D Rhode Island Senate · District 14 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Val Lawson

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Session

Total votes

2,124

all sessions

Attendance

-

of floor votes

With party

99%

of cast votes

Higher than 93% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

0%

crosses aisle rarely

Lower than 96% of chamber peers

Voting record

Yea

2,060

voted in favor

Nay

32

voted against

Absent

0

missed votes

Total cast

2,124

across all sessions

Crossed party

3

votes against own party

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

SB 962

AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- CANVASSING THE LISTS OF QUALIFIED ELECTORS (Allows audio recording to be taken at the local board of canvassers’ proceedings and be maintained as a permanent record of the board.)

Yea

Passed

36–0

Jun 24, 2021

SB 357

AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- BIODIESEL PRODUCTS (Amends the compliance standards for heating oil biobased products providing minimum standards for the percentage of biobased product that certain types of heating oil must contain.)

Yea

Passed

33–4

Jun 24, 2021

SB 851

AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT (For purposes of teachers' retirement benefits, amends the definition of "former spouse divorced" to include someone who was married to a deceased member for 10+ years and the deceased member was required by court order to contribute support post-divorce.)

Yea

Passed

37–0

Jun 24, 2021

SB 788

AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS (Prevents third-party delivery service from using the likeness, registered trademark, or any intellectual property belonging to the merchant to falsely suggest sponsorship or endorsement by, or affiliation with the merchant without the merchant’s consent.)

Yea

Passed

37–0

Jun 24, 2021

SB 41

AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE AND PUBLIC ASSISTANCE CASELOAD ESTIMATING CONFERENCES (Requires the participation and input of the EOHHS, DHS, DCYF and BHDDH in medical assistance and public assistance caseload estimating conferences and the generation of monthly data to the members of the case load estimating conference.)

Yea

Passed

36–0

Jun 24, 2021

SB 495

AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- RHODE ISLAND HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE ACT OF 2008 (Provides patients opportunity to opt out of information disclosure under HIE.)

Yea

Passed

27–10

Jun 24, 2021

SB 959

AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS -- RHODE ISLAND COMMERCIAL RECEIVERSHIP ACT (Creates temporary non-liquidating receivership program for businesses with substantial revenue decline after declared emergency/suspended/ceased substantial part of operation resulting by emergency police/regulatory powers.)

Yea

Passed

37–0

Jun 24, 2021

SB 190

AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- OPERATORS' LICENSE -- SAFE ROADS AND MANDATORY INSURANCE (Requires an applicant for a license to provide a valid social security number. This act creates an alternative ID driving license for applicants without a social security number who are able to establish proof of Rhode Island residency.)

Yea

Passed

27–10

Jun 24, 2021

SB 199

AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES - MANUFACTURING AND WHOLESALE LICENSES - BREWERIES AND DISTILLERIES (Modifies limitations on quantities of malt beverages and distilled spirits that can be sold at retail by certain licensed breweries and distilleries for off-premises consumption.)

Yea

Passed

35–0

Jun 22, 2021

SB 717

AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- EMERGENCY POLICE POWER (Authorizes higher education institution department to enter into an agreement with any city/town to provide police assistance in non emergency situations.)

Yea

Passed

33–1

Jun 22, 2021