Total votes
1,666
all sessions
Attendance
0%
1,161 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
99%
of cast votes
Higher than 93% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
0%
crosses aisle rarely
Lower than 95% of chamber peers
Sponsored
1,073
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
1
assignment
1,666 roll-call votes
Voting record
Yea
1,614
voted in favor
Nay
21
voted against
Absent
1,161
missed votes
Total cast
1,666
across all sessions
Crossed party
2
votes against own party
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matching current filters
Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 561
AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RHODE ISLAND FAIR HOUSING PRACTICES ACT (Prohibits discrimination in housing against those persons who have a lawful source of income.)
Yea
Passed
34–1
Mar 30, 2021
SB 428
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION (Requires office of diversity, equity and opportunity to create material for annual government employee training.)
Yea
Passed
31–3
Mar 30, 2021
SB 133
AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- SMALL CLAIMS AND CONSUMER CLAIMS -- PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS (Increases the maximum amount to be recovered in civil court action as a small claims from two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500) to five thousand dollars ($5,000).)
Yea
Passed
35–0
Mar 30, 2021
SR 336
SENATE RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE RULES OF THE SENATE FOR YEARS 2021-2022
Nay
Failed
6–29
Mar 23, 2021
SR 336
SENATE RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE RULES OF THE SENATE FOR YEARS 2021-2022
Nay
Failed
6–29
Mar 23, 2021
SR 336
SENATE RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE RULES OF THE SENATE FOR YEARS 2021-2022
Nay
Failed
9–26
Mar 23, 2021
SB 383
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES -- THE MARYELLEN GOODWIN COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING ACT (Insurance coverage for prostate/colon cancer screening.)
Yea
Passed
35–0
Mar 23, 2021
SR 336
SENATE RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE RULES OF THE SENATE FOR YEARS 2021-2022
Nay
Failed
7–27
Mar 23, 2021
SR 336
SENATE RESOLUTION ADOPTING THE RULES OF THE SENATE FOR YEARS 2021-2022
Nay
Failed
9–26
Mar 23, 2021
SB 697
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF WESTERLY TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $11,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS TO FINANCE THE CONSTRUCTION OF ROAD AND SIDEWALK INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS AND RELATED WATER LINE IMPROVEMENTS IN THE TOWN (Authorizes the Town of Westerly to issue bonds and notes in an amount not exceeding $11,000,000 to finance the construction of road and sidewalk infrastructure improvements and related water line improvements in the town and all costs related thereto.)
Yea
Passed
34–0
Mar 23, 2021
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