Lammis J Vargas
Democratic · RI · Rhode Island State Senator, District 28
Lammis J. Vargas is a Democratic state senator for Cranston and Providence, first elected in 2024, who serves on the Senate Finance Committee. She helped create a refundable child tax credit and sponsored the Healthy School Meals for All Act.
Where Lammis J Vargas stands, based on their records
Supports
Healthcare Affordability (1 record), Environment and Public Health (5 records), Reduce Wealth Gap (1 record),
Track record
Track record — Healthcare Affordability
Healthcare Affordability · 1 support
Won Senate passage of her bill (2026-S 3011) banning colleges from automatically enrolling students in school health insurance plans.
May 28, 2026Supports Healthcare Affordability
Source: rilegislature.gov
Track record — Environment and Public Health
Environment and Public Health · 5 support
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
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 Senate 23-10.
June 21, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
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 Senate 25-10.
June 20, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to require that cosmetic procedures at medical spas be done by a doctor or by staff a doctor supervises on site. It passed the Senate 28-9.
June 17, 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 Senate 27-7.
May 13, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Reduce Wealth Gap
Reduce Wealth Gap · 1 support
Sponsored a bill (2026-S 2823) to create a refundable child tax credit. A $330 refundable child tax credit was then included in the state budget.
June 10, 2026Supports Reduce Wealth Gap
Source: rilegislature.gov
Track record — Labor Rights
Labor Rights · 2 support
Sponsored a law requiring every freight train in Rhode Island to have at least two crew members, with fines for companies that break it.
June 18, 2026Supports Labor Rights
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Voted to treat a police officer's heart disease, stroke or high blood pressure as a job-related disability, as firefighters are already treated. It passed the Senate 29-8.
May 15, 2025Supports Labor Rights
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Government Efficiency
Government Efficiency · 1 support
Sponsored a law letting charities with yearly income up to $1 million skip a full outside audit. The old limit was $500,000.
July 1, 2025Supports Government Efficiency
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Track record — Cost of Living Reduction
Cost of Living Reduction · 1 support
Voted against letting 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, 2025Supports Cost of Living Reduction
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Immigration
Immigration · 1 support
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
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Public Safety and Crime Control
Public Safety and Crime Control · 1 support
Sponsored a law requiring every freight train in Rhode Island to have at least two crew members, with fines for companies that break it.
June 18, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Track record — Housing Affordability
Housing Affordability · 5 support
Voted to make towns answer a written zoning question within 20 days instead of 15, and to let the applicant appeal that answer. It passed the Senate 28-7.
June 21, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Voted to require town zoning rules to allow attached single-family homes, such as townhouses, in designated districts. It passed the Senate 23-12.
June 20, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
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
Source: legiscan.com
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
Voted to require town zoning rules to allow housing other than detached single-family homes in sewered areas inside the urban services boundary. It passed the Senate 23-12.
June 20, 2025Supports Housing Affordability
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Social Programs and Welfare
Social Programs and Welfare · 1 support
Sponsored a bill (2026-S 2823) to create a refundable child tax credit. A $330 refundable child tax credit was then included in the state budget.
June 10, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare
Source: rilegislature.gov
Track record — Gun Control
Gun Control · 1 support
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
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Election Integrity
Election Integrity · 1 support
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
Source: legiscan.com
Track record — Corporate Accountability
Corporate Accountability · 2 support
Sponsored a law setting fines for tax preparers who mislead clients or work as unsigned 'ghost preparers' of tax returns.
June 19, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Won unanimous Senate passage of her bill (2026-S 2517A) requiring ATMs to show a free balance check and banning fees on declined transactions.
May 26, 2026Supports Corporate Accountability
Source: rilegislature.gov
Track record — General
General · 6 records
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
Voted yes on the state budget for the year ending June 30, 2027 (2026-H 7127). It passed the Senate 32-6.
June 9, 2026
Source: rilegislature.gov
Sponsored a law requiring the state to give contractors a list of certified minority- and women-owned businesses. It also makes the state publish every waiver of those hiring goals.
June 24, 2025
Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov
Voted against burying part of a high-voltage power line and charging the extra cost to electric customers in Providence and East Providence. It passed the Senate 28-9.
June 18, 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
Won Senate approval of her bill (2025-S 0865) requiring the state pension fund to set a goal of investing 10% with managers from underrepresented backgrounds.
June 17, 2025
Source: rilegislature.gov
Past race Lammis J Vargas ran in:
- Senator in General Assembly · November 3, 2026 · State Senate District 28; Rhode Island · incumbent