Democrat · Incumbent · East Providence
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Valarie Jean Lawson’s campaign positions and public records, with source and reporting-period details below.
Valarie Jean Lawson represents Senate District 14 in East Providence. This candidate is listed as the Democratic incumbent in the 2026 candidate roster.
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Presence recorded in official Senate Journals. “Not Voting” on a floor vote is not treated as an absence. Attendance rate is a percentage.
Official committee roster · Dataset updated August 30, 2026.
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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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Valarie Jean Lawson’s 24 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.
| Bill | Year | Passed chamber | Became law |
|---|---|---|---|
| S85 | 2025 | Yes | Not recorded |
| S113 | 2025 | Yes | Not recorded |
| S152 | 2025 | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| S167 | 2025 | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| S445 | 2025 | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| S473 | 2025 | Yes | Yes |
| S474 | 2025 | Yes | Yes |
| S610 | 2025 | Yes | Yes |
| S879 | 2025 | Yes | Not recorded |
| S899 | 2025 | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| S903 | 2025 | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| S974 | 2025 | Yes | Yes |
| S1147 | 2025 | Yes | Yes |
| S1148 | 2025 | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| S2342 | 2026 | Yes | Yes |
| S2367 | 2026 | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| S2406 | 2026 | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| S2418 | 2026 | Yes | Yes |
| S2635 | 2026 | Yes | Yes |
| S2715 | 2026 | Yes | Yes |
| S2737 | 2026 | Yes | Not recorded |
| S3066 | 2026 | Yes | Yes |
| S3143 | 2026 | Not recorded | Not recorded |
| S3282 | 2026 | Yes | Yes |
Source: RIEP research using Rhode Island General Assembly bill-status records, August 30, 2026 snapshot.
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.
Senate Resolution Honoring The Victims Of The Brown University Shooting And Commending First Responders
Senate Resolution Extending The Reporting And Expiration Dates Of The Special Commission To Make A Comprehensive Study Of Rhode Island's Healthcare Workforce Related To Educating And Retaining Primary Care Physicians And Establishing A State Medical School At The University Of Rhode Island (extends Reporting And Expiration Dates Of Commission Studying Ri's Healthcare Workforce Relating To Educating And Retaining Primary Care Physicians And A Medical School At Uri From January 2, 2026, To March 1, 2026, And Expires On June 30, 2026.)
Senate Resolution Expressing Sincere Condolences On The Passing Of Mary D. Burke
Senate Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of The Honorable David R. Carlin, Jr.
Senate Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Arthur Armand Coia
Senate Resolution Extending Deepest Sympathy On The Passing Of The Venerated Legal Luminary, Judge Frank Caprio
Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Edward Catone, Jr.
Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Ashbel Tingley Wall, Ii
This act would promote transparency and accountability in the use of artificial intelligence by health insurers to manage coverage and claims. This act would take effect upon passage.
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.)
This act would allow a modification to federal adjusted gross income for all social security income for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2027. This act would take effect upon passage.
This act would provide that the prescription label for medication abortion prescription drugs may include the name of the prescriber's healthcare practice instead of the name of the prescriber. This act would take effect upon passage.
This act would establish the process to provide a legal mechanism whereby a terminally ill patient may choose to end their life using medications prescribed by a physician. This act would take effect upon passage.
This act would provide that statements by a healthcare provider to a patient or to the patient's relative or representative regarding the unanticipated outcome of such patient's medical care and treatment, such as an apology or an expression of sympathy, shall be inadmissible as evidence of an admission of liability or as evidence of an admission against interest in any claim or action against the provider. This act would take effect upon passage.
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
This act would expand the council on elementary and secondary education to ten (10) members; make six (6) members a quorum; would make the teacher of the year a voting member; would require the student advisory council to meet at least quarterly; would make the chair of the student advisory council a voting member of the council; would expand the board of education from seventeen (17) to nineteen (19) members and would include the Rhode Island teacher of the year and the chairperson of the student advisory council and would also be voting members to the board. This act would take effect upon passage.
