Jacob Bissaillon | Candidate profile | Rhode Island Elections Project

About this candidate

Jacob Bissaillon’s campaign positions and public records, with source and reporting-period details below.

At a glance

Jacob Bissaillon represents Senate District 1 in Providence. This candidate is listed as the Democratic incumbent in the 2026 candidate roster.

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Campaign priorities

Housing

Expand affordable rental and homeownership options.

Education

Improve Providence public schools through stakeholder collaboration, safe facilities, and access to school meals.

Working families

Support higher wages, better working conditions, accessible child care, and affordable healthcare.

Public safety

Support gun-safety laws and the Providence Police Department.

Small business and veterans

Reduce regulatory burdens on small businesses and support state programs for seniors, veterans, and people with developmental disabilities.

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Past electoral performance

Districtwide general election results. Select a year to open RIEP’s results map.

2024

Winner · 5,773 votesDistrictwide general election

95.4%

Democratic primary history

Senate District 1 · Share of votes cast for named candidates. Select a year or vote share to open that specific primary race.

2026

Advanced · 2,356 votesUncontested Democratic primary · Official results

100%

Official Board of Elections returns for the years shown. An uncontested 100% is the share of votes for named candidates, excluding undervotes. Additional earlier years are under construction.

Campaign finance snapshot

2026 28-days-before-election · July 1, 2026 to October 5, 2026

$450.00Net cash receipts

$17,164.99Spent during period

$64,706.88Cash at period end

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Record in office · 2025–2026 General Assembly

Incumbent · Descriptive counts from RIEP’s official-source research. They are separate from the historical Lawmakers Project score below.

109Lead-sponsored bills

377Bills cosponsored

48Lead bills passed chamber

32Lead bills became law

Session attendance

81Sessions eligible

81Sessions present

0Sessions absent

100%Attendance rate

Presence recorded in official Senate Journals. “Not Voting” on a floor vote is not treated as an absence. Attendance rate is a percentage.

Leadership: No leadership role listed
Committees: Senate Housing & Municipal Government Committee — Chair · Senate Rules, Government Ethics & Oversight Committee · Senate Education Committee · Senate Judiciary Committee — Secretary

Official committee roster · Dataset updated August 30, 2026.

Experimental · 2025–2026 Senate

Vote-based ideology

How Jacob Bissaillon’s recorded votes compare with other senators. This feature is under construction and measures voting patterns, not legislative effectiveness.

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How this is calculated

One-dimensional W-NOMINATE estimates positions from 366 divided roll calls in 81 official Senate journals. Similar positions indicate similar voting patterns in this vote set. Party labels color the points; they are not used to estimate the positions. The positive direction is anchored to Jessica de la Cruz; zero is not a calibrated ideological center.

Coverage ends June 11, 2026. Fifty-two conflicting source records were excluded; missing votes are not counted as Nay. Historical member Ruggerio had too few eligible divided votes for an estimate. Annual fits are separately scaled and cannot measure ideological change directly.

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Bills & votes

Jacob Bissaillon’s 109 lead-sponsored bills in the 2025–2026 General Assembly, from RIEP’s official-source research. Passage and law status reflect the recorded snapshot; “Not recorded” does not describe the current disposition of a bill.

Lead-sponsored records · 2025–2026 109 records

Bill	Year	Passed chamber	Became law
S169	2025	Yes	Yes
S382	2025	Not recorded	Not recorded
S414	2025	Yes	Not recorded
S420	2025	Not recorded	Not recorded
S429	2025	Not recorded	Not recorded
S460	2025	Not recorded	Not recorded
S501	2025	Not recorded	Not recorded
S520	2025	Yes	Yes
S537	2025	Not recorded	Not recorded
S538	2025	Not recorded	Not recorded
S587	2025	Not recorded	Not recorded
S611	2025	Yes	Yes
S612	2025	Yes	Yes
S649	2025	Yes	Yes
S663	2025	Not recorded	Not recorded
S669	2025	Not recorded	Not recorded
S671	2025	Yes	Yes
S672	2025	Yes	Yes
S678	2025	Yes	Not recorded
S679	2025	Yes	Yes
S708	2025	Not recorded	Not recorded
S711	2025	Yes	Yes
S714	2025	Not recorded	Not recorded
S719	2025	Not recorded	Not recorded
S721	2025	Yes	Yes
S736	2025	Not recorded	Not recorded
S737	2025	Not recorded	Not recorded
S751	2025	Not recorded	Not recorded
S772	2025	Not recorded	Not recorded
S786	2025	Yes	Not recorded
S791	2025	Yes	Not recorded
S799	2025	Yes	Yes
S806	2025	Not recorded	Not recorded
S807	2025	Not recorded	Not recorded
S875	2025	Not recorded	Not recorded
S876	2025	Yes	Not recorded
S898	2025	Not recorded	Not recorded
S908	2025	Yes	Not recorded
S910	2025	Not recorded	Not recorded
S922	2025	Yes	Yes
S924	2025	Not recorded	Not recorded
S930	2025	Not recorded	Not recorded
S939	2025	Not recorded	Not recorded
S940	2025	Yes	Yes
S942	2025	Yes	Yes
S946	2025	Not recorded	Not recorded
S1002	2025	Yes	Not recorded
S1012	2025	Not recorded	Not recorded
S1052	2025	Not recorded	Not recorded
S1090	2025	Yes	Yes
S1091	2025	Yes	Yes
S1116	2025	Yes	Yes
S1132	2025	Yes	Yes
S2089	2026	Not recorded	Not recorded
S2107	2026	Yes	Yes
S2108	2026	Yes	Not recorded
S2125	2026	Yes	Not recorded
S2136	2026	Yes	Yes
S2137	2026	Not recorded	Not recorded
S2140	2026	Not recorded	Not recorded
S2152	2026	Not recorded	Not recorded
S2170	2026	Not recorded	Not recorded
S2323	2026	Not recorded	Not recorded
S2339	2026	Yes	Yes
S2385	2026	Yes	Not recorded
S2394	2026	Yes	Yes
S2497	2026	Not recorded	Not recorded
S2554	2026	Not recorded	Not recorded
S2566	2026	Not recorded	Not recorded
S2575	2026	Yes	Yes
S2579	2026	Not recorded	Not recorded
S2584	2026	Not recorded	Not recorded
S2599	2026	Yes	Not recorded
S2606	2026	Not recorded	Not recorded
S2607	2026	Not recorded	Not recorded
S2614	2026	Not recorded	Not recorded
S2618	2026	Not recorded	Not recorded
S2634	2026	Not recorded	Not recorded
S2656	2026	Not recorded	Not recorded
S2673	2026	Not recorded	Not recorded
S2674	2026	Yes	Yes
S2692	2026	Yes	Not recorded
S2708	2026	Yes	Not recorded
S2719	2026	Not recorded	Not recorded
S2725	2026	Yes	Yes
S2730	2026	Not recorded	Not recorded
S2731	2026	Not recorded	Not recorded
S2751	2026	Not recorded	Not recorded
S2800	2026	Yes	Yes
S2912	2026	Yes	Yes
S2961	2026	Not recorded	Not recorded
S2962	2026	Not recorded	Not recorded
S3022	2026	Yes	Not recorded
S3024	2026	Not recorded	Not recorded
S3036	2026	Yes	Yes
S3091	2026	Not recorded	Not recorded
S3110	2026	Not recorded	Not recorded
S3114	2026	Not recorded	Not recorded
S3151	2026	Yes	Not recorded
S3159	2026	Yes	Not recorded
S3160	2026	Not recorded	Not recorded
S3161	2026	Not recorded	Not recorded
S3164	2026	Not recorded	Not recorded
S3170	2026	Yes	Yes
S3299	2026	Not recorded	Not recorded
S3300	2026	Not recorded	Not recorded
S3301	2026	Yes	Yes
S3302	2026	Yes	Yes
S3313	2026	Yes	Yes

Source: RIEP research using Rhode Island General Assembly bill-status records, August 30, 2026 snapshot.

Sponsored bills & resolutions · 2026 278 records

The sponsored entries displayed by BillTrack50 include bills and resolutions. Lead sponsorship and cosponsorship are not separated in this list; it is distinct from the official-source lead-sponsored records above.

S2001

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

SENATE RESOLUTION HONORING THE VICTIMS OF THE BROWN UNIVERSITY SHOOTING AND COMMENDING FIRST RESPONDERS

S2011

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Amends the regulations on the cancellation and renewal of liability and property damage insurance for automobiles, homeowners insurance, residential fire insurance and components thereof.

S2013

Dead

Extends the forbearance of utility terminations for customers with serious illness certifications and would amend various provisions related to the termination of utility services for persons who are disabled, seriously ill, or in arrears.

S2017

Dead

Provides that the school year for all public schools, including traditional public and public charter schools, independent charter schools, and mayoral academies, would start on the same date of each calendar year.

S2018

Dead

JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE, PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- RIGHT TO AN ADEQUATE EDUCATION (Amends the constitution to guarantee Rhode Island residents with equal opportunity to receive an education that is adequate, equitable and meaningful and provides judicial enforcement of this provision.)

S2028

Dead

Imposes a sales tax on digital advertising services.

S2033

Dead

Provides that the prescription label for medication abortion prescription drugs may include the name of the dispensing healthcare practice instead of the name of the dispenser.

S2045

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Protects people attending Rhode Island court proceedings from civil arrest without a judicial warrant, ensures court access, sets enforcement rules, and provides remedies for violations.

S2057

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Requires every school district to render assistance and cooperation within its jurisdictional power to further the objects of this chapter, to wit, providing the courts with any information concerning a child as the court may require.

S2059

Dead

Requires specific notice of the tax sale to the taxpayer with a copy of this § 44-9-10 attached thereto. Failure to do so would render the tax sale null and void.

S2070

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

SENATE RESOLUTION HONORING KATHY NADEAU ON THE OCCASION OF HER RETIREMENT FROM THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AFTER MANY YEARS OF DEDICATED AND EXEMPLARY PUBLIC SERVICE

S2071

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

SENATE RESOLUTION COMMEMORATING JANUARY OF 2026, AS "RHODE ISLAND SLAVERY AND HUMAN TRAFFICKING PREVENTION MONTH" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

S2072

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

SENATE RESOLUTION EXTENDING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE THOMAS E. HODGE

S2079

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Expands the requirement that all high schools and middle schools, whether they are publicly or privately run to maintain on site a functional AED while establishing and implementing a cardiac emergency response plan in these schools.

S2084

Dead

Increase the personal needs allowance of nursing facility residents from $75.00 to $100 per month.

S2087

Dead

Includes municipal detention facility corporations as exempt from taxation, and requires that an amount equal to 27% of all tax that would have been collected if the property was taxable be paid to the municipality annually.

S2089

Dead

Permits paid members on the state labor relations board to continue to receive their retirement benefits.

S2091

Dead

Exempts individual retirement accounts as a countable resource for public assistance. This act also prohibits the state as a creditor against an ABLE account in the event of death of a beneficiary.

S2095

Dead

Gives 20% of proceeds in RI Highway Maintenance Account to RIPTA.

S2107

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Establishes the healthcare worker platform and would require platforms offering healthcare shifts to register with the department of health by June 1, 2027, while, specifically, exempting them from being classified as nursing service agencies.

S2108

Dead

Prohibits insurance companies from paying a rate that is less than the approved Medicaid rate set by the executive office of health and human services.

S2124

Dead

Requires that an independent efficiency and performance audit of the department of transportation be commissioned by the department of administration.

S2125

Dead

Removes the mandatory certification for an individual 16 years or older who was found delinquent for having committed 2 offenses after the age of 16 which would render the person subject to an indictment if the person was an adult.

S2127

Dead

Requires superior court clerk to automatically seal cases/individual counts of a criminal complaint/indictment that were dismissed, upon request of defendant and serve it upon bureau of criminal identification, police department and counsel of record.

S2128

Dead

Requires individuals seeking a judicial nomination to reapply to JNC every 3 years and make those individuals selected as finalists, eligible only for the court in which they applied and were chosen during the five years following their selection.

S2129

Dead

Classifies, research, intent and interest in healthcare services as protected healthcare data. Adds responsibilities for regulated entities that seek to collect and share consumer data including a requirement for specific and conspicuous consumer consent.

S2131

Dead

This act would add early voting to the 50 feet buffer prohibitions against politicking during election day voting.

S2132

Dead

JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- OF SUFFRAGE (Proposes to the voters of the state a constitutional amendment regarding eligibility to vote and to be a candidate.)

S2133

Dead

Amends several statutes relating to elections and the dates for primaries and dates within which to file nomination papers and object to nomination papers.

S2135

Dead

Repeals the provisions of § 34-7-4 regarding rights of footway being acquired by adverse possession.

S2136

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Requires party chairpersons to submit lists of party voters to the mayor or council president within 30 days of notice of vacancy in a municipal election office and mayor/council president are required to make a replacement nomination within 30 days.

S2137

Dead

Prohibits handcuffing children twelve (12) or under at initial police contact unless needed for public safety or if the child is using or threatening physical force against an officer.

S2139

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Prohibits participation in federal school voucher tax credit for contributions to scholarship-granting organizations unless both the general assembly and the governor approve such participation.

S2140

Dead

Provides that compensation comparability studies of senior management, documents discussed at an open meeting, annual contracting reports, list of current salaries and positions, and all policies and procedures of public corporations be made public.

S2141

Dead

Increases fees paid to jurors to fifty dollars ($50.00) per day.

S2150

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Requires that notice of a judgment lien be sent within ten (10) business days of the recording of the lien.

S2152

Dead

Requires public bodies to offer translation services for all open meetings of said bodies.

S2157

Dead

Makes sexual contact or penetration between any law enforcement officer that is on duty and a person that is a detainee, arrestee, in custody or a suspect a felony.

S2170

Dead

Allows unemployment benefits for workers who are on strike or are locked out of their workplaces by their employer due to a labor dispute.

S2172

Dead

Provides for the right to strike for public sector workers in Rhode Island, including teachers, with exceptions for police officers, firefighters, 911 employees, and correctional officers.

S2186

Dead

Allows persons with disabilities to receive up to two (2) motor vehicle disability parking privilege placards.

S2208

Dead

Amends the composition of the urban collaborative in Providence and provides that it is governed by a board of trustees.

S2212

Dead

Extends teacher certifications without fee or penalty for three (3) or five (5) years for teachers who hold certifications as of July 1, 2026.

S2226

Dead

Provides that a student's enrollment in Medicaid would be included in calculating and determining the student success factor for use in the foundation education-aid formula.

S2237

Dead

JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $3,000,000 TO THE RHODE ISLAND FOOD BANK (This resolution would authorize the appropriation of the sum of $3,000,000 to the Rhode Island Food Bank.)

S2238

Dead

Creates an additional tax rate of 3% on taxable income over $640,000 in 2026 dollars. Applies to tax years 2027 and thereafter and not retroactively.

S2240

Dead

JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $2,000,000 TO THE ELISHA PROJECT (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $2,000,000 to the Elisha Project.)

S2253

Dead

Includes any costs paid by an enrollee or on behalf of the enrollee, by a third party when calculating an enrollee’s overall contribution to any out-of-pocket maximum or cost sharing requirement, under a health plan as of January 1, 2027.

S2264

Dead

Provides for warming center and cooling center alerts to trigger certain procedures municipalities shall follow during extreme heat or cold to help at-risk individuals with resources including, but not limited to, warming and cooling centers.

S2265

Dead

Limits municipal minimum lot sizes for residential use to 2,500 sq ft near transit, 5,000 sq. ft with water/sewer, and 1 acre otherwise, while protecting farmlands, forests, and wetlands, and requiring zoning updates to comply.

S2266

Dead

Prohibits the use of algorithmic pricing by landlords to determine the amount of rent to charge a residential tenant.

S2268

Dead

Allows faith-based organizations to develop affordable housing on land they own provided at least 50 % of the housing to be developed is low- or moderate-income housing and the land is owned or held in trust by the faith-based organizations.

S2269

Dead

Requires a housing code enforcement officer to give a copy of any housing code violation notice to all tenants of the building affected by an alleged housing code violation, along with any hearing dates scheduled for the violation.

S2272

Dead

Requires single-family residential zoning in municipalities with populations of over forty-thousand (40,000) to allow middle housing and mandates that those municipalities adopt zoning regulations for middle housing.

S2273

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Sets the zoning statewide for “family child care homes” to no fewer than twelve (12) children maximum.

S2286

Dead

Requires all motorcycle operators to wear a helmet regardless of age.

S2291

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Grants tenants that are the victim of various forms of abuse including, but not limited to, sexual and domestic abuse and stalking, the right to terminate a lease agreement early without penalty or liability for rent. Effective 7/1/26.

S2294

Dead

Provides for just cause evictions for residential landlord tenancies.

S2295

Dead

Prohibits purchases of more than one firearm in any thirty (30) day period.

