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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 AI Regulation

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 25, 2024, that joined Rhode Island to an interstate compact letting audiologists and speech therapists licensed in one member state practice in the others.

June 25, 2024Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Sponsored a law, signed on July 9, 2015, that let certified midwives prescribe medicines approved by the health department to their patients.

July 9, 2015Supports Healthcare Affordability

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Sponsored a law, signed on July 1, 2008, that let certified nurse practitioners prescribe medicines under the state formulary.

July 1, 2008Supports Healthcare Affordability

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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

Source: legiscan.com

Introduced a bill to bar cities and towns from issuing permits for new buildings that are not all-electric after 2026, with exceptions such as restaurants and hospitals. A House committee held it for further study on March 20, 2025.

March 20, 2025Supports Environment and Public Health

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Sponsored the 2024 Energy Storage Act, signed on June 26, 2024, which set goals for battery storage on the power grid: 90 megawatts by 2026, 195 by 2028 and 600 by 2033.

June 26, 2024Supports Environment and Public Health

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 22, 2023, that phased out the sale of fluorescent light bulbs, which contain mercury, starting in 2024, with fines for violations.

June 22, 2023Supports Environment and Public Health

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 29, 2022, that required the state's electric utility to seek bids for 600 to 1,000 megawatts of new offshore wind power.

June 29, 2022Supports 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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Sponsored a law, signed on July 12, 2021, that set energy and water efficiency standards for certain home and business appliances sold in the state.

July 12, 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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Sponsored a law, signed on June 27, 2016, that made makers of mercury-containing light bulbs set up a statewide recycling program for them.

June 27, 2016Supports Environment and Public Health

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Sponsored a law, signed on July 3, 2014, that streamlined licensing for lead inspectors and contractors and changed how fines for lead poisoning law violations are set.

July 3, 2014Supports Environment and Public Health

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Sponsored the Resilient Rhode Island Act, signed on July 2, 2014, which created a state climate change council and set goals for cutting greenhouse gas emissions.

July 2, 2014Supports Environment and Public Health

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Sponsored a law, signed on July 15, 2013, that created a program letting homeowners get long-term financing for energy upgrades, repaid through their property.

July 15, 2013Supports Environment and Public Health

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Sponsored a law, signed on July 15, 2013, that set up a statewide program to collect and recycle old mattresses.

July 15, 2013Supports Environment and Public Health

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Sponsored the Biodiesel Heating Oil Act, signed on July 11, 2013, which required home heating oil sold in the state to contain a share of biodiesel.

July 11, 2013Supports Environment and Public Health

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Sponsored a law, passed in 2008 and signed on July 1, 2008, that expanded electronic waste recycling and put more of the cost of disposal on the companies that make the equipment.

July 1, 2008Supports Environment and Public Health

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Sponsored the law, signed on July 2, 2007, that required Rhode Island to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, a multistate program that caps carbon pollution from power plants.

July 2, 2007Supports Environment and Public Health

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Introduced a bill adding an extra real estate transfer tax on commercial property sales over $1.5 million. A House committee held it for further study.

April 23, 2025Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 26, 2024, that expanded Rhode Island Works cash aid: it covered people from the start of pregnancy, raised monthly benefits, and limited penalties that cut families off.

June 26, 2024Supports 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 adding a 3 percent income tax on income over $500,000 for the 2009 to 2011 tax years. A House committee held it for further study.

February 26, 2009Supports Reduce Wealth Gap

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 require employers with 18 or more workers to give paid sick days, rising to five days a year. It passed the House 56-14.

June 29, 2017Supports Labor Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on July 18, 2017, that created a marine fisheries division within the state environmental agency to manage saltwater fishing.

July 18, 2017Supports Government Efficiency

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, 2025Opposes Cost of Living Reduction

Source: legiscan.com

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

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 Immigration

Source: legiscan.com

Introduced a bill to let lawful permanent residents get Rhode Island Works cash aid without a waiting period and to raise the monthly benefit to the federal poverty level. A House committee held it on May 14, 2026.

May 14, 2026Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 26, 2024, that expanded Rhode Island Works cash aid: it covered people from the start of pregnancy, raised monthly benefits, and limited penalties that cut families off.

June 26, 2024Opposes Government Spending Reduction

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Voted for the 2011 overhaul of state and municipal worker pensions, which changed both benefits and worker contributions. It passed the House 57-15.

November 17, 2011Supports 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 create a new crime for selling drugs that cause a death. It passed the House 54-15.

June 20, 2018Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on June 8, 2012, that expanded the state environmental agency's power to regulate the safety of dams.

June 8, 2012Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

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

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

Sponsored a law, signed on July 15, 2013, that created a program letting homeowners get long-term financing for energy upgrades, repaid through their property.