This act would establish a statewide “healthy school meals for all” universal school breakfast and lunch program in Rhode Island public schools phased in over three (3) years. The program would begin with all elementary school students, then add all middle school students in year two (2), and then provide universal meals for all students by the 2028-2029 school year. The act would also direct that in operating its school breakfast and lunch program, each public educational entity would seek to maximize access to federal funds for the cost of the school breakfast and lunch program by participating in one of several identified federal programs in order to obtain federal funds to offset the costs to districts of providing free breakfasts and lunches and minimize the costs to the state. The general assembly would be required to make an appropriation by separate line items in the budget to provide breakfast and lunch at no charge for children in state subsidized early childhood education programs. This act would take effect on July 1, 2027.
This act would eliminate the sunset on the provision of funding for child care educators. This act would also modify the eligibility requirement to eighty-five (85%) percent of state median income to waive any copayment. This act would take effect upon passage.
This act would impose a seventy-five cent ($0.75) surcharge on fares charged by rideshare or transportation network companies. This act would also require that fifty percent (50%) of the surcharge be deposited in a restricted account to be used for street improvements in the municipality where the fare originated, and fifty percent (50%) of the surcharge be deposited in a restricted account to fund Transit Forward RI. The tax administrator would promulgate rules and regulations to implement the provisions of this chapter. The act would also establish a restricted receipt account for the benefit of RIPTA funded by sales tax collected from ride-share companies such as Uber and Lyft. This act would take effect upon passage.
This act would establish the Catastrophic Illness in Children Relief Fund to provide financial assistance to families with children age twenty-one (21) years and younger stricken by a catastrophic illness for medical expenses not covered by any other state or federal program or any insurance contract. A nine (9) member commission would establish and administer a program to achieve the purposes of the fund. This act would take effect upon passage.
This act would permit a nurse who has the appropriate knowledge, credentials and clinical competency, to provide home services foot care, which would include routine foot and nail care, as well as implementing a plan of footcare that includes hygiene and the shortening of toe and finger nails. A nurse providing in-home foot care would ensure that two (2) hours of continuing education out of the ten (10) hours required per certification period would be focused on foot care. The department of health would determine fair and reasonable license and renewal fees for nurses providing services pursuant to this section. This act would take effect upon passage.
This act would remove the requirement that families consent to, and cooperate with the department of human services in establishing paternity and enforcing child and medical support orders as a condition of eligibility for child care assistance. This act would take effect upon passage.
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.)
This act would amend several statutes relating to elections and the dates for primaries and dates within which to file nomination papers and object to nomination papers. This act would take effect on January 1, 2028.
This act would prohibit any questioning of a juvenile who is suspected of delinquent or criminal behavior unless (1) the parent, legal guardian of the juvenile or the DCYF when parental rights are terminated is present, (2) unless an attorney is present, (3) the juvenile and their parent or legal guardian have waived their presence, (4) the court is satisfied that the juvenile has made a knowing voluntary waiver of their rights, or (5) the juvenile is emancipated or has misrepresented their age as being eighteen (18) years or older. This act would take effect upon passage.
Commencing July 1, 2026, this act would eliminate the provision of this section that requires new applicants for employment under this section to pay the expense for their criminal background checks. This act would take effect upon passage.
This act would create an additional Rhode Island personal income tax of three percent (3.00%) on taxable income over approximately six-hundred and forty thousand dollars ($640,000) in 2026 dollars, impacting only the top one percent (1%) in income of personal income tax filers. This tax would apply to taxable income after all appropriate exemptions and deductions and not to total income. The existing three-bracket personal income tax structure would remain in place. Each year, Rhode Island’s division of taxation would apply an inflation adjustment to revise the top one percent (1%) cut-off for the following tax year. This act would not apply retroactively to prior tax years or to taxable income from prior tax years. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.
This act would establish a tax credit against income tax based upon eligible expenditures incurred by a family caregiver for the care and support of an eligible family member. The maximum amount of the credit would be one thousand dollars ($1,000) and would apply to all tax years beginning after December 31, 2026. This act would take effect upon passage.
This act would require every individual or group health insurance contract effective on or after January 1, 2027, to provide coverage to the insured and the insured's spouse and dependents for all FDA-approved contraceptive drugs, devices and other products, voluntary sterilization procedures, patient education and counseling on contraception and follow-up services as well as Medicaid coverage for a twelve (12) month supply for Medicaid recipients. This act would take effect upon passage.
This act would prohibit the purchase of more than one firearm in a thirty (30) day period. Exemptions are made for law enforcement, inheritance, participation in courses of instruction, temporary rentals at gun ranges and licensed collectors. This act would take effect upon passage.
