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
3,655
across all sessions
Crossed party
152
votes against own party
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 2497
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATE EMBLEMS (Provides that trilobite be designated the state fossil.)
Yea
Passed
61–6
Jun 8, 2022
HB 7080
AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (Provides that the trapping and subsequent release of any unowned feral or free roaming cat for the purpose of spaying or neutering of the cat shall not be considered abandonment.)
Yea
Passed
61–7
Jun 8, 2022
HB 7501
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- THE PSYCHOLOGY INTERJURISDICTIONAL COMPACT (Authorizes the governor to enter into the Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact and designates an office to administer this compact.)
Yea
Passed
66–1
Jun 8, 2022
HB 7421
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- CANVASSING THE LISTS OF QUALIFIED ELECTORS (Allows audio recordings to be taken at the local boards of canvassers’ proceedings and be maintained as a permanent record of the board.)
Yea
Passed
68–0
Jun 8, 2022
HB 8289
AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows the Honorable Mary Ann Shallcross Smith to join Doreen S. Suprenard and Robert B. Kerfoot in marriage on or about July 1, 2022, within the City of Pawtucket, Rhode Island.)
Yea
Passed
66–0
Jun 7, 2022
HB 7563
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- STUDENT COMPUTER DEVICE PRIVACY (Prohibits an educational institution or school district from accessing or using location data for tracking a student's institutional device or personal device, except in limited circumstances.) Against party
Nay
Passed
47–16
Jun 7, 2022
HB 7807
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- CHILDREN (Establishes criminal penalties for a wanton or reckless act or omission of a parent, guardian or any other person who has custody or control of a child that result in substantial risk of serious bodily injury or sexual abuse of a child in their care.)
Yea
Passed
63–0
Jun 7, 2022
SB 2088
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES (Provides a procedure for homeowners to submit to a municipal zoning board of review or municipal official or agency for a review to determine whether or not a proposed use under this chapter requires a special use permit.)
Yea
Passed
64–0
Jun 7, 2022
SB 2242
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES (Repeals § 28-12-9 of the general laws which provides that the director of labor and training may approve of wages below the minimum wage for those persons whose earning capacity is impaired due to physical or mental disability.)
Yea
Passed
64–0
Jun 7, 2022
SB 2494
AN ACT TO AMEND THE LANGUAGE OF THE LEASE OF THE BENEFIT STREET ARMORY BETWEEN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND AND THE PROVIDENCE MARINE CORPS OF ARTILLERY (Authorizes the Department of Administration to amend lease to Providence Marine Corps of Artillery to use hall for promotion of the arsenal and to sublease the rented space.)
Yea
Passed
64–0
Jun 7, 2022
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