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R Rhode Island House · District 47 On the 2026 ballot

Rep. David Place

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Total votes
4,911
all sessions
Attendance
96%
211 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
94%
of cast votes
Lower than 96% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
4%
crosses aisle rarely
Higher than 97% of chamber peers
Sponsored
660
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
4
assignments
4,911 roll-call votes

Voting record

Yea
3,812
voted in favor
Nay
888
voted against
Absent
211
missed votes
Total cast
4,911
across all sessions
Crossed party
271
votes against own party
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
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Date
SB 538
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - ENGINEERS (Requires that plans for natural gas infrastructure be built to a set of design standards approved by a certified engineer if the work poses a material public safety risk.)
Yea
Passed
63–0
Jun 28, 2019
SB 315
AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION (Statute of limitation for childhood sex abuse claims extended to 35 years.)
Yea
Passed
60–0
Jun 28, 2019
SB 563
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS (Requires that retirement contributions be deposited or remitted to the retirement system within three (3) days.)
Yea
Passed
65–0
Jun 28, 2019
SB 962
AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS -- SUPERIOR COURT (Allows the presiding justice of the superior court, to create a superior court diversion program.)
Yea
Passed
65–0
Jun 28, 2019
HB 5679
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - ENGINEERS (Requires that plans for natural gas infrastructure be built to a set of design standards approved by a certified engineer if the work poses a material public safety risk.)
Yea
Passed
61–0
Jun 28, 2019
SB 944
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF WESTERLY TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $71,410,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS TO FINANCE THE CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, IMPROVEMENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE TOWN, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF STATE HOUSING AID AT A REIMBURSEMENT RATE OR STATE SHARE RATIO OF NOT LESS THAN 35% FOR EXPENDITURES ELIGIBLE FOR STATE AID AND PROVIDED THAT THE AUTHORIZATION SHALL BE REDUCED BY ANY GRANT RECEIVED FROM THE SCHOOL BUILDING AUTHORITY CAPITAL FUND (Authorizes the town of Westerly to issue general obligation bonds, notes and other evidences of indebtedness not to exceed $71,410,000 for school improvements.)
Yea
Passed
63–0
Jun 28, 2019
HB 5590
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -SALES AND USE TAXES-ENFORCEMENT AND COLLECTION (Enacts two 10 year statute of limitations on two separate tax functions.)
Yea
Passed
60–5
Jun 28, 2019
SB 981
AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS - UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Restricts the initial prescription to an adult and all prescriptions to a minor patient for an opiate to a seven (7) day supply with exceptions for certain conditions and medicines designed for substance abuse or opioid dependence treatment.)
Yea
Passed
66–0
Jun 28, 2019
HB 5485
AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- ADOPTION OF CHILDREN (Establishes a voluntary mutual consent sibling adoption registry where adult adopted children and adult siblings can identify each other.)
Yea
Passed
66–0
Jun 28, 2019
SB 865
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- EDUCATION ACCOUNTABILITY ACT (Provides for greater school-based management at the school level and expands the duties of school improvement teams and establishes a new chapter on education accountability..)
Nay
Passed
57–3
Jun 28, 2019
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