This act would establish the commuter transportation benefit chapter. Employers with five hundred (500) or more employees would be required to establish a pre-tax commuter transportation fringe benefit program. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.
This act would amend the requirements pursuant to the Hospital Conversions Act to authorize the attorney general and the department of health to permit the filing of an initial application for conversion pursuant to the expedited review provisions of § 23-17.14-12.1 for a hospital subject to court-supervised insolvency proceedings. The provisions of this act shall sunset one year from the effective date of the act, except that the sunset provision shall not inhibit review by either department for any application that was filed on or before the sunset date. This act would take effect upon passage.
RELATING TO MAKING REVISED APPROPRIATIONS IN SUPPORT OF FY 2026 RELATING TO ROGER WILLIAMS MEDICAL CENTER AND OUR LADY OF FATIMA HOSPITAL AND AUTHORIZING THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND TO PROVIDE FINANCING SUPPORT TO ASSIST THE SALE OF THE HOSPITALS TO CHARTERCARE HEALTH OF RHODE ISLAND, INC.
This act would mandate a minimum ratio of manual checkout stations to self-service checkout stations and limits the workload and additional duties an employer can assign to an employee that monitors self-service checkout stations. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.
This act would allow an individual, who is a first-time homebuyer, to contribute funds to a first-time homebuyer savings account with Rhode Island housing to pay for eligible costs to purchase a home and receive favorable tax deductions and exemptions. This act would take effect upon passage.
Commencing January 1, 2027, this act would mandate insurers provide health insurance coverage without cost-share requirements for vaccinations recommended by the state department of health and would mandate the coverage for the medical assistance program and managed care organizations. This act would take effect upon passage.
This act would require that any covered entity that develops and provides online services, products, or features that children are reasonably likely to access shall consider the best interest of children when designing and developing such online service, product, or feature. The provisions of this chapter may be enforced by the attorney general and violators are subject to civil penalties. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.
This act would allow for a special Rhode Island license plate to raise awareness for colon cancer. The plate would be designed by the Partnership to Reduce Cancer in Rhode Island in honor of the late Maryellen Goodwin. The fees for the plate would be divided equally between the general fund and the not-for-profit Partnership to Reduce Cancer in Rhode Island. This act would take effect upon passage.
This act would include a veteran who is seventy-five (75) years of age or older with a combined service-connected disability rating of seventy percent (70%), as eligible for disabled veterans license plates. A veteran who is “individually unemployable” due to a service-connected disability shall be exempted from the payment of the annual registration of and license to operate fee. This act would take effect upon passage.
This act would prohibit any person from employing dynamic or surveillance pricing practices in the sale of goods or services to consumers in Rhode Island and would authorize consumers damaged by a violation of the section to bring a civil action for the recovery of damages, attorney's fees and/or equitable relief. This act would take effect upon passage.
This act would amend the current law on health insurance coverage for fertility diagnostic care, standard fertility preservation services, and fertility treatment and would require coverage for any medically necessary ovulation-enhancing drugs and medical services related to prescribing and monitoring the use of ovulation-enhancing drugs that is intended to treat infertility and establish a pregnancy that results in a live birth. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.
This act would prohibit bail bond agents and bail bond recovery agents from engaging in civil immigration enforcement, define such conduct as unprofessional, and subject violators to professional discipline under Rhode Island law, including license suspension, revocation, denial of renewal and civil penalties. This act would take effect upon passage.
Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Thomas Joseph Holland
This act would establish the “Prescription Drug Savings and Transparency Act of 2026.” This act would authorize an independent, comprehensive study by the office of the auditor general to determine whether Rhode Island would benefit from adopting a consolidated prescription drug management program within the Medicaid program. This act would take effect upon passage.
This act would provide an end to transaction fees for school lunches in all districts. The department would ensure there is at least one no-fee payment method for school lunches. This act would also require that any payment processing platform used by the district clearly discloses whether fees will be charged. This act would take effect upon passage.
This act would restate the UTGR Master Contract and the Twin River-Tiverton Master Contract and would consolidate the marketing program of each into the Consolidated Marketing Program. This act would take effect upon passage.
This act would establish the criminal offense of real estate title fraud. Additionally, this act would allow municipalities to refuse to record “suspicious documents” from persons who are not trusted submitters. The act would also create penalties for real estate title fraud. This act would take effect upon passage.
This act would expand the benefit definitions of temporary care giver leave to include a grandchild and care recipient and would increase a leave benefits period to ten (10) weeks for 2027 and twelve (12) weeks for 2028. This act would take effect upon passage.
This act would create a new chapter to provide for non-charitable bingo by the state lottery division. This act would take effect upon passage.
This act would provide for penalties for tax preparers that purposefully mislead their clients or act as ghost preparers of tax returns and would require the tax administrator to publish a list of tax preparers who have had their privileges to prepare returns revoked or suspended. This act would take effect upon passage.
This act would establish a child tax credit in the amount of three hundred thirty dollars ($330) for eligible taxpayers adjusted for inflation annually commencing January 1, 2027. This act would take effect upon passage.
This act would establish a food-as-medicine pilot program and task force to be administered by the executive office of health and human services. This act would take effect upon passage.
This act would preclude any legal entity from possessing, controlling or otherwise claiming legal title to real property exceeding an aggregate value of twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) in single-family dwellings or multi-family dwellings. This act would require any legal entity that possesses, controls or otherwise claims legal title to real property exceeding an aggregate value of twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000) in single-family dwellings or multi- family dwellings, to divest a graduated yearly amount from assets consisting of single-family dwellings or multi-family dwellings over the next ten (10) years, until the total aggregate value held by that legal entity is less than or equal to twenty-five million dollars ($25,000,000). This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.
Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $800,000 To Waterfire Providence (authorizes The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $800,000 To Waterfire Providence.)
This act would increase 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. This act would take effect upon passage.
This act would permit those individuals convicted of multiple felonies and misdemeanors to have their records expunged and provide criteria for the court to consider in determining whether the person is of good character. This act would take effect upon passage.
Joint Resolution To Amend The Medicaid Section 1115 Demonstration Waiver Requests And Renewals (allows Eohhs To Implement Waiver Amendments, State Plan Amendments, And Changes To Department Rules And Regulations To Make Certain Updates To The Behavioral Health Per-diem Add On Program For Particularly Complex Patients.)
Senate Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Make A Comprehensive Study Of Rhode Island's Healthcare Workforce Related To Educating And Retaining Primary Care Providers (creates A 17-member Commission To Study Rhode Island’s Healthcare Workforce Related To Educating And Retaining Primary Care Providers And Who Would Report Back Annually To The President Of The Senate.)
This act would establish the operations necessary for a 988 hotline for suicide prevention and behavioral health crisis management. This act would also establish the operations necessary for acute mental health crisis outreach and stabilization services in direct response to the 988 hotline. This act would take effect on July 1, 2027.
This act would impose certain duties, transparency, and accountability from pharmacy benefit managers and pharmacy benefit management services. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.
This act would require pharmacy benefit managers to apply for a certificate of authority from the office of the health insurance commissioner to operate such a business in this state. Further, this act would empower the health insurance commissioner to oversee all pharmacy benefit managers and penalize violations. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.
This act would require healthcare insurers, without prior authorization, to provide post- acute care services to patients discharged from a hospital for a minimum of seven (7) days commencing on or after January 1, 2027. This act would take effect upon passage.
This act would expand the health professional loan repayment program to healthcare providers practicing in primary care health settings. This act would take effect upon passage.
Senate Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Make A Comprehensive Study Of Rhode Island's Medical Malpractice Impact On Health Care Providers And Health Care Costs In Rhode Island (creates Commission To Study Medical Malpractice Issues Relating To Lawsuits, Claims, Settlements, Filings And Related Impact On Insurance Costs For Providers With Report Due 10/1/27 And Expiration On 1/31/28.)
This act would establish the framework to create a medical school at the University of Rhode Island and provide an initial appropriation of five million dollars ($5,000,000) as the first phase of a multi-year investment for the development of a medical school. This act would take effect upon passage.
This act would require that reimbursement rates for licensed mobile response and stabilization services be equal to or greater than the prevailing integrated state Medicaid rate for mobile response and stabilizations services as established by EOHHS. This act would take effect upon passage.
This act would establish a statewide mobile response and stabilization services program to provide rapid crisis response and short-term stabilization for children and youth in their natural environments. This act would take effect upon passage.
