Skip to main content
Made in Rhode Island

The State House,
translated.

BillBuddy turns 50-page bills into something you can read on the bus. Built so every Rhode Islander can know what their legislators are doing — without a law degree.

2,503
Bills this session
Every bill in the 2026 General Assembly, summarized in plain language.
113
Legislators tracked
All 75 Representatives and 38 Senators — voting records and contact info.
113
Districts covered
All 75 House districts and 38 Senate districts across Rhode Island.
2
Weekly issues
Published BB Weekly issues archived so far.
Our mission

Informed citizens make better communities.

Most state legislation never gets covered. It gets introduced, marked up in committee, voted on, and signed — and almost no one knows it happened until it shows up as a new rule. We're trying to close that gap.

BillBuddy isn't lobbyists. It isn't advocates. It's a clear-eyed read of what each bill actually does, who it touches, and how it's moving. From there, what you do with that information is up to you.

What we offer

Five tools, one civic feed.

  • Plain-language summaries
    AI-translated bill text. What it does, in 200 words.
  • Multiple perspectives
    How each bill reads from a progressive vs. conservative lens.
  • Impact analysis
    Who benefits, who's affected, what changes day-to-day.
  • Status alerts
    Email when your bills move through committee, floor, or law.
Built by

A project of UpriseRI.

BillBuddy is built and maintained by UpriseRI, a Rhode Island civic-tech project focused on community empowerment and government transparency. We're committed to keeping the platform free, ad-light, and never selling reader data.

UR
Don't miss next Monday

The week's biggest bills, every Monday.

Subscribe to BB Weekly — one short email, no spam, easy unsubscribe.

SubscribeGet in touch