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D Rhode Island House · District 65 On the 2026 ballot

Rep. Matthew Dawson

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Total votes
2,758
all sessions
Attendance
91%
242 missed
Lower than 88% of chamber peers
With party
99%
of cast votes
Higher than 83% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
0%
crosses aisle rarely
Lower than 85% of chamber peers
Sponsored
402
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
4
assignments
2,758 roll-call votes

Voting record

Yea
2,457
voted in favor
Nay
59
voted against
Absent
242
missed votes
Total cast
2,758
across all sessions
Crossed party
5
votes against own party
This page
2,758
matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
HB 5441
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS
Yea
Passed
68–3
Jun 16, 2025
HB 5351
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- MEDICAL SPAS SAFETY ACT
Yea
Passed
65–2
Jun 16, 2025
HB 5227
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION
Yea
Passed
68–4
Jun 16, 2025
HB 6247
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES
Yea
Passed
71–0
Jun 16, 2025
HB 6252
AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- RHODE ISLAND INFRASTRUCTURE BANK
Yea
Passed
71–0
Jun 16, 2025
HB 5726
AN ACT RELATING TO LIBRARIES -- THE FREEDOM TO READ ACT
Nay
Failed
11–61
Jun 16, 2025
HB 5023
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- RARE DISEASE ADVISORY COUNCIL
Yea
Passed
72–0
Jun 16, 2025
HB 5548
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- VOLUNTARY RESTRUCTURING OF SOLVENT INSURERS
Yea
Passed
71–0
Jun 16, 2025
HB 6347
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES-GENERAL POWERS -- NARRAGANSETT LANDING FEES
Yea
Passed
69–0
Jun 16, 2025
HB 5726
AN ACT RELATING TO LIBRARIES -- THE FREEDOM TO READ ACT
Yea
Passed
61–11
Jun 16, 2025
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