Senate Resolution Affirming The State Of Rhode Island's Commitment To Supporting Women In The Building Trades And Expanding Equitable Access To Careers In The Construction Industry
Senate Resolution Expressing Deepest Condolences On The Passing Of Anna Casale
Senate Resolution Celebrating March 19, 2026, As "rhode Island College Day" In The State Of Rhode Island
This act would include the senate majority leader in the joint committee on legislative services. This act would take effect upon passage.
Senate Resolution Celebrating St. Patrick's Day And Honoring Irish American Patriots' Role In The United States War Of Independence
Senate Resolution Commemorating The Celebration Of St. Joseph's Day
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
This act would create the Rhode Island voting rights act to establish procedures to prevent discrimination in the voting process. This act would take effect on January 1, 2027.
Senate Resolution Celebrating "uri Day" At The Rhode Island State House On March 26, 2026
This act would designate bridge number 44-000000000007010, located in Providence, Rhode Island, where U.S. Route 44 (Smith Street) crosses over both northbound and southbound lanes of Interstate 95, roughly a tenth of a mile south of the junction with Route 146, as the “George Nee Bridge.” This act would take effect upon passage.
Senate Resolution Celebrating The 172nd Anniversary Of The United States And Japan Treaty Of Peace And Amity
Senate Resolution Recognizing And Honoring The Courage, Heroism, And Compassion Of The Individuals Who Rendered Aid During The Lynch Arena Shooting In Pawtucket
Senate Resolution Congratulating The Blackstone Valley Schools (bvs) Boys Co-op Team On Winning The Rhode Island Division Ii High School State Hockey Championship
Senate Resolution Commemorating March 25, 2026, As The 205th Anniversary Of Greek Independence Day And Celebrating Democracy In Greece And The United States
Senate Resolution Commending The Valiant Intervention Efforts Of Superior Court Judge Joseph J. Mcburney And Head Of Security, Dana Smith On Behalf Of His Court Intern Who Was Wrongfully Identified And Targeted By Immigration And Customs Enforcement (ice) Agents
This act would repeal § 16-2-34 ("Central Falls School District board of trustees"). The Central Falls Stabilization Fund would include funding for tuition payments for outplaced special education students and tuition payments to other public schools. The Davies and Met Stabilization Fund would be established to ensure appropriate funding is available to support their students. This act would take effect on July 1, 2026.
Senate Resolution Honoring The Life And Legacy Of Baseball Icon Davey Lopes And Expressing Sympathy On His Passing
Senate Resolution Proclaiming April 16, 2026, As "rhode Island Manufacturers Association Recognition Day" In The State Of Rhode Island
Senate Resolution Honoring Family Medicine Physicians For Their Service And Advocacy
Senate Resolution Proclaiming April To Be "holocaust & Genocide Awareness Month" In The State Of Rhode Island
Senate Resolution Proclaiming April 16, 2026, To Be "community College Of Rhode Island Day" In The State Of Rhode Island
Senate Resolution Congratulating Sandra Berube On Her Retirement After 33 Years Of Dedicated Service To The State Of Rhode Island And The Rhode Island General Assembly As A Senior Staff Member With The Rhode Island State Senate
Senate Resolution Commemorating May 4, 2026, As Rhode Island Independence Day And The 250th Anniversary Of The General Assembly's Historic Act Of Renunciation
Senate Resolution Congratulating The Eleanor Slater Hospital--zambarano Campus On The Recognition Of "zambarano Day" On May 5, 2026
Senate Resolution Proclaiming May 4th Through May 8th Of 2026, To Be "teacher Appreciation Week" In The State Of Rhode Island
Senate Resolution Proclaiming May 2026, To Be "older Americans Month" In The State Of Rhode Island
Senate Resolution Proclaiming The First Saturday In May As "rhode Island Labyrinth Day" And Recognizing May 2, 2026, As "world Labyrinth Day" In The State Of Rhode Island
Senate Resolution Recognizing May 6, 2026, As A "national Day Of Reason" In The State Of Rhode Island And Affirming The Central Importance Of Reason In The Betterment Of Humanity
This act would strengthen enforcement of the state's pharmacy audit law by clarifying and tightening audit procedures to ensure pharmacy audits are conducted fairly and transparently. This act would take effect upon passage.
Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Arthur Paiva
Senate Resolution Expressing Condolences On The Passing Of Jeannette D. Alyward
Senate Resolution Commemorating May 10 Through May 16, 2026, As "national Police Week" In The State Of Rhode Island, In Remembrance Of All Police And Law Enforcement Officers Who Have Lost Their Lives In The Line Of Duty
Senate Resolution Supporting "period Poverty Awareness Week" On May 11-17, 2026, In The State Of Rhode Island
Senate Resolution Recognizing May 2026 As "fibromyalgia Awareness Month" In The State Of Rhode Island
This act would expand guaranteed issue rights for Medigap plan enrollees who enroll outside of a plan’s initial enrollment period. This act would take effect upon passage.
Senate Resolution Congratulating Ripin On 35 Years Of Improving Rhode Islanders' Lives
Senate Resolution Celebrating "national Hospital Week" On May 10-16, 2026, In The State Of Rhode Island
Senate Resolution Honoring The Rhode Island Medical Society For Organizing The 2026 State House Advocacy Day
Joint Resolution Making An Appropriation Of $4,800,000 To The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (snap) Eat Well, Be Well Rewards Program (this Resolution Would Authorize The Appropriation Of The Sum Of $4,800,000 To The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (snap) Eat Well, Be Well Rewards Program.)
This act would authorize the city of East Providence to issue licenses to any person or business entity seeking to engage in the business of operating a hotel, motel, inn, boardinghouse, or catering establishment. The act would also provide that the business in question first obtains approval from the chief of police, the building inspector and the mayor. This act would take effect upon passage.
Senate Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Make A Comprehensive Study Of Rhode Island's Medical Malpractice Impact On Health Care Providers And Health Care Costs In Rhode Island (creates A 12 Member Special Legislative Commission Whose Purpose It Would Be To Make A Comprehensive Study Of Ri Medical Malpractice Lawsuits, Claims, Settlements, Administrative Filings And Impact On Medical Malpractice Insurance Costs For Providers.)
Senate Resolution Creating A Special Legislative Commission To Make A Comprehensive Study Of Rhode Island's Healthcare Workforce Related To Educating And Retaining Primary Care Providers
Senate Resolution Proclaiming And Acknowledging June Of 2026 As "portuguese American Heritage Month" In The State Of Rhode Island
Source: BillTrack50 public legislator table, captured October 5, 2026. Status labels reflect that snapshot.
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.
| 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 | 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 | Yea | |
| H7046 | Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Blithewold, Inc., located at 101 Ferry Road, Bristol, Rhode Island. | Passage | 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 | 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 | 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 | Yea | |
| H7198 | Further delineate the definitions of felony, misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor. | Passage | Yea | |
| H7202 | Creates the Rhode Island Federal Constitution defense act. | Passage | 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 | Yea | |
| H7373 | Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Blackstone Valley Advocacy Center located in the city of Pawtucket. | Passage | 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 | 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 | 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 | Nay | |
| H7434 | Prohibits ICE employees, agents or officials from being within two hundred feet (200 ft) of any polling place during voting. | Passage | Yea | |
| H7477 | Replaces the existing limited liability company act with a newer and updated model act. | Passage | 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 | Yea | |
| H7538 | Requires healthcare providers and healthcare facilities to inform patients of the use of artificial intelligence to memorialize patient visits. | Passage | Yea | |
| H7585 | Permits hit and run victims suffering serious bodily injury to recover under the crime victim compensation program. | Passage | 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 | 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 | 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 | Yea | |
| H7683 | Increases monthly minimum benefit for a spouse, domestic partner, former spouse. | Passage | Absent | |
| H7740 | Provides and clarifies procedures for the administration of deep sedation and general anesthesia by certain types of nurses. | Passage | 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 | Yea | |
| H7865 | Provides a framework through which the department of business regulation can seek grants to fund a home hardening program. | Passage | Yea | |
| H7866 | Raises the percentage from eighty percent (80%) to eighty-five percent (85%) regarding declaring a vehicle a total loss. | Passage | 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 | 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 | 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 | Yea | |
| H7975 | Requires licensed retailers authorized to sell intoxicating beverages to provide a lid to a consumer upon request. | Passage | Yea | |
| H8004 | Provides technical amendments relating to comprehensive planning and land use, subdivision of land, zoning ordinances and low- and moderate-income housing. | Passage | Yea | |
| H8005 | Amends the standards and limitations on permitted parking requirements for dwelling units. | Passage | Yea | |
