Sen. Val Lawson
Total votes
2,124
all sessions
Attendance
98%
32 missed
Higher than 93% of chamber peers
With party
99%
of cast votes
Higher than 93% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
0%
crosses aisle rarely
Lower than 96% of chamber peers
Sponsored
1,073
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
1
assignment
2,124 roll-call votes
Voting record
Yea
2,060
voted in favor
Nay
32
voted against
Absent
32
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 863
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - CURRICULUM (Requires the commissioner of education to develop statewide academic standards and curriculum frameworks for the core subjects of mathematics, English language arts, science and technology, history and social studies, world languages, and the arts.)
Yea
Passed
36–0
Jun 13, 2019
SB 458
AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW - GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS - SERVICE CONTRACTS (Defines service contracts and clarifies that consumer service contracts are not insurance and not otherwise subject to the insurance code.)
Yea
Passed
36–0
Jun 13, 2019
SB 448
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - LICENSURE OF INTERPRETERS FOR THE DEAF (Prohibits a person who is under the age of eighteen (18) to work or volunteer in the medical settings including mental health and behavioral health care facilities for any deaf and hard of hearing clients or patients.)
Yea
Passed
36–0
Jun 13, 2019
SB 628
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - ELECTIVE MEETINGS (Mandates that polls in all cities and towns except New Shoreham open at 7 am and provides time for receipt of ballots cast outside the US.)
Yea
Passed
35–1
Jun 13, 2019
SB 134
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - WITHHOLDING OF TAX (Provides that the non-resident withholding requirement for a corporation that sells real estate be consistent with the seven percent (7%) corporate income tax rate.)
Yea
Passed
36–0
Jun 13, 2019
SB 767
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - VETERANS' EXEMPTIONS (Grants the town council of the town of Jamestown the authority to provide for certain exemptions or tax credits for any veteran of the United States armed services.)
Yea
Passed
36–0
Jun 13, 2019
SB 845
AN ACT RELATING TO PROBATE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE -- LIMITED GUARDIANSHIP AND GUARDIANSHIP OF ADULTS (Requires that all persons seeking appointment as a limited guardian or guardian pursuant to chapter 15 of title 33 ("Limited Guardianships and Guardianship of Adults") be required to undergo a criminal background check.)
Yea
Passed
35–0
Jun 13, 2019
SB 494
AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS - CONTRIBUTION AMONG JOINT TORTFEASORS (Provides that a release by one claimant relative to claims relating to the Feld Entertainment/Ringling Brothers Circus accident of 5/4/14 would not discharge other joint tortfeasors.)
Yea
Passed
35–1
Jun 13, 2019
SB 77
AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE UNIFORMED CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Expands drug awareness programs to high schools, directs funding from certain civil fines and mandates establishment of criteria for funding.)
Yea
Passed
36–0
Jun 13, 2019
SB 458
AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW - GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS - SERVICE CONTRACTS (Defines service contracts and clarifies that consumer service contracts are not insurance and not otherwise subject to the insurance code.)
Yea
Passed
36–0
Jun 13, 2019
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