Total votes
6,413
all sessions
Attendance
100%
6 missed
With party
99%
of cast votes
Higher than 83% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
0%
crosses aisle rarely
Lower than 85% of chamber peers
Sponsored
2,129
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
1
assignment
6,413 roll-call votes
Voting record
Yea
5,700
voted in favor
Nay
178
voted against
Absent
6
missed votes
Total recorded
6,413
across all sessions
Crossed party
1
votes against own party
Matching
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matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 686
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- ELECTRICIANS (Allows 288 hours of trade school training to qualify for the journeyperson "B" electrical exam. Increases the period of indentured apprenticeship with the department of labor and training and a licensed electrician master to 4 years.)
Yea
Passed
71–1
Jul 1, 2021
HB 5844
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY (Requires medical spas to employ or contract for the services of a licensed physician, physician assistant, or registered nurse.)
Yea
Passed
62–9
Jul 1, 2021
HB 5596
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - STATEWIDE PUBLIC SAFETY COMPUTER AIDED DISPATCH RECORDS MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (Establishes a statewide public safety computer aided dispatch records management system.)
Yea
Passed
54–15
Jul 1, 2021
HB 6477
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS (Bars health insurance plans from prohibiting pharmacists discussing reimbursement criteria with individuals presenting prescriptions.)
Yea
Passed
70–0
Jul 1, 2021
SB 903
AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- WRITS, SUMMONS AND PROCESS (Provides for minimum qualifications for court constable to include education, military, or law enforcement experience and drug and psychological screening.)
Yea
Passed
67–0
Jul 1, 2021
HB 6423
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES --WEST WARWICK PENSION PLAN (Authorizes the town of West Warwick to join the State Employees' Retirement System of Rhode Island.)
Yea
Passed
64–8
Jul 1, 2021
HB 5370
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- CONFIDENTIALITY OF HEALTH CARE COMMUNICATIONS AND INFORMATION ACT (Requires health insurers to accommodate the request for communication in the form and format requested by the insured.)
Yea
Passed
63–0
Jun 30, 2021
HB 6432
AN ACT RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE - COMMERCIAL FISHERIES (Permits the dockside sale of allowable live lobsters, crabs and live whelk upon issuance of a direct sale dealer license by the department of environmental management to a commercial fishing license holder.)
Yea
Passed
65–0
Jun 30, 2021
SB 634
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (Requires the energy efficiency and resources management council to run a triennial competitive bid process to select an entity to propose and administer system reliability and energy efficiency and conservation procurement until March 1, 2036.)
Yea
Passed
54–10
Jun 30, 2021
HB 6446
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE (Establishes E-permitting for construction permitting.)
Yea
Passed
62–6
Jun 30, 2021
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