| H8028 | Exempts property that consists of the lake bed and Wilson’s Reservoir in the town of Burrillville from taxes. | Passage | Yea | |
| H8046 | Establishes a set service rate of seventy dollars ($70.00) for the service of all writs, citations or subpoenas. | Passage | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Yea | |
| H8436 | Amends the current statute governing exemptions from property taxes for elderly and the disabled in the town of Glocester. | Passage | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Yea | |
| H8546 | REGARDING MOTIONS AT THE TOWN OF SCITUATE ANNUAL FINANCIAL TOWN MEETING | Passage | Yea | |
| H8582 | Imposes certain duties, transparency, and accountability from pharmacy benefits managers and pharmacy benefits management services. | Passage | Yea | |
| H8605 | JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS (Authorizes the appropriation to pay certain claims.) | Passage | Yea | |
| H8611 | Amends the apportionment and allocation of income for purposes of taxation relating to the taxation of banks. | Passage | Yea | |
| S2032 | Prohibits an insurance company from imposing any cost-sharing requirements for any diagnostic or supplemental breast examinations. | Passage | Yea | |
| S2039 | Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of AS220 located in the city of Providence. Effective retroactively to December 31, 2025 and affects next levy issued by the city or town where property is located. | Passage | Yea | |
| S2039 | Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of AS220 located in the city of Providence. Effective retroactively to December 31, 2025 and affects next levy issued by the city or town where property is located. | Passage | 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 | 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 | Yea | |
| S2047 | Further delineates the definitions of felony, misdemeanor and petty misdemeanor. | Passage | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Yea | |
| S2365 | Eliminates the age requirement for modification on Social Security income. | Passage | Yea | |
| S2452 | Provides $100,000 to support the mental health and emotional well-being of children in OST settings. | Passage | 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 | Yea | |
| S2555 | Requires DOE to establish a bilingual education support fund. | Passage | 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 | Yea | |
| S2667 | Increases income limits for eligible families and also increases the exit threshold. | Passage | Yea | |
| S2667 | Increases income limits for eligible families and also increases the exit threshold. | Passage | 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 | Yea | |
| S2678 | Increases monthly minimum benefit for a spouse, domestic partner, former spouse. | Passage | Absent | |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Yea | |
| S2834 | Permits extended early intervention services for children with developmental disabilities whose third birthday is between May 1 and August 31. | Passage | Yea | |
| S2841 | Mandates DCYF protection for benefits owed to foster children. | Passage | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Yea | |
| S3000 | Requires licensed retailers authorized to sell intoxicating beverages to provide a lid to a consumer upon request. | Passage | Yea | |
| S3059 | Imposes certain duties, transparency, and accountability from pharmacy benefits managers and pharmacy benefits management services. | Passage | 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 | Yea | |
| S3152 | Amends the pension benefits for both current and former Rhode Island State Police members. | Passage | Yea | |
| S3184 | Provides and clarify procedures for the administration of deep sedation and general anesthesia by certain types of nurses. | Passage | Yea | |
| S3185 | Exempts property that consists of the lake bed and Wilson’s Reservoir in the town of Burrillville from taxes. | Passage | Yea | |
| S3262 | Amends the current statute governing exemptions from property taxes for elderly and the disabled in the town of Glocester. | Passage | Yea | |
| S3290 | Establishes a separate domestic violence calendar within the superior court to handle felony domestic violence cases. | Passage | Yea | |
| 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | Yea |
Source: BillTrack50 public legislator table, captured October 5, 2026. Further dates are under construction.
Each organization uses its own methodology. RIEP does not combine these into an overall candidate score.
Historical score covering the 2023–2024 legislative session. It does not measure Valarie Jean Lawson’s 2025–2026 record.
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 ↗
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 | 45 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 13 |
| Substantive and significant | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
2023–2024 · 1.28 · Party rank 12 of 34
2021–2022 · 1.30 · Party rank 14 of 34
2019–2020 · 0.49 · Party rank 30 of 33
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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.
Compare RIEP and CEL scores for the same 2023–2024 session →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.
Each stage receives equal weight. Divide Lawson’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 × (24 ÷ 2192 + 15 ÷ 758 + 11 ÷ 488) = 0.674865.
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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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 ↗
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2026 election · Senate District 14
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