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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 92% 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
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
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Date
HB 5904
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- NON-EMERGENCY MEDICAL TRANSPORTATION (Establishes a safe and reasonable regulatory framework for companies and drivers providing non-emergency medical transportation services to a population of vulnerable passengers through coordination with the state's health and human service agencies.)
Yea
Passed
68–0
Jun 13, 2023
HB 5684
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- IDENTITY THEFT PROTECTION ACT OF 2015 (Provides identity theft protections by requiring reporting of breaches by certain municipal and state agencies, and requires notice to collective bargaining agents where required and requires an explanation of remediation services.)
Yea
Passed
71–1
Jun 13, 2023
SB 444
AN ACT RELATING TO HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE -- HOLIDAYS (Establishes June 19th as a state holiday, to be known as "Juneteenth National Freedom Day".)
Yea
Passed
72–0
Jun 13, 2023
SB 1090
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS (Amends the provisions of law relative to eligibility for attendance for kindergarten students.)
Yea
Passed
72–0
Jun 13, 2023
HB 5282
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHARMACIES (Authorizes a pharmacist to prescribe and dispense hormonal contraceptives, provided that the pharmacist has completed a training program approved by the state board of pharmacy.)
Yea
Passed
65–0
Jun 13, 2023
HB 6333
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- STATEWIDE TANGIBLE PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION (Establishes a statewide exemption of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) from the tangible property tax beginning January 1, 2024.)
Yea
Passed
72–0
Jun 13, 2023
HB 5684
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- IDENTITY THEFT PROTECTION ACT OF 2015 (Provides identity theft protections by requiring reporting of breaches by certain municipal and state agencies, and requires notice to collective bargaining agents where required and requires an explanation of remediation services.)
Yea
Passed
66–0
Jun 13, 2023
HB 5380
AN ACT RELATING TO HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE -- HOLIDAYS (Establishes June 19th as a state holiday, to be known as "Juneteenth National Freedom Day".)
Yea
Passed
71–0
Jun 13, 2023
HB 5462
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- STATE BOARD OF ELECTIONS (Designates a liaison position within the secretary of state's office to formulate communication between the department of state and the board of elections and adds accessible voting devices to the equipment maintained by secretary of state.)
Yea
Passed
64–4
Jun 13, 2023
HB 5283
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES -- MAMMOGRAMS AND PAP SMEARS -- COVERAGE MANDATED (Mandates insurance coverage for any additional screenings deemed medically necessary for any person who has received notice of dense breast tissue.)
Yea
Passed
68–0
Jun 13, 2023
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