Their bills, from filing to law
Bills Jennifer Stewart was a primary sponsor of this session. Most bills from either party never leave committee; in Illinois many never get past the Assignments or Rules committee.
Introduced28
Out of committee1
Passed one chamber1
Passed both chambers1
Became law1
Never left committee27
For comparison, the median Democratic member of the House has 6 bills that became law this session.
What their bills are about
State Affairs And Government 4Insurance 3INSURANCE — ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES 2STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT — OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES 2Delinquent And Dependent Children 2DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN — PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT 2
HOUSE RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MAY 4, 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
Not out of committeeIntroduced, referred to House Special Legislation · 2026-05-06
Requires Rhode Island Medicaid to cover services provided by licensed certified professional midwives and to collect utilization and cost data, while allowing limits consistent with Medicaid rules.
HUMAN SERVICES — MEDICAL ASSISTANCE – Requires Rhode Island Medicaid to cover services provided by licensed certified professional midwives and to collect utilization and cost data, while allowing limits consistent with Medicaid rules.
Not out of committeeCommittee recommended measure be held for further study · 2026-05-05
Requires Medicaid to cover services by licensed certified lactation counselors and EOHHS to oversee and implement the program and track related costs and use. It also ensures reimbursement consistent with similar providers.
HUMAN SERVICES — MEDICAL ASSISTANCE – Requires Medicaid to cover services by licensed certified lactation counselors and EOHHS to oversee and implement the program and track related costs and use. It also ensures reimbursement consistent with similar providers.
Not out of committeeCommittee recommended measure be held for further study · 2026-05-05
Requires the secretary of the executive office of health and human services to monitor and mandate changes to the price-setting practices of pharmacy benefit managers to prohibit the spread pricing payment model.
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT — OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES – Requires the secretary of the executive office of health and human services to monitor and mandate changes to the price-setting practices of pharmacy benefit managers to prohibit the spread pricing payment model.
Not out of committeeCommittee recommended measure be held for further study · 2026-05-05
Sets controls on Medicaid prescription drug costs by imposing transparency and accountability requirements on managed care organizations (MCOs) and their pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs).
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT — OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES – Sets controls on Medicaid prescription drug costs by imposing transparency and accountability requirements on managed care organizations (MCOs) and their pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs).
Not out of committeeCommittee recommended measure be held for further study · 2026-05-05
Requires EOHHS to provide self-measured blood pressure monitoring for eligible pregnant and postpartum individuals, covering home monitors, training, data transmission, and co-interventions, with state funds if federal aid is unavailable.
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT — HEALTH CARE FOR CHILDREN AND PREGNANT WOMEN – Requires EOHHS to provide self-measured blood pressure monitoring for eligible pregnant and postpartum individuals, covering home monitors, training, data transmission, and co-interventions, with state funds if federal aid is unavailable.
Not out of committeeCommittee recommended measure be held for further study · 2026-05-05
Creates an intervenor compensation program to provide compensation in the form of grants for legal fees, expert witness fees, and other reasonable costs to an intervenor in both, energy siting board and public utilities commission proceedings.
PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS — PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION — THE EQUITABLE PARTICIPATION IN UTILITY REGULATION ACT – Creates an intervenor compensation program to provide compensation in the form of grants for legal fees, expert witness fees, and other reasonable costs to an intervenor in both,…
Not out of committeeCommittee recommended measure be held for further study · 2026-04-28
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.
DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN — PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT – 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…
Not out of committeeCommittee recommended measure be held for further study · 2026-04-16
Prohibits family court from detaining or committing any youth, 12 years or younger, to training school, for any offense other than murder, first degree sexual assault, or an attempt to commit such offenses there is no other reasonable placement.
DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN — PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT – Prohibits family court from detaining or committing any youth, 12 years or younger, to training school, for any offense other than murder, first degree sexual assault, or an attempt to commit such offenses there is…
Not out of committeeCommittee recommended measure be held for further study · 2026-04-16
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.
MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES — MOTOR FUEL TAX – 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.
Not out of committeeCommittee recommended measure be held for further study · 2026-04-14
Establishes a restricted receipt account for the benefit of the Rhode Island public transit authority funded by sales taxes collected from ride-share companies; and provided further, the account would be exempt from indirect cost recovery provisions.
PUBLIC FINANCE — STATE FUNDS – Establishes a restricted receipt account for the benefit of the Rhode Island public transit authority funded by sales taxes collected from ride-share companies; and provided further, the account would be exempt from indirect cost recovery provisions.
Not out of committeeCommittee recommended measure be held for further study · 2026-04-14
Establishes a universal and unified healthcare system and reform the current payment system for healthcare coverage in this state.
INSURANCE — UNIVERSAL AND UNIFIED HEALTHCARE SYSTEM ACT – Establishes a universal and unified healthcare system and reform the current payment system for healthcare coverage in this state.
Not out of committeeCommittee recommended measure be held for further study · 2026-04-14
Requires that the state's share to public libraries be fixed at twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount appropriated by the city or town in their budgets for fiscal year 2027.
LIBRARIES — STATE AID TO LIBRARIES – Requires that the state's share to public libraries be fixed at twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount appropriated by the city or town in their budgets for fiscal year 2027.
Not out of committeeCommittee recommended measure be held for further study · 2026-04-08
Sunsets/discontinues the Jobs Development Act rate reduction as of July 1, 2026.
TAXATION — RHODE ISLAND NEW QUALIFIED JOBS INCENTIVE ACT 2015 – Sunsets/discontinues the Jobs Development Act rate reduction as of July 1, 2026.
Not out of committeeCommittee recommended measure be held for further study · 2026-04-08
Establishes an opportunity for employee ownership where the owner notifies all current full-time and part-time employees and provides them with a 30-day window in which to initiate a process to potentially purchase the business as a workers' cooperative.
LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS — THE RHODE ISLAND OPPORTUNITY FOR EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP ACT – Establishes an opportunity for employee ownership where the owner notifies all current full-time and part-time employees and provides them with a 30-day window in which to initiate a process to potentially…
Not out of committeeCommittee recommended measure be held for further study · 2026-03-30
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