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

This page

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

SB 468

AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES (Includes the general assembly elections in the risk-limiting audits within the jurisdiction of the board of elections.)

Yea

Passed

33–0

Jun 6, 2019

SB 27

AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS - FOOD DONATIONS (Repeals the current chapter of the general laws regarding immunity for food donors to food banks, and would adopt a new chapter with comprehensive immunity provisions for persons involved in donating food to food banks.)

Yea

Passed

33–0

Jun 6, 2019

SB 572

AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (Includes any "licensed public health dental hygienist" among persons eligible to conduct dental screenings for children in kindergarten, third, and ninth grade.)

Yea

Passed

33–0

Jun 6, 2019

SB 334

AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- REAL ESTATE SALES DISCLOSURES (Requires that any use of a premises for marijuana cultivation be disclosed in any real estate transaction.)

Yea

Passed

32–0

Jun 6, 2019

SB 476

AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - COURTS - FAMILY COURT (Expands jurisdiction of the family court related to custody or guardianship of immigrant children to include immigrant persons between 18 years and 21 years of age for purposes of abuse and neglect determinations in accordance with federal law.)

Yea

Passed

32–0

Jun 5, 2019

SB 331

AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- FAIR HOUSING PRACTICES (Prohibits discrimination in housing against those persons who have a lawful source of income.)

Yea

Passed

31–1

Jun 5, 2019

SB 225

AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- DOMESTIC ABUSE PREVENTION (Expands family court jurisdiction to enter protective orders to provide for the safety and welfare of household pets in domestic abuse situations.)

Yea

Passed

30–0

Jun 5, 2019

SB 483

AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - CHILD ADVOCATE OFFICE (Requires the child advocate to review case records of fatalities or near fatalities when there is abuse or neglect present and the family had prior department contacts.)

Yea

Passed

32–1

Jun 5, 2019

SB 785

AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MISCELLANEOUS (Provides no person may use wireless handset/personal wireless device for texting while driving.)

Yea

Passed

33–0

Jun 5, 2019

SB 335

AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- SEARCH WARRANTS (Authorizes detectives, and any rank above, in the town of North Kingstown police department to sign written complaints, under oath, for the issuance of search warrants.)

Yea

Passed

31–0

Jun 5, 2019