Rhode Island

S359 Assault-weapons Ban (Passed 44 to 28 on 6/20/2025). Bans the sale of so-called assault weapons.

S114 340B Protection (Passed 58 to 8 on 6/20/2025). Bars insurers, pharmacy benefit managers, drug manufacturers, or other payors from discriminating against 340B providers.

H5493 Building Decarbonization Act (Passed 48 to 20 on 6/20/2025). Would create a program requiring large buildings in Rhode Island to measure and report their energy and water use and meet state energy-performance standards.

S359 Assault-weapons Ban (Passed 25 to 11 on 6/20/2025). Bans the sale of so-called assault weapons.

H6071 Baby Bonds (Passed 34 to 1 on 6/20/2025). Creates a baby-bond pilot program for certain low-income families.

S125 Minimum-wage Increase (Passed 61 to 11 on 6/18/2025). Increases the minimum wage to $16 per hour on January 1, 2026, and then to $17 per hour on January 1, 2027.

H5227 Collective-bargaining Expansion (Passed 69 to 4 on 6/16/2025). Expands collective-bargaining rights for certain employees of the Department of Education.

H5674 Immigration and Landlords (Passed 70 to 1 on 6/16/2025). Prohibits landlords from asking prospective or current tenants about their immigration status.

S125 Minimum-wage Increase (Passed 33 to 4 on 6/12/2025). Increases the minimum wage to $16 per hour on January 1, 2026, and then to $17 per hour on January 1, 2027.

S327 Green Constitutional Amendment (Passed 32 to 4 on 6/3/2025). Would place a "Green Amendment" before voters to amend the state constitution and create a constitutional right to clean air, water, and soil, as well as "a life-supporting climate," and environmental preservation.

S103 Insurance Mandate for Contraceptives (Passed 32 to 2 on 5/20/2025). Requires health-insurance plans to cover the diagnosis and treatment of infertility for women ages 25 to 42.

S177 Right to Education (Passed 35 to 0 on 4/8/2025). Would place a proposed constitutional amendment before voters to create a state constitutional right to an "adequate education" and equal opportunity to receive that education.

H7830 Expanding Attorney General's Authority (passed 49 to 19 on 6/13/2024). Allows the state Attorney General to investigate and bring an enforcement action against persistent fraud or illegality in the carrying on, conducting, or transaction of business or governmental activity.

H7830 Expanding Attorney General's Authority (passed 30 to 7 on 6/13/2024). Allows the state Attorney General to investigate and bring an enforcement action against persistent fraud or illegality in the carrying on, conducting, or transaction of business or governmental activity.

S2828 Suppressor Ban Exemption (passed 57 to 4 on 06/13/2024). Amends Rhode Island’s weapons laws to maintain the prohibition on manufacturing, selling, purchasing, or possessing firearm silencers, while creating an exemption for law enforcement officers.

S2780 Election Drop Boxes (passed 59 to 12 on 6/12/2024). Amends Rhode Island’s mail ballot laws to require that mail ballot drop boxes be accessible to the public starting 35 days prior to state and federal elections, and 20 days prior to special elections.

H7616 Renewable Energy Subsidy Program (passed 70 to 1 on 06/12/2024). Establishes the Renewable Ready Program to promote renewable energy development on contaminated or state-owned sites by creating a fund within the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank.

S2780 Election Drop Boxes (passed 32 to 5 on 6/11/2024). Amends Rhode Island’s mail ballot laws to require that mail ballot drop boxes be accessible to the public starting 35 days prior to state and federal elections, and 20 days prior to special elections.

S2202 Firearm Storage Requirement (passed 30 to 7 on 06/06/2024). Amends Rhode Island’s weapons laws to mandate safe storage of firearms, requiring they be secured in locked containers or equipped with safety devices when not in use.

H7373 Firearm Storage Requirement (passed 46 to 24 on 5/28/2024). Amends Rhode Island’s weapons laws to mandate safe storage of firearms, requiring they be secured in locked containers or equipped with safety devices when not in use.

S2719 Drug Cost Review Commission (passed 28 to 8 on 05/21/2024). Establishes the Rhode Island Drug Cost Review Commission to review and set price limits for prescription drugs when manufacturers increase or introduce prices above specified thresholds.

S2397 Taxpayer Funded Dialysis for Illegal Immigrants (passed 36 to 1 on 05/21/2024). Amends Rhode Island’s Office of Health and Human Services laws to provide Emergency Medicaid coverage for dialysis treatment and kidney transplants for non-citizens who do not qualify for Medicaid.

S2293 Renewable Energy Subsidy Program (passed 34 to 3 on 05/16/2024). Establishes the Renewable Ready Program to promote renewable energy development on contaminated or state-owned sites by creating a fund within the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank.

H7387 Election Media Restrictions (passed 70 to 5 on 05/02/2024). Establishes regulations in Rhode Island to prohibit the distribution of deceptive synthetic media, such as manipulated images, audio, or videos, within 90 days of an election, to prevent “fraudulent” election communications.

