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 802

AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE (Brings state law into federal compliance by prohibiting or otherwise lending this use of refrigerant designated as acceptable pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 7671k as long as the refrigerant is listed and installed in accordance therewith)

Yea

Passed

34–2

Jun 8, 2023

SB 1071

AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION -- DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN, YOUTH, AND FAMILIES (Establishes a new, temporary process in the department of children, youth and families, for the hiring of social workers and child protective investigators at the department for a one year period commencing on October 1, 2023.)

Yea

Passed

36–0

Jun 8, 2023

SB 417

AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT COUNCIL (Provides rights/privileges of shore may be exercised, where shore exists, on wet/dry sand/rocky beaches up the natural vegetation line to be determined by CRMC with limited liability for abutters.)

Yea

Passed

31–5

Jun 8, 2023

SB 35

AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- GENERAL PROVISIONS (Allows individuals, who have not reached the age of eighteen (18) years, to vote in a primary election, as long as the voter will be eighteen (18), as of the date of the general or special election.)

Yea

Passed

30–5

Jun 8, 2023

SB 1028

AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- UNFAIR DISCRIMINATION AGAINST ORGAN DONORS IN DISABILITY INCOME, LIFE AND LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE ACT (Adds a new chapter which defines "living donor" and prohibits insurers from denying health insurance, including disability insurance and long-term care disability insurance on the basis of individual's status as a "living donor".)

Yea

Passed

36–0

Jun 8, 2023

SB 946

AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - REGISTRATION FEES (Permits disabled veterans to be issued several disabled veteran plates, permits plates to be transferred to their spouse or caretaker during the veteran's life and would allow disabled veteran plates to be issued for a commercial vehicle of any size.)

Yea

Passed

36–0

Jun 8, 2023

SB 1091

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF CUMBERLAND TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $52,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS TO FINANCE THE CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, IMPROVEMENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF A NEW ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND OTHER RELATED SCHOOL FACILITIES AND THE DEMOLITION OF AN EXISTING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ON LAND PRESENTLY OCCUPIED BY THE B.F. NORTON SCHOOL IN THE TOWN PROVIDED THAT THE AUTHORIZATION SHALL BE REDUCED BY ANY GRANT RECEIVED FROM THE SCHOOL BUILDING AUTHORITY CAPITAL FUND (Authorizes the town of Cumberland to issue bonds and notes in an amount not exceeding $52,000,000 to finance construction, renovation, improvement, alteration, repair, furnishing, & equipping of a new elementary school and other related school facilities.)

Yea

Passed

36–0

Jun 8, 2023

SB 342

AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES (Prohibits an employer from requiring an employee to execute a nondisclosure agreement or non-disparagement agreement, regarding alleged violations of civil rights or criminal conduct, as a condition of employment.)

Yea

Passed

35–1

Jun 8, 2023

SB 483

AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS (Provides that school policies which provide for excused absences for participation in a sport or other extracurricular activity be amended and deemed to include attending agricultural fairs as an excused absence.)

Yea

Passed

36–0

Jun 8, 2023

SB 427

AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION--GENERAL PROVISIONS (Requires that any person who is considered an independent contractor to file a designation form by 01/31 of each year at a maximum cost of $50.00.)

Yea

Passed

26–10

Jun 8, 2023