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 80% 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
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Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 6180
AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows the Honorable David Cicilline to join Jessica M. Eericks and Darren L. Hull in marriage on or about August 26, 2017, within the City of Providence, Rhode Island.)
Yea
Passed
64–0
May 16, 2017
HB 5580
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS--FOOD AND BEVERAGES (Prohibits the sale and advertising of unhealthy food and beverage products in schools during the school day, since they do not meet minimum federal governmental nutrition standards.)
Yea
Passed
58–8
May 16, 2017
SB 157
AN ACT VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF EAST GREENWICH (Validates and ratify amendments to the Home Rule Charter of the town of East Greenwich, which amendments were adopted and approved by the electors of the town of East Greenwich on November 8, 2016.)
Yea
Passed
64–0
May 11, 2017
SB 161
AN ACT VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF SOUTH KINGSTOWN (Ratifies and validates the amendment to the South Kingstown Home Rule Charter which was approved by the electors of the town of South Kingstown at the polls on November 8, 2016.)
Yea
Passed
62–0
May 11, 2017
SB 164
AN ACT VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF MIDDLETOWN (Validates and ratify an amendment to the Home Rule Charter of the town of Middletown, which amendment was adopted and approved by the electors of the town of Middletown on November 8, 2016.)
Yea
Passed
64–0
May 11, 2017
SB 158
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - LOCAL PLANNING BOARD OR COMMISSION (Permits the Barrington town council to appoint two alternate members to the planning board.)
Yea
Passed
63–0
May 10, 2017
HB 5456
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- CHILD RESTRAINT SYSTEMS (Requires infants and toddlers under two (2) years of age or weighing less than thirty pounds (30 lbs.) be retrained in rear-facing car seats.)
Yea
Passed
64–0
May 10, 2017
HB 5348
AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES (Provides that the department of business regulation administer alcoholic server training programs rather than the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals.)
Yea
Passed
64–0
May 10, 2017
SB 195
AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES (Permits the Providence licensing board to issue a Class C liquor license for premises at 215 Dean Street.)
Yea
Passed
64–0
May 10, 2017
SB 48
AN ACT VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF BURRILLVILLE (Validates and ratifies amendments to the Home Rule Charter of the town of Burrillville, which amendments were adopted and approved by the electors of the town of Burrillville on November 8, 2016.)
Yea
Passed
64–0
May 10, 2017
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