, 2024Supports Labor Rights

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Voted for raising job-protected parental and family medical leave from 13 to 24 weeks over two years. It passed the Senate 30-6.

March 21, 2024Supports Labor Rights

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Voted to keep a local police union contract in force until a new contract or an arbitration award is reached. It passed the Senate 28-8.

May 11, 2023Supports Labor Rights

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Introduced a bill on February 6, 2026, creating a performance audit division in the auditor general's office to review agencies and contractors. It was held in committee.

February 6, 2026Supports Anti-Corruption

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Sponsored a bill ordering an independent auditor general study of whether one state-run drug program for Medicaid would save money. It passed the Senate 37-0 on May 21, 2026.

May 21, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

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Introduced a bill on February 6, 2026, creating a performance audit division in the auditor general's office to review agencies and contractors. It was held in committee.

February 6, 2026Supports Government Efficiency

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Introduced a bill on February 1, 2023, calling for an auditor general review of Medicaid plans run by managed care companies. It was held in committee.

February 1, 2023Supports Government Efficiency

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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 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

Introduced a bill on February 12, 2024, raising the transfer tax on home sales over $2 million to $3.30 per $500 to pay for affordable housing for older people. It was held in committee.

February 12, 2024Supports Housing Affordability

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Sponsored a Senate resolution urging the governor to study staffing needs at the state Veterans Home. It passed 37-0 on June 3, 2026.

June 3, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Introduced a bill on January 23, 2026, creating an income tax credit of up to $1,000 for family members who pay to care for a relative. It was held in committee.

January 23, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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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 for requiring gun owners to store firearms safely, with penalties for violations. It passed the Senate 30-7.

June 6, 2024Supports 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 Senate 31-6.

June 13, 2024Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted for covering abortion in Medicaid and state employee health plans. It passed the Senate 24-13.

May 18, 2023Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

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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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Introduced a bill on January 23, 2026, creating an income tax credit of up to $1,000 for family members who pay to care for a relative. It was held in committee.

January 23, 2026Supports Personal Income Tax Reduction

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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 Senate 31-6.

June 13, 2024Supports Civil Rights

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Voted for the Freedom to Read Act, which bars public libraries from removing books over partisan or doctrinal objections. It passed the Senate 31-6.

May 30, 2024Supports Civil Rights

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Signed a June 15, 2026 letter with women legislators nationwide urging Congress to drop an amendment shielding rideshare and delivery companies from liability for sexual assault.

June 15, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

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Sponsored a bill barring drug benefit managers in Medicaid plans from spread pricing, where they keep the gap between what they charge and what they pay pharmacies. It passed the Senate 36-0 on April 2, 2026.

April 2, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

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Introduced a bill on February 6, 2026, limiting ownership of medical practices by business corporations and requiring reports on who owns health care facilities. It was held in committee.

February 6, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

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Introduced the Rhode Island Climate Superfund Act on January 9, 2026, to charge polluters for the cost of climate change repairs and protection. It was held in committee.

January 9, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

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Sponsored a law, signed on July 1, 2025, that makes it a deceptive trade practice to advertise a price that leaves out required fees and charges.

July 1, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 30, 2025, that limits insurer and drug benefit manager audits of pharmacies to once a year unless fraud is suspected, enforced by the attorney general.

June 30, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 24, 2024, that bars insurers and drug benefit managers from stopping patients from getting clinic-given drugs from the provider or pharmacy they choose.

June 24, 2024Supports Corporate Accountability

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Voted for giving the attorney general power to investigate and sue over repeated illegal conduct by businesses or government bodies. It passed the Senate 30-7.

June 13, 2024Supports 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 Senate 28-9.

June 18, 2025Supports Public Infrastructure

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Received the endorsement of Clean Water Action Rhode Island for her 2026 Senate District 11 race. Also received this endorsement in 2024.

August 10, 2026

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Received the endorsement of Planned Parenthood Votes! Rhode Island PAC for her 2026 Senate District 11 race.

July 23, 2026

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Voted against making 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, 2026

Source: legiscan.com

Was named a Legislator of the Year by the Mental Health Association of Rhode Island on May 26, 2026.

May 26, 2026

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Sponsored a law, enacted on April 10, 2026, that lets Bristol apply its owner-occupied tax rate to mixed-use buildings where the owner lives in the home part.

April 10, 2026

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Introduced a bill on February 13, 2026, ending a lower business tax rate under the Jobs Development Act as of July 2026. It was held in committee.

February 13, 2026

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Sponsored a law, enacted on July 5, 2025, that added land held in trust for the Pokanoket Tribe to the list of property the state pays towns for in place of property taxes.

July 5, 2025

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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 Senate 23-10.

June 21, 2025

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Voted against changing the deadline for a town's written zoning answer to 20 days and letting the applicant appeal it. It passed the Senate 28-7.

June 21, 2025

Source: legiscan.com

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

June 20, 2025

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against replacing the 10-member coastal council with a 7-member board of environmental experts. It passed the Senate 25-10.

June 20, 2025

Source: legiscan.com

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

June 20, 2025

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against letting Rhode Island's electric utility buy nuclear power and sign long-term contracts for it. It passed the Senate 23-14.

June 18, 2025

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against requiring that cosmetic procedures at medical spas be done by a doctor or by supervised staff. It passed the Senate 28-9.

June 17, 2025

Source: legiscan.com

Sponsored a law, signed on June 13, 2025, that shortened the training course for school bus drivers who already hold a commercial driver's license.

June 13, 2025

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Received the Housing Network of Rhode Island's 2025 Housing Innovation Award on June 2, 2025, for proposing, as a Portsmouth councilor, the Ade Bethune House senior center and affordable housing.

June 2, 2025

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Voted against treating a police officer's heart disease, stroke or high blood pressure as a job-related disability. It passed the Senate 29-8.

May 15, 2025

Source: legiscan.com

Voted against delaying cage-free housing rules for commercial egg-laying hens until 2030. The delay passed the Senate 29-7.

June 13, 2024

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted for requiring mail ballot drop boxes to open 35 days before an election. It passed the Senate 32-5.

June 11, 2024

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted against the overhaul of the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights, which changed how police discipline hearings work. It passed the Senate 33-4.

June 6, 2024

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on June 20, 2023, that made National Guard members eligible for the property tax exemptions given to veterans.

June 20, 2023

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Voted against raising campaign contribution limits for people and political action committees and changing other reporting rules. It passed the Senate 22-15.

June 15, 2023

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

As Portsmouth Town Council vice president, voted on July 20, 2020, against putting nonpartisan school committee elections on the ballot. The council rejected it 5-1.

July 20, 2020

Source: eastbayri.com

Was elected vice president of the Portsmouth Town Council unanimously on November 19, 2018, after finishing first in the council election.

November 19, 2018

Source: patch.com