S464 Tax Credits for Theater (Passed 62 to 9 on 6/14/2023). Creates tax credit opportunities for musicals, stage plays, and other productions in Rhode Island until 2027.

S464 Tax Credits for Theater (Passed 35 to 0 on 6/15/2023). Creates tax credit opportunities for musicals, stage plays, and other productions in Rhode Island until 2027.

S988 Mandatory EV Chargers (Passed 28 to 5 on 6/16/2023). Would require companies to create new parking spaces outfitted with electric vehicle chargers.

S988 Mandatory EV Chargers (Passed 49 to 12 on 6/15/2023). Would require companies to create new parking spaces outfitted with electric vehicle chargers.

S129 IDs for Illegal Immigrants (Passed 59 to 14 on 6/15/2023). Makes applicants without “proof of lawful presence” eligible for a Rhode Island driver’s license and requires that these IDs  “shall not be used as a basis for a criminal investigation, arrest, or detention.”

S129 IDs for Illegal Immigrants (Passed 59 to 14 on 6/14/2023). Makes applicants without “proof of lawful presence” eligible for a Rhode Island driver’s license and requires that these IDs  “shall not be used as a basis for a criminal investigation, arrest, or detention.”

S121 Loose Adoption Laws (Passed 65 to 6 on 6/8/2023). Makes adoption easier for single/nonmarried people and removes several requirements to accommodate LGBT adoption.

S821 Forced Workplace Culture (Passed 28 to 3 on 6/8/2023). Would allow employees to sue if they face psychological damage in the workplace. The employer would be required to provide a workplace that doesn’t have any such cases.

H5006 Mandatory Abortion Coverage (Passed 49 to 24 on 4/27/2023). Would require insurance companies to provide abortion coverage to residents of Rhode Island.

H5006 Mandatory Abortion Coverage (Passed 24 to 12 on 5/18/2023). Would require insurance companies to provide abortion coverage to residents of Rhode Island.

H5371 Mandatory Minimum Wage (Passed 56 to 12 on 5/4/2023). Expands the number of occupations that qualify for minimum wage and creates new protections for such employees.

S685 Reducing Penalties for Illegal Aliens (Passed 37 to 0 on 3/28/2023). Lowers the maximum penalty for misdemeanors from 365 days to 364 days, so that illegal immigrants do not have to be reported to Immigrations and Customs Enforcement.

H7939 "Driver Privilege Cards" for Illegal Aliens (passed 28 to 10 on 6/23/2022). Allows the division of motor vehicles to issue “driver privilege cards and permits” to applicants “unable to establish legal presence in the United States.”

H7939 "Driver Privilege Cards" for Illegal Aliens (passed 55 to 15 on 6/22/2022). Allows the division of motor vehicles to issue “driver privilege cards and permits” to applicants “unable to establish legal presence in the United States.”

H7457 Restricting Firearms Purchases to Ages 21+ (passed 31 to 5 on 6/14/2022). Restricts the lawful sale of firearms or ammunition to persons 21 years of age or older, with the exemption of full-time law enforcement, state marshals, and members of the U.S. military.

S2706 Expanding Government Wiretapping (passed 66 to 0 on 5/31/2022). Grants the ability to apply ex parte for a court order authorizing the “interception of any wire, electronic, or oral communications” based on alleged felony violations of the Uniform Act on Prevention for Human Trafficking.

S2007 Permanent Early, Mail-In Voting (passed 55 to 10 on 5/25/2022). Permits early voting by mail without an excuse, removes the requirement that mail ballots be signed by a notary public or two witnesses, and directs every municipality to maintain at least one ballot drop box.

S2423 United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (passed 32 to 4 on 5/3/2022). Urges the federal government to sign and ratify the U.N. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

S2007 Permanent Early, Mail-In Voting (passed 29 to 6 on 4/26/2022). Permits early voting by mail without an excuse, removes the requirement that mail ballots be signed by a notary public or two witnesses, and directs every municipality to maintain at least one ballot drop box.

S2706 Expanding Government Wiretapping (passed 66 to 0 on 5/31/2022). Grants the ability to apply ex parte for a court order authorizing the “interception of any wire, electronic, or oral communications” based on alleged felony violations of the Uniform Act on Prevention for Human Trafficking.

S0073 Gun-Free School Zones (passed 67 to 1 on 7/1/2021). Prohibits the possession of firearms on school grounds, except for peace officers, retired law enforcement officers, persons under contract to provide school security services, and unloaded firearms in locked containers or a locked rack in a motor vehicle.

H5130 Forced Minimum Wage Increases (passed 29 to 7 on 5/18/2021). Increases the minimum wage from $11.50 per hour to $15.00 per hour, over a 4-year period.

H5130 Forced Minimum Wage Increases (passed 58 to 16 on 5/6/2021). Increases the minimum wage from $11.50 per hour to $15.00 per hour, over a 4-year period.

H5445 2021 "Act on Climate" (passed 53 to 22 on 3/23/2021). Mandates a statewide enforceable target of “net-zero” emissions by 2050, including an “equitable transition to climate compliance for environmental justice populations.”