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

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

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 1060

AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS' BILL OF RIGHTS (Amends LEOBOR to a five (5) member committee and extends summary punishment to fourteen (14) days.)

Yea

Passed

34–2

Jun 15, 2023

SB 366

AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- SELF-SERVICE STORAGE FACILITIES (Requires default notices to lessees of self-service storage facilities to be sent to the lessee’s last known address, would repeal the necessity of certified mail for three and repeal the necessity of publication for 3 weeks.)

Yea

Passed

30–6

Jun 15, 2023

SB 401

AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- POLICE OFFICERS--COMMISSION ON STANDARDS AND TRAINING (Requires police officers commission on standards and training to provide training and instructions for officers and trainees to more accurately identify complaints involving persons with cognitive or communication-related disabilities.)

Yea

Passed

36–0

Jun 15, 2023

SB 464

AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- MUSICAL AND THEATRICAL PRODUCTION TAX CREDITS (Add a "national touring production" to the productions that are considered an "accredited theater production" for purposes of musical and theatrical production tax credits and extends the sunset of the credits to July 1 2027.)

Yea

Passed

34–0

Jun 15, 2023

SB 630

AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- DNA DETECTION OF SEXUAL AND VIOLENT OFFENDERS (Requires the state crime laboratory to conduct an audit of DNA samples in the DNA databank to ascertain the rate of compliance with DNA recording requirements.)

Yea

Passed

36–0

Jun 15, 2023

SB 111

AN ACT RELATING TO THE RATIFICATION OF THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF RICHMOND (Validates and ratifies amendments to the Home Rule Charter of the town of Richmond, which amendments were adopted and approved by the electors of the Town of Richmond on November 4, 2008 and November 8, 2022.)

Yea

Passed

34–0

Jun 15, 2023

SB 14

AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- DISPOSABLE FOOD SERVICE CONTAINERS (Prohibits a covered establishment from preparing, selling, processing or providing food or beverages in or on a disposable food service container that is composed in whole or in part of polystyrene foam.)

Yea

Passed

31–4

Jun 15, 2023

SB 275

AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT (Amends the interstate nurse licensure compact and adopts an enhanced and more comprehensive version of the compact, to allow nurses to hold a multi-state license allowing them to practice across state lines without having to obtain multiple licenses.)

Yea

Passed

35–0

Jun 15, 2023

SR 1112

JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS (Makes appropriation to pay certain claims.)

Yea

Passed

36–0

Jun 15, 2023

SB 139

AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- TEMPORARY DISABILITY INSURANCE -- GENERAL PROVISIONS (Includes siblings/grandchildren/care recipient for temporary caregiver benefits of 12 weeks/Increases weekly dependent's allowances from $10 to $20 or 7% of benefit rate whichever is greater. Effective January 1, 2024.)

Yea

Passed

31–5

Jun 15, 2023