S2299

Dead

Allows expungement of multiple felony convictions for non-violent felonies10 years after sentence completed.

S2303

Dead

Amends the comprehensive community-police relationship act of 2015 to require an annual study by an outside agency chosen by the department.

S2304

Dead

Requires state use actual residences of persons in government custody for redistricting purposes. Information would be collected by the department of corrections and forwarded to the division of statewide planning, to be utilized for redistricting.

S2305

Dead

Removes the five (5) year waiting period for filing a motion to seal an eviction court file. It also deletes the numerical limitation on filing seal requests.

S2308

Dead

Provides that prisoners who committed offenses prior to age 18 and were sentenced as adults be eligible for parole after completing 15 yrs of their sentence. Would not lengthen parole eligibility should prisoner be eligible for parole earlier than 15 yrs.

S2313

Dead

Reduces the time for expungements to 3 years for a single misdemeanor and 5 years for felonies and multiple misdemeanors.

S2323

Dead

Establishes the commuter transportation benefit chapter. Employers with five hundred (500) or more employees required to establish a pre-tax commuter transportation fringe benefit program.

S2324

Dead

Prohibits employers from seeking/using credit reports in making hiring decisions concerning prospective employees, asking questions about the applicant's financial past during interviews or including credit history questions in their job applications.

S2330

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Permits the implementation of a system of electronic registration and titling of motor vehicles, by the DMV and requires that rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this chapter, be promulgated by the administrator of the DMV.

S2334

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Authorizes the use of campaign funds for security related expenses, including home and office security systems and ongoing monitoring, in response to threats arising from their public service or candidacy.

S2335

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING JANUARY 27, 2026 TO BE “RHODE ISLAND FOOD INSECURITY AWARENESS DAY” IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

S2339

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Hospital Conversions act amended to authorize AG and DOH to permit expedited review application for hospital insolvency proceedings. Sunsets in one year.

S2342

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Places limits on the number of self-service checkout stations a grocery store can have and on the workload of employees assigned to monitor those checkout stations.

S2347

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Extends certain protocols applicable to motor vehicle manufacturers to their distributors and factory branches, as well as updates warranty reimbursement and recalls obligation policies.

S2349

Dead

Establishes the Higher Education Opportunities for Students with Disabilities Act.

S2363

Dead

Establishes the Medicaid fee-for-service reimbursement rates set by the general assembly as the rate floor for Medicaid managed care by home care, home nursing care and hospice providers.

S2364

Dead

Raises the earned-income tax credit to thirty percent (30%) for the tax years 2027 and beyond.

S2365

Dead

Eliminates the age requirement for modification on Social Security income.

S2366

Dead

Allows a modification to federal adjusted gross income of $25,000 of social security income for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026.

S2369

Dead

Direct the manage existing workforce development and compensation programs for the early educators workforce.

S2377

Dead

JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $200,000 TO THE RHODE ISLAND FREE CLINIC (Appropriates the sum of $200,000 to the Rhode Island Free Clinic.)

S2382

Dead

Mandates all insurance contracts, plans or policies provide insurance coverage for the expense of diagnosing and treating infertility, for women between the ages of twenty-five (25) and forty-two (42) years.

S2385

Dead

Prohibits the Rhode Island medical assistance program from requiring prior authorization or a step therapy protocol for the coverage of a medication classified as an anticonvulsant or antipsychotic.

S2388

Dead

Imposes a moratorium on the issuance of new home care provider, home nursing care provider and hospice provider licenses prior to 7/1/2031, and provides for health systems planning specific to these provider licenses during the moratorium by the DOH.

S2394

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Adopts the uniform partition of heirs property act.

S2396

Dead

Extends time for a party to apply for stay of arbitration to180 days; invalidates any provision that penalizes a party for seeking legal representation; requires arbitrator to provide notice of default to a party for failure to pay fees.

S2397

Dead

Increases penalties for a second or subsequent offense with a fine of not less than $250 or no more than $1,000 and up to 11 months imprisonment for violating the law on the care of dogs.

S2404

Dead

Allows citizens of a city or town who are at least sixteen (16) years of age to register to vote and to vote in school committee elections in municipalities where school committees are elected entities.

S2405

Dead

Enlarges definitions of prohibited acts that constitute hazing, make principals, coaches, athletic directors and others responsible for knowingly failing to take reasonable measures to prevent hazing and punishes serious injury.

S2412

Dead

Establishes a motor vehicle license plate to honor Governor Roger Williams.

S2423

Dead

Requires the state building commissioner to implement electronic permitting for any category of state or local permit authorized under state law to significantly impact the expediency of construction and development.

S2424

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Provides protocols for radon inspection relative to real estate transactions and provides time frames and conditions for testing and mitigation.

S2430

Dead

Requires anyone engaged in the sale of goods or services, and who offers a discount to its customers’ for utilizing automatic payment systems, via ACH or EFT or similar payment systems, provide the same discount to any person who is sixty-five (65).

S2431

Dead

Permits on and after July 1, 2027, for an insurer to consider the zip code in which the vehicle is garaged; provided that, the calculation of the zip code is segmented by the municipality where the vehicle is garaged.

S2455

Dead

Mandates insurance coverage for scalp cooling treatments for cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy to prevent hair loss during chemotherapy treatments.

S2487

Dead

Establishes a digital electronics right to repair, which allows for digital electronic equipment and parts that are sold in this state on or after January 1, 2026, to be repaired at an independent repair provider.

S2497

Dead

Amends sections of the Rhode Island cannabis act relating to the residency requirements for applicants for issuance of a license or certificate to own a cannabis establishment.

S2501

Dead

Beginning on July 1, 2026, allows state union employees to negotiate longevity payments in their collective bargaining agreements.

S2503

Dead

Establishes a maximum hourly workday for all peace officers as defined in § 12-7-21 and a violation rate of pay of double time and a half.

S2505

Dead

Includes the governor's commission on disabilities in the decision making process for the disability parking enforcement enhancement program and requires an annual report be submitted to the governor's commission.

S2513

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING FEBRUARY 10, 2026, AS "THE 3RD RHODE ISLAND REGIMENT/BLACK REGIMENT RECOGNITION DAY" TO COMMEMORATE THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF BLACK SOLDIERS DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTIONARY WAR

S2519

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Establishes the Rhode Island Special Deposits Act to be governed by an account agreement between the bank and the depositor or its beneficiary.

S2524

Dead

Establishes provisions for student and teacher classroom safety and provides the authority to remove students from classrooms. This act provides for student and educator protections from said removals.

S2526

Dead

Nullifies the department of elementary and secondary education recommendation that the turnaround plan for Providence public schools be continued.

S2535

Dead

SENATE RESOLUTION FORMALLY REQUESTING THAT THE RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION TO CONSIDER THE CREATION AND ADOPTION OF A SEASONAL HEAT PUMP RATE AS PART OF DOCKET 25-45-GE

S2536

Dead

Allows a modification to federal adjusted gross income of $25,000 of social security income for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2027.

S2552

Dead

Increases the amount of state aid distributed to the towns and cities through appropriation in lieu of property tax provisions applicable to certain private and state properties that are exempt from property tax.

S2554

Dead

Requires that Medicaid enrollment be maintained or provided to all inmates in the first 30 days of incarceration at the adult correctional institutions within the department of corrections and the last 30 days of incarceration when possible.

S2558

Dead

JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $200,000 TO THE RHODE ISLAND BLACK BUSINESS ASSOCIATION (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $200,000 to the Rhode Island Black Business Association.)

S2559

Dead

JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $3,000,000 TO RHODE ISLAND LEGAL SERVICES, INC. (Appropriates the sum of $3,000,000 to Rhode Island Legal Services, Inc.)

S2566

Dead

Limits the facility's ability to charge rent and fees for a maximum of seven (7) days or until removal of the personal property from the room, whichever occurs first. A violation would constitute a deceptive trade practice.

S2569

Dead

Requires all major hospitals within the state constructed or substantially renovated or expanded on or after 1/1/2028 to use renewable energy sources for power.

S2575

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Provides guidelines regarding placing restrictions on residential recovery houses.

S2579

Dead

Increases the notification time about rent increases and termination of tenancy for month-to-month tenants.

S2584

Dead

Creates the home-fit dwelling units act to apply to all new construction of covered dwelling units to incorporate design features that provide safe and convenient use of to the greatest extent feasible, regardless of age or physical ability.

S2590

Dead

Spells out rules and regulations for the presidential preference primary elections, and would also establish rules for ranked choice voting tabulation and results reporting by the secretary of state.