July 15, 2013Supports Housing Affordability

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Introduced a bill to let lawful permanent residents get Rhode Island Works cash aid without a waiting period and to raise the monthly benefit to the federal poverty level. A House committee held it on May 14, 2026.

May 14, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 26, 2024, that expanded Rhode Island Works cash aid: it covered people from the start of pregnancy, raised monthly benefits, and limited penalties that cut families off.

June 26, 2024Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 24, 2016, that let the state spend heating aid money for low-income families all year, set up a program for past-due utility bills, and ordered a review of low-income utility programs.

June 24, 2016Supports 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 law, signed on July 18, 2017, that asked the state education department to consider adding media literacy to school lessons.

July 18, 2017Supports Public Education Quality

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on July 12, 2016, that required every school district to adopt a written policy on internet filtering for school computers.

July 12, 2016Supports Public Education Quality

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

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 take guns away from people under certain domestic violence restraining orders. It passed the House 56-13.

June 26, 2017Supports 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 for final passage of the Reproductive Privacy Act, which wrote abortion rights under Roe v. Wade into state law. It passed the House 45-29.

June 19, 2019Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Introduced a bill setting criminal penalties for blocking entrances to reproductive health clinics or standing on the sidewalk outside them. A House committee took no final action.

February 5, 2008Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Introduced a bill to repeal the state rule that doctors must notify a woman's husband before performing her abortion. A House committee took no final action.

March 1, 2007Supports Women's Reproductive Rights

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Voted against requiring voters to show proof of identity at the polls, with a provisional ballot for those without it. It passed the House 54-21.

June 30, 2011Opposes Election Integrity

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Introduced a bill adding a 3 percent income tax on income over $500,000 for the 2009 to 2011 tax years. A House committee held it for further study.

February 26, 2009Opposes Personal Income Tax Reduction

Source: webserver.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

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

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 May 31, 2024, that stopped car insurers from charging widowed people more than married people.

May 31, 2024Supports 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 July 11, 2013, that required a sign language interpreter or live captioning provider in court proceedings for deaf and hard of hearing people.

July 11, 2013Supports Civil Rights

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored the House bill that legalized same-sex marriage in Rhode Island. It was signed into law on May 2, 2013.

May 2, 2013Supports Civil Rights

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Sponsored a law, signed on May 25, 2012, that requires public places such as bars and waiting rooms to turn on closed captioning on their TVs when a customer asks.

May 25, 2012Supports Civil Rights

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Sponsored a law, signed on June 30, 2011, that updated the licensing rules for sign language interpreters for deaf people.

June 30, 2011Supports Civil Rights

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Voted for civil unions for same-sex couples. It passed the House 62-11.

May 19, 2011Supports Civil Rights

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on June 28, 2022, that gave homeowners buying solar systems new protections, including required disclosures, cancellation rights and limits on liens.

June 28, 2022Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on June 27, 2016, that made makers of mercury-containing light bulbs set up a statewide recycling program for them.

June 27, 2016Supports Corporate Accountability

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, passed in 2008 and signed on July 1, 2008, that expanded electronic waste recycling and put more of the cost of disposal on the companies that make the equipment.

July 1, 2008Supports Corporate Accountability

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

Sponsored the 2024 Energy Storage Act, signed on June 26, 2024, which set goals for battery storage on the power grid: 90 megawatts by 2026, 195 by 2028 and 600 by 2033.

June 26, 2024Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Voted for tolls on large commercial trucks, with passenger cars barred from tolls, to pay for bridge repairs. It passed the House 52-21.

February 10, 2016Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Sponsored a law, signed on June 8, 2012, that expanded the state environmental agency's power to regulate the safety of dams.

June 8, 2012Supports Public Infrastructure

Source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

Received Clean Water Action's endorsement for his 2026 House race.

August 10, 2026

Source: cleanwater.org

Received the endorsement of Planned Parenthood Votes! Rhode Island PAC for his 2026 House District 18 race.

July 23, 2026

Source: plannedparenthoodaction.org

Received Clean Water Action Rhode Island's endorsement for his 2024 House District 18 race.

August 9, 2024

Source: cleanwater.org

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 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

Was named a House deputy majority leader and chair of the House Oversight Committee's energy subcommittee by Speaker Joe Shekarchi in January 2021.

January 30, 2021

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Voted against the 2006 Taxpayer Relief Act, which created an optional flat income tax rate and raised the earned income tax credit. It passed the House 52-17.

May 3, 2006

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov

Voted for the Medical Marijuana Act, which protected seriously ill patients, their doctors and caregivers from arrest for medical marijuana use. It passed the House 58-13.

January 3, 2006

Source: votes.rilegislature.gov