Total votes
3,748
all sessions
Attendance
0%
1,951 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
99%
of cast votes
Higher than 90% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
0%
crosses aisle rarely
Lower than 95% of chamber peers
Sponsored
1,945
bills & resolutions
Higher than 83% of chamber peers
Committees
3
assignments
3,748 roll-call votes
Voting record
Yea
3,650
voted in favor
Nay
44
voted against
Absent
1,951
missed votes
Total cast
3,748
across all sessions
Crossed party
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Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 330
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE RHODE ISLAND HEALTH CARE REFORM ACT OF 2004--HEALTH INSURANCE OVERSIGHT (Requires the health insurance commissioner to make recommendations to the general assembly to ensure compliance with mental health parity provisions required by existing law.)
Yea
Passed
30–0
Apr 27, 2017
SB 708
AN ACT IN AMENDMENT TO AN ACT ENTITLED "AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE WEST GLOCESTER FIRE DISTRICT" (Amends the charter of the West Glocester Fire District.)
Yea
Passed
30–0
Apr 27, 2017
SB 655
AN ACT VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE (Validates and ratifies amendments to the Home Rule Charter of the city of East Providence, which amendments were adopted and approved by the electors of the city of East Providence on November 8, 2016.)
Yea
Passed
28–0
Apr 25, 2017
SB 585
AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - RETAIL LICENSES - PROVIDENCE (Enables the city of Providence's board of licenses to approve the liquor license applications for a business at 100-102 Hope Street (Assessor's plat 16, lot 263), located within two hundred feet (200') of a church.)
Yea
Passed
28–1
Apr 25, 2017
SB 85
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS (Creates a veteran's preference in the issuance of state contracts.)
Yea
Passed
29–0
Apr 25, 2017
SB 175
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - MOBILE TELEPHONE USE (Prohibits the use of a non-hands-free personal wireless communication device while operating a motor vehicle, except for public safety personnel or in an emergency situation, and would provide for monetary fines for violations.)
Yea
Passed
28–0
Apr 11, 2017
SB 170
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE GOOD SAMARITAN OVERDOSE PREVENTION AT OF 2016 (Adds alcohol and alcohol-related overdoses and possession or transportation of alcohol by an underage person, to the Good Samaritan Act.)
Yea
Passed
28–0
Mar 30, 2017
SR 531
SENATE RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE RULES OF THE SENATE FOR YEARS 2017-2018
Yea
Passed
25–3
Mar 30, 2017
SR 531
SENATE RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE RULES OF THE SENATE FOR YEARS 2017-2018
Yea
Passed
26–2
Mar 30, 2017
SB 70
AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINALS - CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS - PAROLE BOARD (Requires that parole board members appointed by the governor require the advice and consent of the senate.)
Yea
Passed
29–0
Mar 28, 2017
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