S2591

Dead

Limits how landlords use criminal history in rental decisions by delaying background checks until after a conditional offer has been made, restricting which records may be considered, banning discriminatory ads, and providing enforcement and penalties.

S2592

Dead

Amends the Rhode Island Fair Housing Practices Act to clarify housing-status enforcement, ban discriminatory housing notices, align state law with federal standards and remove a ban on public discussion of fair housing cases.

S2596

Dead

Establishes the rights of adoptive/foster children or those in guardianship, to have post-separation visitation with their sibling(s).

S2599

Dead

Provides any police report involving a railroad fatality and all communications between railroad employees not be made public. Additionally, it makes a violation of this section a misdemeanor.

S2602

Dead

Allows someone convicted of a previous felony or a private complaint to be eligible under § 12-10-12 for a misdemeanor filing.

S2605

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Creates the Rhode Island Federal Constitution defense act.

S2606

Dead

Expands the DCYF powers by overseeing and administer comprehensive behavioral health services for children with serious emotional disturbances and children with developmental or functional disabilities.

S2607

Dead

Established a cause of action against state government entities for violation of civil rights.

S2608

Dead

Prohibits law enforcement officers from wearing masks without an exception and criminal and civil penalties for violations.

S2610

Dead

Creates a cause of action for the intentional or negligent injury or death of a pet.

S2611

Dead

Establishes the Rhode Island firearm industry accountability act of 2026.

S2613

Dead

Permits the family court to retain jurisdiction over juveniles and allow the family court to order juveniles detained in the training school until the age of twenty-one if the court finds that it is in the best interest of the child.

S2614

Dead

Repeals the section of law relating to suspension of operator licenses for failure to pay fines.

S2615

Dead

Makes a violation using the passing lane on limited access highways when not passing another vehicle.

S2618

Dead

Administratively seals, upon request of the defendant following the conclusion of the matter in district court, individual counts of any criminal complaints dismissed pursuant to Rule 48(a) that were filed on or after October 1, 2026.

S2619

Dead

Removes corporate and dark-money spending from all Rhode Island elections and ballot questions.

S2623

Dead

Provides for paid leave for a state employee who donates an organ and duration of the leave is dependent on the type of donation and notice should be provided to the employer at least thirty (30) days prior to the leave.

S2627

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Allows, but not require, local licensing authorities to grant temporary periods for extended indoor service hours under existing liquor licenses for certain 2026 FIFA World Cup Tournament matches.

S2628

Dead

Implements statewide parking standards.

S2634

Dead

Provides educators and administrators employed in a charter public school or mayoral academy with prevailing wage and benefits oversight and recourse if found in violation of the same.

S2635

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Ends transaction fees for school lunches in all districts. This act requires at least one no-fee payment method for school lunches and a full disclosure whether fees will be charged by a payment platform.

S2640

Dead

Establishes the catastrophe savings account act.

S2642

Dead

Creates a new chapter to protect Rhode Island consumers from coercive tactics at grocery stores.

S2655

Dead

Requires applications for energy facilities to take into consideration the 2021 Act on Climate and how the facility may advance or delay the greenhouse gas emissions reductions.

S2656

Dead

Creates the extended producer responsibility for packaging and paper program for the recycling of packaging and paper products.

S2664

Dead

Removes the requirement that 5% of the hotel tax generated from the South County tourism district be paid to the Greater Providence-Warwick Convention and Visitors Bureau.

S2668

Dead

Sets the allocation to RIPTA at the greater of $0.1175 per gallon or 29.375% of total proceeds, with $0.005 per gallon derived from the $0.01 per gallon environmental protection fee.

S2670

Dead

JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $850,000 FOR NEW BRIDGES FOR HAITIAN SUCCESS (Authorizes the appropriation of $850,000 for New Bridges for Haitian Success for the purpose of residential property acquisition for transitional housing to support immigrants with temporary protected status (TPS) and asylum status.)

S2673

Dead

Provides modifications for payments of interest on student loans shall be subtracted from federal adjusted gross income to an amount equal to the payments of interest for the satisfaction of outstanding student loans.

S2674

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $25,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND NOTES TO FUND THE PROVIDENCE HOUSING TRUST FUND TO FINANCE AFFORDABLE MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING PROJECTS IN THE CITY

S2675

Dead

Increases the fines for certain traffic offenses to one hundred dollars ($100) and adds fines of one hundred dollars ($100) for offenses required by law but omitted from the schedule.

S2676

Dead

JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $150,000 TO THE MAIN STREET RHODE ISLAND PROGRAM (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) to the Main Street Rhode Island Program.)

S2678

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Increases monthly minimum benefit for a spouse, domestic partner, former spouse.

S2681

Dead

Establishes the state-funded rental subsidy program.

S2684

Dead

Exempts from sales tax the amount paid for a parking space to a patron for one hour or less, in or on a parking facility on which a commercial establishment is located.

S2686

Dead

Establishes the office of the elder advocate to promote the rights of older adults in Rhode Island.

S2690

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Amends the current law on low-income housing to include moderate-income housing and eliminates the income percentages used to determine qualifications for low or moderate income housing.

S2692

Dead

Requires condominium associations to conduct structural surveys and reserve studies, fund reserves at 15%, and plan for repairs.

S2694

Dead

Prohibits the imposition of fees associated with home modifications that are specifically required to accommodate a veteran’s disability.

S2704

Dead

Provides that cities or towns may, by ordinance, designate "special ways" throughout the city or town which would be subject to alternative regulations to preserve its cultural, historic or scenic character.

S2708

Dead

Clarifies that a magistrate or sentencing judge sitting in a court with jurisdiction over motor vehicle offenses has the discretion to grant a conditional hardship license for a first-time offender upon request.

S2711

Dead

Authorizes the automatic expungement of eligible conviction records by operation of law, initiated and completed by state agencies through electronic processes established within the judicial system.

S2715

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Establishes the criminal offense of real estate title fraud and allows municipalities to refuse to record “suspicious documents” from persons who are not trusted submitters and creates penalties for real estate title fraud.

S2719

Dead

Prohibits the imposition of a sentence of life without parole upon any person twenty-one (21) years of age or younger.

S2720

Dead

Amends various sections of law relating to campaign contributions and expenditures, including prohibitions on self-dealing with committee funds and prohibits donations made in fictitious names.

S2725

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Increases the fees charged for filings and writs of execution in the district court, superior court and family court.

S2726

Dead

Changes the application to purchase a firearm. Further, this act would require all persons seeking to possess a firearm except for police and military personnel to complete and pass a basic firearm safety training course.

S2730

Dead

Prohibits a peace officer, as defined in § 12-7-21, from employing threats, physical harm, deprivation, deception, coercion, or psychologically manipulative interrogation tactics during the custodial interrogation of a juvenile.

S2731

Dead

RELATED TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- SENTENCING RECONSIDERATION ACT

S2734

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Requires owners or landlords who rent shoreline property to provide their tenants, before the start of the tenancy, with a detailed, written disclosure regarding public shoreline access rights.

S2735

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Amends the process for creating and governing project labor agreements (“PLA”).

S2736

Dead

Ensures that the State of Rhode Island adopt the protections afforded under the Occupational Safety and Health Act if its scope or enforcement capacity is diminished.

S2737

Dead

Expands the benefit definitions of temporary care giver leave to include a grandchild and care recipient and would increase a leave benefits period to 10 weeks for 2027 and twelve 12 weeks for 2028.

S2738

Dead

Grants hourly credit of 288 hours against 576 hours if graduate of accredited trade school/raises to 4 years of work under master plumber and requires 8,000 hours of on-the-job training plus 5 years of registration with DLT.

S2739

Dead

Amends the workers' compensation reimbursement provisions related to the liability of third person for damages.

S2740

Dead

Requires all health care workers who are employed on any Sunday or holiday, to be compensated at the rate of time and one-half.

S2748

Dead

Allows the holder of a manufacturer’s license to sell one-sixth of a barrel keg or any otherwise permitted vessel containing no more than the amount of malt beverage allowed.

S2751

Dead

Creates the RI Pedestrian Safety Act allows cities and town to use automated safety monitoring which a civil fine of $50 for violations.

S2756

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Defines "military-connected student" and permits military-connected students to enroll by remote registration upon presentation of military orders confirming the parent or guardian be stationed in this state during the current or following school year.

S2787

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Bars the council from granting approval to create or expand a charter school beginning operations in 26-27 school year and bars the state from approving or appropriating funds to a new charter school not approved before July 1, 2025.

S2800

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Provides that energy storage systems located on abandoned or contaminated property be permitted by right as a permitted use and not considered to have negative environmental impacts.

S2801

Dead

Amend the state’s online E-Permitting Portal using automated plan review and instant permit issuance.

S2813

Dead

Submits the state's 2026 capital development program requesting the issuance of general obligation bonds totaling one hundred million dollars ($100,000,000) for approval of the electorate at the general election to be held in November, 2026.

S2825

Dead

JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $5,000,000 TO THE RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of five million dollars ($5,000,000) to the RI Public Transit Authority to continue services, hire and train more bus operators, and implement the State's Act on Climate goals.)

S2828

Dead

Amends the Rhode Island works program to increases the monthly cash benefit to one hundred percent (100%) of the federal poverty level effective July 1, 2026.

S2833

Dead

Provides a tax credit to a taxpayer that makes a qualified investment in a qualified business.

S2839

Dead

Includes the deputy chief of inspection and inspector within the provision of law related to retirement on service allowance relating to correctional officers.

S2882

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Ensures that more developmentally disabled adults can self-direct the care they need and want, by incorporating collective bargaining rights into the self-directed supports program.

S2896

Dead

Clarifies how condominium insurance deductibles and unpaid losses are divided between associations and unit owners, require owners to insure units if associations do not, and allow boards to manage and use insurance proceeds for repairs.

S2897

Dead

Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of MAP Behavioral Health Services, Inc. and MAP Development Corporation, located in the city of Providence. Effective retroactively to 12/31/2025.

S2899

Dead

Amends various sections of the condominium law to enhance transparency and would require that regular and special meetings of the executive board be open to unit owners.

S2901

Dead

Allows for a tenant to withhold payment of rent and deposit the rent accruing into an escrow bearing account, upon the issuance of a second notice of violation by an enforcing officer for any state or local minimum housing code enforcement agency.

S2906

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY CURRENT CONDOMINIUM LAW AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR IMPROVEMENTS TO TRANSPARENCY, ACCOUNTABILITY AND ONGOING AFFORDABILITY OF CONDOMINIUMS IN RHODE ISLAND (Creates a 16-member commission to study current condominium law and provide recommendations for improvements, and who would report back to the General Assembly by December 31, 2027, and would expire on March 15, 2028.)

S2907

Dead

Clarifies the means by which attached single-family dwelling units may be created, recorded, and regulated as subdivisions of an existing lot under current zoning ordinance law.

S2911

Dead

Permits property owners or contractors to utilize an independent building inspector if the municipality’s building inspector does not inspect the property within twenty days of notification.

S2912

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Amends several definitions to the general law chapter relating to abandoned property, adds a definition for "eligible nonprofit corporation", provides criteria for when properties are considered abandoned or a public nuisance.

S2940

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

SENATE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR JUVENILE HEARING BOARDS (Creates a 19 member special legislative study commission whose purpose it would be to study current practices of state and municipal Juvenile Hearing Boards established pursuant to §§ 8-10-23.1 or 8-10-23.2.)

S2941

Dead

Limits use of restraints on juveniles in transport and court proceedings to safety or escape risks, requires least restrictive methods, and mandates reporting on when and why restraints were used.

S2943

Dead

Removes the forfeiture provision for a first offense eluding law enforcement in a high speed pursuit. It would also require that forfeiture of a motor vehicle for a violation of § 31-27-4.1(2) be allowed only after conviction of that offense.

S2945

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Adds staff of day camps and residential camps for youth to the definition of "person responsible for a child's welfare" within the chapter on abused and neglected children.

S2948

Dead

Allows the medical advisory board to suspend the license of an operator-- authorizes the medical advisory board to order an operator to use an interlock ignition system.

S2949

Dead

Updates, streamlines the law regarding loss or suspension of license by the DMV, and eliminates the provisions that the division may suspend a license for reckless or negligent operation of a motor vehicle or for frequency of offense.

S2951

Dead

Establishes a system of ranked choice voting whenever a municipality's charter amendment is approved by its voters.

S2961

Dead

Updates the Rhode Island Cannabis Act to remove the current requirement to express cannabinoids as the dry-weight percentages.

S2962

Dead

Updates the Rhode Island Cannabis Act to eliminate the statutorily required subcommittees under the cannabis advisory board.

S2964

Dead

Makes persons convicted of petty misdemeanors and convicted of simple possession of controlled substances, eligible to have their records expunged three years after completion of their sentence.

S2967

Dead

Bars state and local police from joining federal immigration enforcement programs, limits holding people on detainer without judicial warrants, and requires tracking and reporting of requests.

S2970

Dead

Requires that any person convicted of a charge of driving under the influence or refusal to submit to a chemical test, have an ignition interlock system installed in their vehicle as part of any sentence before being eligible for a license reinstatement.

S2972

Dead

Creates the division of civil representation within the department of housing and require civil representation by a Designated Legal Organization to provide legal representation to all tenants who qualify in eviction proceedings.

S2973

Dead

Provides that landlords would pay interest on security deposits in residential landlord-tenant matters.

S2977

Dead

Establishes the restrictive housing oversight committee ("committee") for the purpose of monitoring the use of restrictive housing ("solitary confinement"), as well as disciplinary and administrative confinement at the department of corrections.

S2979

Dead

JOINT RESOLUTION APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- OF QUALIFICATION FOR OFFICE (Proposes a state constitutional amendment to provide no person could hold office as general officer unless that person was a resident and a registered voter in the State of Rhode Island for at least 2 years, continuously, prior to taking office.)

S2980

Dead

Makes several amendments to the cannabis act relating to applications for licensure, the social equity assistance program and the application of cannabis tax revenue.

S2983

Dead

Permits the expungement of records 5 years after the imposition of sentence for misdemeanors and 10 years after the imposition of sentence for felonies, and if the sentence is greater than 10 years, then, upon successful completion of the sentence.

S2984

Dead

Repeals 42-56-38.1 and requires the department of corrections to provide free communication services to inmates and juveniles held in residential placement or detention centers and requires that those facilities provide in-person contact visits.

S2992

Dead

Creates the reproductive health and gender-affirming healthcare data privacy act.

S3013

Dead

Increases and reallocates the fees collected for motor vehicle inspections, including motorcycle inspections, with an allocation of ten dollars ($10.00) to the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA).

S3016

Dead

JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $800,000 TO WATERFIRE PROVIDENCE (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of $800,000 to WaterFire Providence.)

S3022

Dead

Requires insurers to develop plans for coverage and access to nonnarcotic, nonopioid and nonmedication pain management for moderate to severe pain. It further restricts utilization review for nonopioid drugs.

S3024

Dead

Increases the number of state childcare licensing inspectors to meet the national recommended average of one inspector for every fifty (50) to sixty (60) childcare providers.

S3028

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Prohibits healthcare providers and health plans from denying the payment of a medical bill, solely because the bill may have arisen from a third-party claim.

S3036

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Permits those individuals convicted of multiple felonies and misdemeanors to have their records expunged and provides criteria for the court to consider in determining whether the person is of good character.

S3044

Dead

Increases the role of the DMV in the voter registration and address verification process, by establishing very specific obligations and responsibilities that must be followed before offering an individual an application to register to vote.

S3065

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Requires that reimbursement rates for certified mobile response and stabilization services be equal to or greater than the prevailing integrated state Medicaid rate for mobile response and stabilizations services.

S3075

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Establishes requirements for capital, liquidity, and corporate governance including: audit, risk management, and board oversight, for nonbank mortgage servicers.

S3076

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Updates the state’s public accountancy act for consistency with the 9th edition of the Uniform Accountancy Act, as issued by NASBA and AICPA in July 2025.

S3078

Dead

Redefines dyslexia to mean a specific learning disability characterized by difficulties in word reading and/or spelling that involve accuracy, speed, or both and vary depending on the orthography.

S3079

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Allows any member of a federally recognized Indian tribe located in Rhode Island to receive recreational freshwater and saltwater fishing licenses free of charge.

S3080

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Establishes the thermal energy network & jobs act facilitating study of the technology to determine if goals can be met by implementing thermal energy networks in Rhode Island/creates a task force of interested parties to be an advisory committee.

S3084

Dead

Establishes a restricted receipt account for RIPTA to fund it operations from sales tax collected from ride-share companies. Exempts the account from indirect cost recovery provisions.

S3085

Dead

Increases the Medicaid reimbursement rate for Tier C services in licensed assisted living residences by 13% starting January 1, 2027.

S3088

Dead

Establishes a procedure for a health insurer to reimburse a healthcare provider no less than sixty-five percent (65%) of each unpaid co-payment, co-insurance or deductible amount due, after reasonable collection efforts.

S3089

Dead

Prohibits unilateral modification of healthcare provider contracts.

S3090

Dead

Prohibits a healthcare provider from requiring patients to provide electronic payment information to be kept on file as a condition to receiving treatment and makes it a violation a deceptive trade practice.

S3091

Dead

Charges the office of the health insurance commissioner to incorporate uncompensated care as a formula-driven numeric adjustment in the methodology used to establish any affordability standard or rate cap, applicable to hospital contracts.

S3092

Dead

Allows municipalities to request a one-time, state-approved extension to update comprehensive plans if they show active progress, while keeping the existing plan in effect during the extension period.

S3096

Dead

Provides that roads located within the Quonset Business Park be under the control of the Quonset Development Corporation.

S3097

Dead

Requires every vehicle that operates in intrastate commerce be permanently marked with a US DOT Number effective April 1, 2027.

S3098

Dead

Gives the Rhode Island traffic tribunal jurisdiction to hear first offense refusals to submit to a chemical test pursuant to the Alcohol Boating Safety Act.

S3099

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Changes the term of drug court to recovery court.

S3107

Dead

Amends unfair discrimination statutes to encompass more protected categories and protect against additional forms of discrimination.

S3110

Dead

Specifies that it is unlawful for any person under the age of eighteen (18) to possess a firearm.

S3111

Dead

Allocates the assessment of fines for failure to file reports between the board of elections between the candidate and political action or political party committee.

S3113

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Increases from seven (7) days to nine (9) days the period of time in which a request for a recount of the votes cast can be made to the board of elections. No certificates of election may be issued, until the recount if any is completed.

S3114

Dead

Amends the procedures for the marking and certification of mail ballots by prohibiting anyone but the voter or certain persons close to the voter from handling the mail ballot.

S3116

Dead

Prohibits state or local authorities from voluntary participation in federal civil immigration enforcement. It would not prohibit compliance with a judicial warrant or court order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.

S3121

Dead

Includes the senate majority leader in the joint committee on legislative services.

S3124

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

SENATE RESOLUTION HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF THE LATE SENATE PRESIDENT DOMINICK J. RUGGERIO AND COMMEMORATING THE NAMING OF THE RHODE ISLAND SENATE CHAMBER IN HIS HONOR

S3147

Dead

Establishes guidelines, rules and regulations for the implementation and expansion of prekindergarten education programs for children ages 3-4 to increase children’s school readiness statewide.

S3151

Dead

Increases historic tax credit to 30%, and up to 35%, depending on the amount of rental area available for multi-family housing, affordable rental units and units sold as affordable housing.

S3159

Dead

Creates a state program and fund to finance adaptive reuse and mixed-use housing projects, requires affordable units and labor standards, and provides oversight to expand housing until 2035.

S3160

Dead

Provides an eight percent (8%) tax rate for those properties that are encumbered by a deed restriction for low-income housing set at eight percent (80%) or sixty percent (60%) of adjusted median income established by HUD.

S3161

Dead

Authorizes municipalities, through ordinance, to require private real property owners to obtain a license to operate a dwelling unit as student housing.

S3162

Dead

JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION ON CITY AND TOWN AFFAIRS (Establishes a joint legislative commission on city and town affairs.)

S3164

Dead

Makes assault on a railroad worker resulting in personal injury a felony.

S3170

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Makes the bridge over Smith Street and Route 95, the George Nee Bridge.

S3182

Dead

Establishes sales and use tax exemptions for commercial forest product operations and creates a new motor vehicle registration for "forestry vehicles".

S3188

Dead

Changes the definition of owner to exclude the state and municipalities for the purposes of liability limitations relating to public use of private lands.

S3189

Dead

Repeals the collateral source rule in medical malpractice actions.

S3190

Dead

Adds the doctrine of assumption of risk to the current comparative negligence statute.

S3191

Dead

Provides that for purposes of all civil actions, the fair and reasonable charge for certain medical and dental services is the amount billed by the licensed healthcare provider.

S3192

Dead

Removes the intent requirement relative to the definitions of "abuse" within the chapter on "abuse in healthcare facilities" and amends the definitions of "abuse" and "neglect" with regard to elderly affairs by deleting the element of willful conduct.

S3193

Dead

Provides for punitive damages in civil actions where there is willful or wanton conduct or a reckless disregard for health, safety and welfare.

S3194

Dead

Increases the minimum claim amount necessary to require a matter involving motor vehicle liability be submitted to mandatory arbitration.

S3195

Dead

Provides for mandatory uninsured motorist coverage.

S3201

Dead

Makes several amendments to provide for an online nomination paper portal for election nomination papers.

S3207

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

SENATE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING APRIL 24, 2026, AS "ARMENIAN GENOCIDE REMEMBRANCE DAY" TO COMMEMORATE THE ARMENIAN GENOCIDE OF 1915 TO 1923, AND IN HONOR OF ARMENIAN-AMERICANS

S3211

Dead

SENATE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE JOSEPH A. ABBATE

S3213

Dead

Authorizes the State of Rhode Island to issue up to eighteen million dollars ($18,000,000) in general obligation bonds, subject to voter approval, to support the Roger Williams Park Zoo.

S3227

Dead

Provides that a portion of state income taxes from employees working at not-for-profit healthcare institutions, health service institutions, and educational institutions be allocated to the city of Providence.

S3228

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Extends the sunsetting of the "Don't Block the Box" automated traffic detection systems from January 15, 2027, to January 15, 2030.

S3260

Dead

Provides that certain actions taken by pharmacy benefits managers are deceptive or unfair trade practices.

S3291

Dead

Proposes a bond measure to authorize the State of Rhode Island to issue up to $36,000,000 in bonds, subject to voter approval, to support the Boys and Girls Clubs.

S3297

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Amends various sections of the workers' compensation statute relative to the court's jurisdiction and the court's authority.

S3298

Dead

Provides certain procedures that must be followed before an encampment can be removed or relocated.

S3299

Dead

Provides that minor subdivisions include single family infill subdivisions and establishes procedures for single family infill subdivisions within the subdivision of land chapter of the general laws.

S3300

Dead

Amends various provisions relative to adaptive reuse projects on state-owned property and certain conditions applied thereto.

S3301

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Authorizes municipalities to make an emergency declaration under limited circumstances to allow for the construction and use of SAFE Units on a temporary basis which have specialized requirements and exemptions from the state fire and building codes.

S3302

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Provides technical amendments relating to comprehensive planning and land use, subdivision of land, zoning ordinances and low- and moderate-income housing.

S3303

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Amends the standards and limitations on permitted parking requirements for dwelling units.

S3313

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Amends sections of the Rhode Island Cannabis Act relative to proof of residency terminology, and amends the definition of applicant and provides a new process for the approval and certification for social equity and cannabis retail sales licenses.

S3337

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Exempts the real and tangible personal property of the Rhode Island Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, located at 359 Broad Street within the city of Providence.

S3370

Signed/Enacted/Adopted

Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Amos House, provided it remains a qualified tax-exempt corporation pursuant to § 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code.

Source: BillTrack50 public legislator table, captured October 4, 2026. Status labels reflect that snapshot.

Individual votes · June 11, 2026 100 records

The 100 records displayed in BillTrack50’s public vote table. This is a limited snapshot, not a complete session voting history. Committee and floor motions remain separate; repeated bill numbers can represent separate votes.

Individual votes · June 11, 2026
Bill	Description	Motion / committee	Date	Vote
H7020	Authorizes veterinarians to establish a client-patient relationship through electronic means, subject to limitations and requirements such as Vet making a good faith effort to determine if care should be provided through telemedicine instead of in person.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
H7030	Establishes the healthcare worker platform and would require platforms offering healthcare shifts to register with the department of health by June 1, 2027, while, specifically, exempting them from being classified as nursing service agencies.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
H7046	Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Blithewold, Inc., located at 101 Ferry Road, Bristol, Rhode Island.	Senate Committee on Housing & Municipal Government: Passage in concurrence	06/11/2026	Yea
H7046	Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Blithewold, Inc., located at 101 Ferry Road, Bristol, Rhode Island.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
H7079	Permits those individuals convicted of multiple felonies and misdemeanors to have their records expunged and provides criteria for the court to consider in determining whether the person is of good character.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
H7163	Prohibits participation in federal school voucher tax credit for contributions to scholarship-granting organizations unless both the general assembly and the governor approve such participation.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
H7183	Establishes a program for the energy and water benchmarking of large buildings in Rhode Island and a standard for their energy performance.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
H7198	Further delineate the definitions of felony, misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
H7202	Creates the Rhode Island Federal Constitution defense act.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
H7290	Places limits on the number of self-service checkout stations a grocery store can have and on the workload of employees assigned to monitor those checkout stations.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
H7373	Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Blackstone Valley Advocacy Center located in the city of Pawtucket.	Senate Committee on Housing & Municipal Government: Passage in concurrence	06/11/2026	Yea
H7373	Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Blackstone Valley Advocacy Center located in the city of Pawtucket.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
H7377	Requires party chairpersons to submit lists of party voters to the mayor or council president within 30 days of notice of vacancy in a municipal election office and mayor/council president are required to make a replacement nomination within 30 days.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
H7415	Bars the council from granting approval to create or expand a charter school beginning operations in 26-27 school year and bars the state from approving or appropriating funds to a new charter school not approved before July 1, 2025.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
H7415	Bars the council from granting approval to create or expand a charter school beginning operations in 26-27 school year and bars the state from approving or appropriating funds to a new charter school not approved before July 1, 2025.	Passage	06/11/2026	Nay
H7434	Prohibits ICE employees, agents or officials from being within two hundred feet (200 ft) of any polling place during voting.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
H7477	Replaces the existing limited liability company act with a newer and updated model act.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
H7495	Authorizes the use of campaign funds for security related expenses, including home and office security systems and ongoing monitoring, in response to threats arising from their public service or candidacy.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
H7538	Requires healthcare providers and healthcare facilities to inform patients of the use of artificial intelligence to memorialize patient visits.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
H7585	Permits hit and run victims suffering serious bodily injury to recover under the crime victim compensation program.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
H7625	Commencing January 1, 2027, mandates insurers provide health insurance coverage without cost-share requirements for vaccinations recommended by the DOH and mandates the coverage for the medical assistance program and managed care organizations.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
H7654	Allows for sending of the notice under power of sale and rights of active military servicemembers by USPS First Class Mail and/or an overnight delivery service, instead of by USPS certified mail return receipt requested.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
H7654	Allows for sending of the notice under power of sale and rights of active military servicemembers by USPS First Class Mail and/or an overnight delivery service, instead of by USPS certified mail return receipt requested.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
H7683	Increases monthly minimum benefit for a spouse, domestic partner, former spouse.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
H7740	Provides and clarifies procedures for the administration of deep sedation and general anesthesia by certain types of nurses.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
H7753	Makes it a felony for any person to remove or attempt to remove any firearm or other weapon or any communication device from any peace officer or investigator of the department of attorney general.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
H7865	Provides a framework through which the department of business regulation can seek grants to fund a home hardening program.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
H7866	Raises the percentage from eighty percent (80%) to eighty-five percent (85%) regarding declaring a vehicle a total loss.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
H7879	Facilitates the study of thermal energy technology to determine if these goals can be met by the implementation of thermal energy networks in Rhode Island.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
H7923	Revises sections of the uniform controlled substances act to remove specific opioid dosage requirements and revises the uniform controlled substances act in accordance with current standards of professional practice.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
H7962	Eliminates the "until June 30, 2026" sunset on the increase in the total amount of earnings a partial-unemployment insurance claimant can receive before being entirely disqualified for unemployment insurance benefits.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
H7975	Requires licensed retailers authorized to sell intoxicating beverages to provide a lid to a consumer upon request.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
H8004	Provides technical amendments relating to comprehensive planning and land use, subdivision of land, zoning ordinances and low- and moderate-income housing.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
H8005	Amends the standards and limitations on permitted parking requirements for dwelling units.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
H8028	Exempts property that consists of the lake bed and Wilson’s Reservoir in the town of Burrillville from taxes.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
H8046	Establishes a set service rate of seventy dollars ($70.00) for the service of all writs, citations or subpoenas.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
H8110	Requires owners or landlords who rent shoreline property to provide their tenants, before the start of the tenancy, with a detailed, written disclosure regarding public shoreline access rights.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
H8155	Under the emergency fund for victims, increases the share of a victim’s total award that may be used for relocation related expenses but not increase total compensation available to a victim.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
H8252	Provides any student, who meets the requirements of this section, with an exemption from paying nonresident tuition at Rhode Island public universities, colleges, or community colleges.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
H8384	Creates an enhanced penalty defined as "road rage" to be applied in addition to penalties for convictions of certain motor vehicle offenses.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
H8400	Prohibits the operation of any thermal waste conversion facility such as pyrolysis within the Quonset Point/Davisville Industrial Park and expires on June 1, 2027.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
H8435	Allows for the issuance of a Class B license for the property located at 102 Granite Street, in the town of Westerly.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
H8436	Amends the current statute governing exemptions from property taxes for elderly and the disabled in the town of Glocester.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
H8463	Makes it unlawful for a person in the custody of the department of corrections to use any force or weapon to resist a lawful request or directive.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
H8484	Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Amos House, provided it remains a qualified tax-exempt corporation pursuant to § 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
H8501	Re-enacts certain chapters of title 45 relating to towns and cities and provides various technical statutory construction edits throughout the general laws.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
H8527	AUTHORIZING THE CHARIHO REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT TO FINANCE THE CONSTRUCTION, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SERVING THE TOWNS OF CHARLESTOWN, RICHMOND AND HOPKINTON, CONSISTING OF ONE OR MORE BUILDINGS ON A SINGLE CAMPUS, AND IMPROVEMENTS AT THE SWITCH ROAD CAMPUS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, COSTS OF LAND ACQUISITION, DEMOLITION, DESIGN, HEALTH AND SAFETY PROJECTS, PLAYGROUNDS, LANDSCAPING, PAVING, AND ALL EXPENSES INCIDENTAL THERETO, BY THE ISSUANCE OF NOT MORE THAN $116,0	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
H8546	REGARDING MOTIONS AT THE TOWN OF SCITUATE ANNUAL FINANCIAL TOWN MEETING	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
H8582	Imposes certain duties, transparency, and accountability from pharmacy benefits managers and pharmacy benefits management services.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
H8605	JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS (Authorizes the appropriation to pay certain claims.)	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
H8611	Amends the apportionment and allocation of income for purposes of taxation relating to the taxation of banks.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
S2045	Protects people attending Rhode Island court proceedings from civil arrest without a judicial warrant, ensures court access, sets enforcement rules, and provides remedies for violations.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
S2045	Protects people attending Rhode Island court proceedings from civil arrest without a judicial warrant, ensures court access, sets enforcement rules, and provides remedies for violations.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
S2047	Further delineates the definitions of felony, misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
S2123	Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Blackstone Valley Advocacy Center located in the city of Pawtucket. Effective retroactively to December 31, 2025 and affects next levy issued by the city or town where property is located.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
S2292	Makes it a felony for any person to remove or attempt to remove any firearm or other weapon or any communication device from any peace officer or investigator of the department of attorney general.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
S2330	Permits the implementation of a system of electronic registration and titling of motor vehicles, by the DMV and requires that rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this chapter, be promulgated by the administrator of the DMV.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
S2334	Authorizes the use of campaign funds for security related expenses, including home and office security systems and ongoing monitoring, in response to threats arising from their public service or candidacy.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
S2342	Places limits on the number of self-service checkout stations a grocery store can have and on the workload of employees assigned to monitor those checkout stations.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
S2365	Eliminates the age requirement for modification on Social Security income.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
S2452	Provides $100,000 to support the mental health and emotional well-being of children in OST settings.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
S2506	Adds pickles and relish to those foods not requiring refrigeration which are permitted to be manufactured and sold as a farm home food product.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
S2555	Requires DOE to establish a bilingual education support fund.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
S2650	Provides any student, who meets the requirements of this section, with an exemption from paying nonresident tuition at Rhode Island public universities, colleges, or community colleges.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
S2667	Increases income limits for eligible families and also increases the exit threshold.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
S2667	Increases income limits for eligible families and also increases the exit threshold.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
S2676	JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $150,000 TO THE MAIN STREET RHODE ISLAND PROGRAM (Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of one hundred fifty thousand dollars ($150,000) to the Main Street Rhode Island Program.)	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
S2678	Increases monthly minimum benefit for a spouse, domestic partner, former spouse.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
S2704	Provides that cities or towns may, by ordinance, designate "special ways" throughout the city or town which would be subject to alternative regulations to preserve its cultural, historic or scenic character.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
S2722	Creates a cause of action for the replacement cost of a child restraint system that is in a motor vehicle at the time of a motor vehicle accident.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
S2733	Makes it unlawful for a person in the custody of the department of corrections to use any force or weapon to resist a lawful request or directive.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
S2734	Requires owners or landlords who rent shoreline property to provide their tenants, before the start of the tenancy, with a detailed, written disclosure regarding public shoreline access rights.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
S2823	Establishes a child tax credit in the amount of three hundred thirty dollars ($330) for eligible taxpayers adjusted for inflation annually commencing January 1, 2027.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
S2828	Amends the Rhode Island works program to increases the monthly cash benefit to one hundred percent (100%) of the federal poverty level effective July 1, 2026.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
S2828	Amends the Rhode Island works program to increases the monthly cash benefit to one hundred percent (100%) of the federal poverty level effective July 1, 2026.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
S2829	Establishes a procedure to permit DCYF to apply for benefits on behalf of children, who are eligible, that are within temporary custody or guardianship of the department.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
S2834	Permits extended early intervention services for children with developmental disabilities whose third birthday is between May 1 and August 31.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
S2841	Mandates DCYF protection for benefits owed to foster children.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
S2929	Eliminates the "until June 30, 2026" sunset on the increase in the total amount of earnings a partial-unemployment insurance claimant can receive before being entirely disqualified for unemployment insurance benefits.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
S2940	SENATE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR JUVENILE HEARING BOARDS (Creates a 19 member special legislative study commission whose purpose it would be to study current practices of state and municipal Juvenile Hearing Boards established pursuant to §§ 8-10-23.1 or 8-10-23.2.)	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
S2940	SENATE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR JUVENILE HEARING BOARDS (Creates a 19 member special legislative study commission whose purpose it would be to study current practices of state and municipal Juvenile Hearing Boards established pursuant to §§ 8-10-23.1 or 8-10-23.2.)	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
S2958	Requires shooting ranges to post signs in any area in which shooting occurs that contain the following language: “WARNING: If you or a loved one is experiencing distress and/or depression, call the 988 Suicide and Crisis hotline or text “HOME” to 741741”.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
S3000	Requires licensed retailers authorized to sell intoxicating beverages to provide a lid to a consumer upon request.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
S3059	Imposes certain duties, transparency, and accountability from pharmacy benefits managers and pharmacy benefits management services.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
S3080	Establishes the thermal energy network & jobs act facilitating study of the technology to determine if goals can be met by implementing thermal energy networks in Rhode Island/creates a task force of interested parties to be an advisory committee.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
S3152	Amends the pension benefits for both current and former Rhode Island State Police members.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
S3184	Provides and clarify procedures for the administration of deep sedation and general anesthesia by certain types of nurses.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
S3185	Exempts property that consists of the lake bed and Wilson’s Reservoir in the town of Burrillville from taxes.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
S3262	Amends the current statute governing exemptions from property taxes for elderly and the disabled in the town of Glocester.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
S3290	Establishes a separate domestic violence calendar within the superior court to handle felony domestic violence cases.	Passage	06/11/2026	Absent
S3327	Establishes the office of inspector general to investigate the management and operation of agencies in an effort to prevent and deter fraud, waste, abuse and mismanagement in the expenditure of public funds.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
S3334	Amends the compositions of the Rhode Island life science hub board of directors and amends the I-195 redevelopment district commission and provides additional amendments to the powers and duties of the commission.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
S3334	Amends the compositions of the Rhode Island life science hub board of directors and amends the I-195 redevelopment district commission and provides additional amendments to the powers and duties of the commission.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
S3361	Allows for sending of the notice under power of sale and rights of active military servicemembers by USPS First Class Mail and/or an overnight delivery service, instead of by USPS certified mail return receipt requested.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
S3361	Allows for sending of the notice under power of sale and rights of active military servicemembers by USPS First Class Mail and/or an overnight delivery service, instead of by USPS certified mail return receipt requested.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
S3362	Empowers the division of motor vehicles to make available special motor vehicle registration plates for the not-for-profit entity, the Dominican Independence and Heritage Award Committee of RI.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
S3365	Requires an insurance company to directly pay the insured's chosen appraiser and the umpire appraiser, if applicable, upon receipt of a "direction to pay" executed by an insured or claimant.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
S3366	Creates special motor vehicle registration plates for vehicles based on the not-for-profit entity Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Honor Flight Hub.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea
S3370	Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Amos House, provided it remains a qualified tax-exempt corporation pursuant to § 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code.	Senate Committee on Housing & Municipal Government: Passage of Sub A	06/11/2026	Yea
S3370	Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Amos House, provided it remains a qualified tax-exempt corporation pursuant to § 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code.	Passage	06/11/2026	Yea

