Rhode Island Votes

Bars insurers, pharmacy benefit managers, drug manufacturers, or other payors from discriminating against 340B providers.

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.

Creates a baby-bond pilot program for certain low-income families.

Increases the minimum wage to $16 per hour on January 1, 2026, and then to $17 per hour on January 1, 2027.

Expands collective-bargaining rights for certain employees of the Department of Education.

Increases the minimum wage to $16 per hour on January 1, 2026, and then to $17 per hour on January 1, 2027.

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.

Requires health-insurance plans to cover the diagnosis and treatment of infertility for women ages 25 to 42.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Creates tax credit opportunities for musicals, stage plays, and other productions in Rhode Island until 2027.

Creates tax credit opportunities for musicals, stage plays, and other productions in Rhode Island until 2027.

Would require companies to create new parking spaces outfitted with electric vehicle chargers.

Would require companies to create new parking spaces outfitted with electric vehicle chargers.

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.

Expands the number of occupations that qualify for minimum wage and creates new protections for such employees.

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.

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.

Increases the minimum wage from $11.50 per hour to $15.00 per hour, over a 4-year period.

Increases the minimum wage from $11.50 per hour to $15.00 per hour, over a 4-year period.

Mandates a statewide enforceable target of "net-zero" emissions by 2050, including an "equitable transition to climate compliance for environmental justice populations."