Joshua J. Giraldo

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

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

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

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

Sponsored a law, signed on June 12, 2023, that lets the state team reviewing drug overdose deaths gather information from willing family members to find ways to prevent overdoses.

June 12, 2023Supports 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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

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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Sponsored a law, signed on July 2, 2025, that created a baby bond pilot program putting $3,000 in a state trust for each newborn in a family on the Rhode Island Works cash aid program.

July 2, 2025Supports 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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Introduced a bill on February 27, 2026 to extend paid caregiver leave to 10 weeks in 2027 and 12 weeks in 2028 and cover care for grandchildren. It did not pass.

February 27, 2026Supports Labor Rights

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Sponsored the 2025 law, celebrated at a signing with the governor on August 20, 2025, that raised pay for workers on temporary disability or caregiver leave from 60 percent of wages to 70 percent in 2027 and 75 percent in 2028.

August 20, 2025Supports Labor Rights

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Sponsored a law, enacted on July 1, 2025, that requires employers to give new workers a written notice of their pay rate and benefits and to explain pay and deductions on each pay stub.

July 1, 2025Supports Labor Rights

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, enacted on July 1, 2025, that lets workers use temporary disability leave to donate an organ or bone marrow and recover.

July 1, 2025Supports Labor Rights

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 25, 2024, that raised paid caregiver leave under the state's temporary caregiver insurance program from six to eight weeks a year.

June 25, 2024Supports Labor Rights

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Introduced a bill on February 29, 2024 to double unpaid family and medical leave from 13 to 26 weeks over two years. A House committee held it.

February 29, 2024Supports Labor Rights

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

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 June 22, 2026, that bars federal immigration agents from coming within 200 feet of a polling place while voting is going on, unless they are there to vote.

June 22, 2026Supports Immigration

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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

Source: legiscan.com

Introduced a bill on January 30, 2026 to bar state and local governments from signing or renewing contracts to hold people for federal civil immigration violations. A House committee held it.

January 30, 2026Supports Immigration

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on July 2, 2025, that bars landlords from asking about the immigration status of tenants or applicants.

July 2, 2025Supports Immigration

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Sponsored a law, enacted on June 22, 2023, that lets residents who cannot prove legal immigration status get a Rhode Island state ID card, as they already could get a driver privilege card.

June 22, 2023Supports Immigration

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Sponsored a law, signed on July 2, 2025, that created a baby bond pilot program putting $3,000 in a state trust for each newborn in a family on the Rhode Island Works cash aid program.

July 2, 2025Opposes 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

Source: legiscan.com

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

Source: legiscan.com

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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Introduced a bill on February 24, 2021 to ban private prisons and jails in Rhode Island and stop sending state prisoners out of state. A House committee held it for further study.

February 24, 2021Supports Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on June 23, 2026, that limits how many off-street parking spaces towns can require for new homes, such as no more than one per unit in apartment buildings near transit.

June 23, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

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

Introduced a bill on February 12, 2026 to set limits on how landlords may use credit reports when judging rental applications. It did not pass.

February 12, 2026Supports Housing Affordability

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on July 2, 2025, that bars landlords from asking about the immigration status of tenants or applicants.

July 2, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a bill making housing an allowed use in commercial and industrial zones unless a town maps areas unsafe for health reasons. It passed the House 62-10 on May 14, 2024, but stalled in the Senate.

May 14, 2024Supports Housing Affordability

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted to let courts seal eviction case files after a case ends, such as when back rent was paid. It passed the House 51-19.

June 15, 2023Supports Housing Affordability

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, which took effect on June 26, 2020, that let Central Falls set up a separate property tax class for owner-occupied homes of up to five units and extend its homestead exemption to them.

June 26, 2020Supports Housing Affordability

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Introduced a bill on February 27, 2026 to extend paid caregiver leave to 10 weeks in 2027 and 12 weeks in 2028 and cover care for grandchildren. It did not pass.

February 27, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored the 2025 law, celebrated at a signing with the governor on August 20, 2025, that raised pay for workers on temporary disability or caregiver leave from 60 percent of wages to 70 percent in 2027 and 75 percent in 2028.

August 20, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: governor.ri.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on July 2, 2025, that created a baby bond pilot program putting $3,000 in a state trust for each newborn in a family on the Rhode Island Works cash aid program.

July 2, 2025Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on June 25, 2024, that raised paid caregiver leave under the state's temporary caregiver insurance program from six to eight weeks a year.

June 25, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

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

Sponsored a bill ordering a state report on how to recruit more teachers of color in Rhode Island schools. It passed the House 67-2 on May 30, 2023, then went to a Senate committee.

May 30, 2023Supports Public Education Quality

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Introduced a bill on February 22, 2023 to let students use Rhode Island Promise scholarship money at most public or private colleges in the state. A House committee held it.

February 22, 2023Supports Public Education Quality

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on July 9, 2021, that requires every public school to send parents and caregivers a written invitation to a school orientation.

July 9, 2021Supports Public Education Quality

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

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

June 30, 2021Supports Gun Control

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted to cover abortion in Medicaid and state employee health plans. It passed the House 49-24.

April 27, 2023Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

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

Introduced a bill on February 27, 2026 to bar life, disability income and long-term care insurers from using genetic test results to deny coverage or set prices. It did not pass.

February 27, 2026Supports Data Privacy

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

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

Sponsored a law, signed on July 2, 2025, that bars landlords from asking about the immigration status of tenants or applicants.

July 2, 2025Supports Civil Rights

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on June 14, 2023, that replaced the words "mentally retarded" in state law with "intellectual or developmental disability".

June 14, 2023Supports Civil Rights

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on June 30, 2021, that bars health care providers from turning down a patient for an organ transplant only because the patient has a physical or mental disability.

June 30, 2021Supports Civil Rights

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Introduced a bill on February 24, 2021 to create early in-person voting, allow online mail ballot requests, and drop the witness or notary rule for mail ballots. A House committee held it.

February 24, 2021Supports Civil Rights

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

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

Received the endorsement of Planned Parenthood Votes! Rhode Island PAC for his 2026 House District 56 race.

July 23, 2026

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 24, 2025, that requires the state to give every bidder on a construction project a list of certified minority- and women-owned businesses.

June 24, 2025

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Introduced a bill on February 26, 2025 to raise the share of state contracts set aside for minority- and women-owned businesses from 15 to 20 percent. It did not pass.

February 26, 2025

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Voted against 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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

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

June 15, 2023

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted to change how towns may cap unrelated people sharing a home: the cap can be no lower than one person per bedroom and no higher than five. It passed the House 49-22.

June 15, 2023

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on June 28, 2022, that requires parking lots with more than 100 spaces to set aside spots for drivers with children under 3 or baby strollers.

June 28, 2022

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on June 27, 2022, that requires the state diversity office to create yearly cultural competency training for all state and city workers.

June 27, 2022

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

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

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted to override the governor's veto of a bill changing the rules insurers must follow when settling auto body repair claims. The override passed the House 44-17.

January 4, 2022

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a bill that barred waiving the state's minority business contracting rules, even during a declared emergency. It passed the House 60-9 on July 1, 2021.

July 1, 2021

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov