Representative • Democrat

Brandon Potter

Rhode Island • District HD-016

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Activity Summary

Bills Sponsored

Aggregate Impact (Sponsored Bills):

100% Positive

Voting Pattern

Nay: 73

Not Voting: 163

Other: 10

Yea: 1919

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Sponsored Bills

RI H6270•Introduced

Prohibits the sale of beverages and drink mix powders containing hemp-derived delta-9 THC in RI, unless such products are authorized and regulated under the state’s cannabis laws, and maintains regulatory consistency within the state’s cannabis framework.

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RI H6271•Introduced

Requires public middle schools, to allow students from a recognized non-public, charter, or alternative education institution, to participate in a non-sponsored sport in the school district where the student resides.

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RI H6248•Introduced

Enables any city or town council to adopt a property tax deferral program for senior citizens and disabled persons or veterans.

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RI H6107•Introduced

Establishes a pilot program for a virtual reality learning platform to improve math skills for grades 6 through 12 STEM education.

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RI H6076•Introduced

Establishes the fantasy sports consumer protection act.

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RI H6045•Introduced

Mandates public schools (K-12) have one full-time certified social worker for every 250 students and allocates $2 million in the fiscal year 2025 budget for school districts and municipalities to hire additional social workers.

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RI H5988•Introduced

Requires the EOHHS to amend the state Medicaid plan and secure sufficient state general revenue to increase Medicaid payment rates to an amount equal to one hundred thirty percent (130%) of Medicare rates for outpatient clinical pediatric services.

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RI H5991•Introduced

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.

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RI H5990•Introduced

Extends eligibility for lactation counselor services to RIte Start recipients starting October 1, 2025, through the end of their 12 month postpartum period, with coverage provided regardless of federal financial participation.

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RI H5736•Introduced

Permits reimbursement for dental hygienist's from "other insurance" or a third-party payor such as Medicare.

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RI H5742•Introduced

Establishes a statewide “Healthy School Meals for all” universal school breakfast and lunch program in Rhode Island public schools phased in over 3 years.

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RI H5743•Introduced

Extends teacher certifications without fee or penalty for three (3) or five (5) years for teachers who hold certifications as of July 1, 2025.

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RI H5775•Introduced

Requires EOHHS to establish a 1-year pilot program for nutritional assistance and medically tailored meals, groceries and produce for peoples with diet-related diseases or food insecurity, and other interventions where there is a clinical need.

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RI H5751•Introduced

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.

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RI H5463•Introduced

Sets controls on Medicaid prescription drug costs by imposing transparency and accountability requirements on managed care organizations (MCOs) and their pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs).

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RI H5400•Introduced

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 2026.

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RI H6071•Introduced

This pilot program would create a $3,000 trust for each Rhode Island child ages zero to one year born to a family enrolled in the Rhode Island Works Program (“RI Works”) during the preceding calendar year.

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RI H6055•Introduced

Allows RI to opt out of the provisions of DIDMCA exempting out of state lenders from interest rate limits which apply to RI lenders. Prevents evasion of statutory interest rate limits and lending rules for loans made in RI.

Primary Sponsor

RI H6073•Introduced

Changes annual reporting requirements for the state’s family home-visiting program and also impacts appropriation and spending of funds in order to access maximum federal funding for these programs.

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RI H6072•Introduced

Establishes a child tax credit of one thousand dollars ($1,000) per dependent.

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RI H5904•Introduced

Provides that evidence of life or work expectancy shall be based on statistical data using blended statistics and shall not be based on race, ethnicity or sex.

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RI H5580•Introduced

Prohibits utility companies from limiting the eligibility of a net metering site based on prior consumption and requires excess energy not consumed under the net metering system to be credited to the consumer.

Primary Sponsor

RI H5361•Introduced

Requires law enforcement agencies to obtain search warrants for electronic information, data, location information and other identifying information of subscribers and customers, except in specified circumstances.

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RI H5194•Introduced

Increases the income range up to $50,000 and tax credit up to $850, for elderly and disabled persons who own or rent their homes.

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RI H5205•Introduced

Would provide children up to age three (3) with continuous coverage eligibility for RIte Track/RIte Care so that they are not at risk of losing coverage at the yearly redetermination due solely to administrative barriers.

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RI H6256•Introduced

Repeals the property tax and sales and use tax exemption for boats.

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RI H5836•Introduced

Would require every high school to offer a yearlong “ethnic studies” course.

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RI H5835•Introduced

Enables the Providence School Board to authorize local school-based councils to enhance communication between the board and the individual schools.

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