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
votes against own party
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 2978
AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows Kevyn Kelly Smith to join Claire Pelham and Joseph Clegg in marriage on or about September 15, 2018, within the City of Cranston, Rhode Island.)
Yea
Passed
65–5
Jun 20, 2018
SB 2940
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Authorizes Barrington tax exemption for veterans, widows, and gold star parents.)
Yea
Passed
71–0
Jun 20, 2018
HB 7828
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS-THE ENERGY AND CONSUMER SAVINGS ACT OF 2005 (Establishes minimum energy and water efficiency standards for certain products sold or installed in the state.)
Yea
Passed
72–0
Jun 20, 2018
SB 2369
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Provides for proration of a homestead exemption in the city of Central Falls in cases when property is transferred during the year for which the exemption is claimed.)
Yea
Passed
71–0
Jun 20, 2018
SB 2086
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (Requires DOT to identify the impact of Rhode Works projects and the realignment of the Newport Bridge ramps on Rhode Island small business commercial areas.)
Yea
Passed
71–0
Jun 20, 2018
SB 2693
AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS - DIVORCE AND SEPARATION (Eliminates the waiting period for the granting of a complaint/divorce/separation following the filing of the complaint would shorten the waiting period for the filing of a final judgment for divorce following the hearing at which the divorce is granted.)
Yea
Passed
71–0
Jun 20, 2018
SB 2511
AN ACT RELATING TO FISH AND WILDLIFE - SHELLFISH GROUNDS (Ensures compliance with the National Shellfish Sanitation Program.)
Yea
Passed
69–0
Jun 20, 2018
HB 7104
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (Requires DOT to identify the impact of Rhode Works projects and the realignment of the Newport Bridge ramps on Rhode Island small business commercial areas.)
Yea
Passed
70–0
Jun 20, 2018
HB 7308
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - MOTOR CARRIER TRANSPORTATION CONTRACTS (Renders void and unenforceable any motor transportation contract term indemnifying an indemnitee from or against its own negligence, intentional acts or omissions in contracts entered into or renewed on or after the effective date of the chapter.)
Yea
Passed
70–1
Jun 20, 2018
HB 7765
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - VITAL RECORDS (Requires that a death certificate reflect the decedent’s gender identity, as reported by the next of kin.)
Yea
Passed
61–2
Jun 20, 2018
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