Source: BillTrack50 public legislator table, captured October 4, 2026. Further dates are under construction.

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Legislative effectiveness · 2023–2024

Center for Effective Lawmaking

0.84Expected benchmark: 0.912

Historical score covering the 2023–2024 legislative session. It does not measure Jacob Bissaillon’s 2025–2026 record.

Meets Expectations#21 of 34 Senate Democrats

The party rank compares this legislator with other members of the same party in the same chamber. CEL’s expectations label uses a separate benchmark that accounts for party status, seniority and committee leadership. “Meets Expectations” means a score between 50% and 150% of that benchmark; it does not mean an average party rank. How CEL defines expectations ↗

45Bills introduced

38Committee action

15Beyond committee

14Passed chamber

9Became law

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The score weights advancement by bill significance. The expected benchmark accounts for comparable legislators’ party status, seniority and committee leadership.

Category	Bills introduced	Committee action	Beyond committee	Passed chamber	Became law
Commemorative	0	0	0	0	0
Substantive	44	37	14	13	8
Substantive and significant	1	1	1	1	1

Historical scores

2023–2024 · 0.84 · Party rank 21 of 34

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Experimental RIEP calculation · 2025–2026

Three-stage legislative progress index

2.26#1 of 38 Senate district records

#1 of 34 Senate DemocratsAbove Senate average

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Why RIEP publishes a current-session index

CEL’s Legislative Effectiveness Score is our research benchmark. The CEL data presented here cover 2023–2024 and have not been extended to the 2025–2026 session. RIEP’s provisional index provides a current-session view of bill sponsorship and advancement while that historical score remains available for context.

RIEP uses three equally weighted stages and a Senate average of 1. It does not reproduce CEL’s five-stage method, bill-significance weights or expected-performance model. “Above” or “below Senate average” describes this index only; it is not a CEL expectations label.

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Lead-sponsored bills, bills passed by the Senate, and bills that became law, compared with all 38 Senate district records. A score of 1 represents the comparison-set average.

109Lead-sponsored

48Passed Senate

32Became law

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Each stage receives equal weight. Divide Bissaillon’s count at each stage by the corresponding Senate total, average the three shares, and multiply by 38. Rank uses unrounded scores; equal scores share a rank. Bills that become law contribute at each stage they reach. Cosponsored bills and resolutions are excluded.

38 ÷ 3 × (109 ÷ 2192 + 48 ÷ 758 + 32 ÷ 488) = 2.262578.

Dataset updated: August 30, 2026. Counts reflect this dataset, not a live legislative feed.

Prototype only. This is a separate RIEP progress index, not an update to the Center for Effective Lawmaking’s score or an overall assessment of a legislator. It does not include committee-action stages or bill-significance weights. It uses existing district records rather than every legislator who served during the term.

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RI League of Cities and Towns · 2025Votes on nine 2025 bills and budget items selected by the Rhode Island League of Cities and Towns as priorities affecting municipalities, local authority, municipal budgets, public employees, state aid, and local taxpayers.

7/9

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ACLU of Rhode Island · 2025Individual roll-call record on 11 Senate votes selected by the ACLU of Rhode Island as key civil-liberties issues for the 2025 session. The source shows, vote by vote, whether the legislator's vote matched the ACLU's stated position, opposed it, or was absent/otherwise not voting.

6/11

The ACLU selected these votes to highlight civil-liberties issues. An aligned vote matches its stated position; an opposed vote does not. The selection does not cover every relevant bill or capture committee and floor leadership, so RIEP does not convert it into an overall grade.

This is an ACLU of Rhode Island voting record, not an RIEP score or endorsement. RIEP displays the underlying organization-selected record without converting it into a percentage, grade, rank, or aggregate candidate rating. The ACLU states that its selected votes do not cover every bill with civil-liberties implications and do not capture committee or floor leadership. Source report ↗

League of Women Voters · 2026 voter guide

The supplied October 2026 South County guide covers selected Chariho-area races. This candidate is not included in that regional guide.

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2026 election · Senate District 1

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