Jacquelyn Baginski

Sponsored a law, signed on July 2, 2025, that bars campaigns and political committees from spreading deceptive AI-made images, audio or video of candidates within 90 days of an election unless it carries a disclosure.

July 2, 2025Supports AI Regulation

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Introduced a bill requiring companies that build or use high-risk artificial intelligence systems to do impact assessments and run risk management programs. A House committee held it for further study.

February 29, 2024Supports AI Regulation

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Introduced a bill letting young adults stay on a parent's health insurance plan until age 30. A House committee held it for further study.

February 3, 2023Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Introduced a bill to set up certified community behavioral health clinics, which offer mental health and addiction care, in Rhode Island's Medicaid program by 2023. A House committee held it for further study.

March 4, 2022Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Introduced a bill raising Rhode Island Medicaid payments for primary care to at least Medicare rates for the same service. A House committee held it for further study.

May 12, 2021Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Sponsored the Medical Spas Safety Act, signed on June 30, 2025, which requires cosmetic medical treatments by non-doctors to be delegated and supervised on site by a physician, physician assistant or advanced practice nurse.

June 30, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 24, 2025, requiring athletic trainers to be trained to use epinephrine auto-injectors (EpiPens) and to carry them while working.

June 24, 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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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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Voted to require 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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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 to raise Rhode Island's 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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Sponsored a ban on most noncompete agreements for workers. Both chambers passed it on June 13, 2024, but Governor McKee vetoed it on June 26, 2024.

June 26, 2024Supports Labor Rights

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 20, 2024, extending injured-on-duty benefits to police officers and firefighters diagnosed with work-related post-traumatic stress disorder.

June 20, 2024Supports Labor Rights

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Voted to raise Rhode Island's 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 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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Sponsored a law, signed on April 3, 2024, letting Cranston ask voters to approve up to $40 million in bonds for school buildings, as long as the state pays at least half through school housing aid.

April 3, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 25, 2024, letting attorneys who complete special domestic violence training prosecute violations of protective orders, starting in July 2025.

June 25, 2024Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 24, 2024, barring local zoning from capping unrelated people sharing a home below one per bedroom, with that floor topping out at five people.

June 24, 2024Supports Housing Affordability

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Introduced a bill banning landlords from using algorithms or artificial intelligence to set rents and from fixing rent prices together. A House committee held it for further study.

March 13, 2024Supports Housing Affordability

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 30, 2022, creating a program to turn vacant schools and other unused town buildings into affordable housing.

June 30, 2022Supports Housing Affordability

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Sponsored a law, signed on April 3, 2024, letting Cranston ask voters to approve up to $40 million in bonds for school buildings, as long as the state pays at least half through school housing aid.

April 3, 2024Supports Public Education Quality

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

May 28, 2024Opposes Gun Control

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Voted to raise 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 against making it a felony to own gun magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. It passed the House 43-27.

June 10, 2022Opposes Gun Control

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

June 30, 2021Supports Gun Control

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

June 30, 2021Opposes Gun Control

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Voted to cover 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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Sponsored a law, signed on June 18, 2026, requiring the state Board of Elections to publish all write-in votes on its website and local boards to rule on write-ins that could change a result.

June 18, 2026Supports Election Integrity

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Sponsored a law, signed on July 2, 2025, that bars campaigns and political committees from spreading deceptive AI-made images, audio or video of candidates within 90 days of an election unless it carries a disclosure.

July 2, 2025Supports Election Integrity

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 20, 2022, letting local boards of canvassers make audio recordings of their proceedings and keep them as a permanent record.

June 20, 2022Supports Election Integrity

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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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Voted to allow electronic ballots for voters with disabilities and military voters. It passed the House 48-17.

June 16, 2021Supports Civil Rights

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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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Sponsored a law, signed on June 18, 2026, letting the attorney general and health department use a faster review for the sale or conversion of a hospital in court-supervised insolvency, for one year.

June 18, 2026

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Voted against requiring doctors and hospitals to tell patients when artificial intelligence is used to write up their visit. It passed the House 51-14.

June 11, 2026

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Voted against stopping towns from using zoning to treat certified addiction recovery homes worse than other houses. It passed the House 53-15.

June 11, 2026

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Voted against barring civil arrests at Rhode Island courthouses without a judge's warrant. It passed the House 56-16.

June 10, 2026

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Voted against requiring legislative and gubernatorial approval before Rhode Island joins the federal private-school voucher tax credit. It passed the House 55-14.

June 10, 2026

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Voted against letting 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, 2026

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Voted against banning the sale, manufacture and purchase of assault-style firearms in Rhode Island. It passed the House 44-28.

June 20, 2025

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Voted to let 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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Sponsored a law, signed on June 23, 2023, raising the minimum payout in a wrongful death lawsuit from $250,000 to $350,000, starting in 2024.

June 23, 2023

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 22, 2023, allowing sports betting on Rhode Island college teams when they play in tournaments of four or more teams, such as the NCAA basketball tournament.

June 22, 2023

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Voted to legalize online casino gambling (iGaming) in Rhode Island. It passed the House 59-11.

June 15, 2023

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 30, 2022, setting rules for peer-to-peer car sharing, where owners rent their own cars to others through a program.

June 30, 2022

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Voted to legalize recreational marijuana for adults 21 and older and set up a state commission to regulate sales. It passed the House 55-16.

May 24, 2022

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Sponsored a law, signed on February 16, 2022, that made permanent the pandemic rule letting restaurants and brewpubs sell wine, beer and mixed drinks with takeout food orders.

February 16, 2022

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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

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