Total votes
3,655
all sessions
Attendance
93%
261 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
95%
of cast votes
Lower than 96% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
2%
crosses aisle rarely
Higher than 94% of chamber peers
Sponsored
292
bills & resolutions
Lower than 82% of chamber peers
Committees
0
assignments
3,655 roll-call votes
Voting record
Yea
3,234
voted in favor
Nay
160
voted against
Absent
261
missed votes
Total cast
3,655
across all sessions
Crossed party
152
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 2679
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - MOTOR VEHICLE BODY REPLACEMENT PARTS (Provides that insurance companies may not mandate the use of aftermarket parts without the owner's consent on motor vehicles less than 48 months beyond manufacture date.)
Yea
Passed
51–17
Jun 22, 2018
SB 2972
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF CUMBERLAND TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $83,000,000 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 50% 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 Cumberland to issue bonds and notes in an amount not exceeding $83,000,000.)
Yea
Passed
67–0
Jun 22, 2018
HB 8338
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- VETERANS' EXEMPTIONS (Eliminates the requirement that a service person serving in conflicts or undeclared wars receive a campaign ribbon or expeditionary medal in order to receive a property tax exemption.)
Yea
Passed
71–0
Jun 22, 2018
SB 2013
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - PERSONAL INCOME TAX (Provides for a voluntary deduction from any refund from the Rhode Island personal income tax for a contribution to the substance use and mental health leadership council of RI.)
Yea
Passed
67–0
Jun 22, 2018
SB 2916
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET TO PROVIDE FOR THE DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR OF STREETS, SIDEWALKS AND OTHER TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DRAINAGE AND LANDSCAPING AND AUTHORIZING THE FINANCING THEREOF, INCLUDING THE ISSUE OF NOT MORE THAN $7,000,000 BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS THEREFOR, TO FUND THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE TWO FISCAL YEARS 2020 AND 2021 (Authorizes the city of Pawtucket to issue not more than $7,000,000 bonds for streets and sidewalks.)
Yea
Passed
65–0
Jun 22, 2018
HB 8167
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - STATE BUILDING CODE (Exempts existing residential dwelling units from the requirements of the fire safety code and accessibility standards set by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.)
Yea
Passed
59–11
Jun 22, 2018
HB 8167
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - STATE BUILDING CODE (Exempts existing residential dwelling units from the requirements of the fire safety code and accessibility standards set by the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.)
Yea
Passed
67–0
Jun 22, 2018
SB 2285
AN ACT RELATING TO PROBATE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE - ELECTIVE SHARE (Clarifies the right of a surviving spouse of a decedent regarding elective shares taken against the decedent's will relating to real and personal estate to the estates of decedents dying on and after July 1, 2018.)
Yea
Passed
68–2
Jun 22, 2018
SB 2917
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET TO PROVIDE FOR THE REPAVING OF STREETS IN THE CITY AND ALL COSTS RELATED THERETO AND AUTHORIZING THE FINANCING THEREOF, INCLUDING THE ISSUE OF NOT MORE THAN $5,000,000 BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS THEREFOR, TO FUND THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE TWO FISCAL YEARS 2020 AND 2021 (Authorizes the city of Pawtucket to issue not more than $5,000,000 general obligation bonds, notes and other evidences of indebtedness to finance the repaving of streets and all costs related thereto.)
Yea
Passed
65–0
Jun 22, 2018
SB 2055
AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- CARE OF DOGS (Defines the term "adequate shelter" where dogs may be kept. It would limit the weight of any dog chain or tether to one-eighth (1/8) of the dogs total body weight. In addition it would limit the time dogs may be tethered outdoors.)
Yea
Passed
65–0
Jun 22, 2018
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