Mary Ann Shallcross Smith

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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Sponsored a law, signed on June 26, 2025, that caps the interest rate that can be charged on medical debt.

June 26, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 26, 2025, that extended the waiver of the written exam for clinical social worker licenses until August 2027.

June 26, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 26, 2025, that bars credit reporting, liens and seizures against a person's home over judgments for medical debt.

June 26, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Introduced a bill on April 23, 2025 to have Medicaid cover obesity treatment, including medication. It was held in committee.

April 23, 2025Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 24, 2024, that bars hospitals and other medical providers from reporting medical debt to credit bureaus. The attorney general can enforce it.

June 24, 2024Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Introduced a bill on January 5, 2024 to spend $1,875,000 to create a 988 suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline. It was held in committee.

January 5, 2024Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 30, 2022, that dropped the written exam requirement for clinical social worker licenses until August 2025.

June 30, 2022Supports Healthcare Affordability

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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, which took effect on June 28, 2024 without the governor's signature, that set how money in the state immunization account is used for the 2025 budget year.

June 28, 2024Supports 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 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, 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 to let the state's main electric utility sign an amended power purchase deal with the developer of the Block Island offshore wind farm. It passed the House 56-15.

June 10, 2010Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted for the Climate Risk Reduction Act of 2010, meant to move the state toward an active response to climate change. It passed the House 45-20.

June 2, 2010Supports Environment and Public Health

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Introduced a bill on February 10, 2023 to create a state program that pays part of eligible people's student loans. It was held in committee.

February 10, 2023Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

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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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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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Introduced a bill on March 4, 2022 to let the Division of Motor Vehicles issue digital driver's licenses and ID cards on phones. It was held in committee.

March 4, 2022Supports Government Efficiency

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Sponsored a law, signed on July 3, 2021, that lets all businesses file their annual reports with the Secretary of State any time from February 1 to May 1.

July 3, 2021Supports Government Efficiency

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 29, 2010, that lets state regulatory, licensing and permit reviews for a project run at the same time instead of one after another.

June 29, 2010Supports 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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Introduced a bill on March 7, 2025 to require one full-time social worker for every 250 public school students and $2 million to help hire them. It was held in committee.

March 7, 2025Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Introduced a bill on January 5, 2024 to spend $1,875,000 to create a 988 suicide prevention and mental health crisis hotline. It was held in committee.

January 5, 2024Opposes 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 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 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, 2024Supports 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 to bar 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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Sponsored a law, signed on June 19, 2026, that requires towns to allow licensed family child care homes to care for up to 12 children.

June 19, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 13, 2025, that lets licensed hairdressers visit the homes of people with special needs or sensory disorders to cut their hair.

June 13, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Sponsored a law, which took effect on June 25, 2010 without the governor's signature, that created a bill of rights for foster parents.

June 25, 2010Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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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 March 7, 2025 to require one full-time social worker for every 250 public school students and $2 million to help hire them. It was held in committee.

March 7, 2025Supports Public Education Quality

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 26, 2024, that wrote the state's early childhood education workforce registry into law.

June 26, 2024Supports Public Education Quality

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 15, 2022, that lets licensed physical therapists treat students at school under their special education plans without a doctor's prescription.

June 15, 2022Supports Public Education Quality

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Sponsored the joint resolution, which took effect on June 25, 2010, that created a legislative commission to study how public schools buy and use textbooks.

June 25, 2010Supports Public Education Quality

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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 to require 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 to make it a felony 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 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 to ban 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 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 to shield 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 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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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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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 to shield 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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Voted to let the Division of Motor Vehicles issue state ID cards to residents who cannot prove lawful presence in the country. The cards cannot be used for voting. It passed the House 60-13.

June 14, 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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Voted to let voters with disabilities and military voters use ballots sent to them electronically. It passed the House 48-17.

June 16, 2021Supports Civil Rights

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Introduced a bill on March 17, 2021 to add gender identity and expression to the state hate crimes sentencing law. It did not pass.

March 17, 2021Supports Civil Rights

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Introduced a bill on March 9, 2010 to let adult adoptees get a copy of their original birth certificate unless a birth parent objects. The House passed it, but it did not become law that year.

March 9, 2010Supports Civil Rights

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 23, 2026, that fights business identity theft, fake bills sent to businesses and the unauthorized creation of companies in someone else's name.

June 23, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

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Introduced a bill on February 27, 2026 to ban expiration dates on airline tickets and flight vouchers. It was held in committee.

February 27, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

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Introduced a bill on January 21, 2026 to give people the right to have digital electronics fixed at independent repair shops. It was held in committee.

January 21, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 26, 2025, that caps the interest rate that can be charged on medical debt.

June 26, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 26, 2025, that bars credit reporting, liens and seizures against a person's home over judgments for medical debt.

June 26, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 17, 2025, that requires people registering as contractors to show a valid government photo ID.

June 17, 2025Supports Corporate Accountability

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 24, 2024, that bars hospitals and other medical providers from reporting medical debt to credit bureaus. The attorney general can enforce it.

June 24, 2024Supports Corporate Accountability

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Introduced a bill on March 17, 2021 to require farm equipment makers to give independent repair shops the information and tools to fix their machines. It was held in committee.

March 17, 2021Supports Corporate Accountability

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Voted to require payday and small loan lenders to report their profits and community donations when renewing their licenses. It passed the House 43-24.

June 26, 2009Supports 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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Sponsored a bill to make utility companies line up their road digging with state road projects and bar them from charging related penalties to ratepayers. Governor McKee vetoed it on September 26, 2023.

September 26, 2023Supports Public Infrastructure

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Sponsored a law, which took effect on June 24, 2026 without the governor's signature, that changed how neighbors split the cost of maintaining a shared private road or easement.

June 24, 2026

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 22, 2026, that changed the required client contact hours for marriage and family therapist licenses.

June 22, 2026

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Introduced a bill on February 12, 2026 to exempt meals served at licensed child care centers from tax. It was held in committee.

February 12, 2026

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Was appointed chairwoman of the House Small Business Committee by Speaker Joe Shekarchi in January 2026.

January 14, 2026

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 30, 2025, that updated licensing rules for speech-language pathologists, audiologists and their assistants.

June 30, 2025

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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 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 29, 2022, that lets the state give an adopted adult's original birth certificate to the adoptee's descendants or legal representative in some cases.

June 29, 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, which took effect on June 25, 2010 without the governor's signature, that extended for a year the larger share of slot machine income paid to Lincoln and Newport.

June 25, 2010

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Voted to let voters decide on allowing state-run casino gambling at Twin River and Newport Grand, subject to local approval. It passed the House 62-12.

June 10, 2010

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Voted to create a statewide board to design group health, dental and vision plans for public school teachers. It passed the House 47-22.

January 5, 2010

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Voted against a bill changing the state's public records law, which as introduced set a seven-business-day response deadline and raised fines for violations. It passed the House 46-22.

June 23, 2009

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov