D Rhode Island Senate · District 19 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Ryan Pearson

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Session

Total votes

3,748

all sessions

Attendance

89%

423 missed

Lower than 89% of chamber peers

With party

99%

of cast votes

Near the chamber average

Bipartisan score

0%

crosses aisle rarely

Near the chamber average

Voting record

Yea

3,271

voted in favor

Nay

54

voted against

Absent

423

missed votes

Total cast

3,748

across all sessions

Crossed party

25

votes against own party

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

SB 115

AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- FOUNDATION LEVEL SCHOOL SUPPORT (Provides increased school housing aid for communities that utilize resident architectural firms, for the architectural services included in a new school or school renovation project.)

Yea

Passed

36–0

Jun 18, 2019

SB 199

AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- ESTABLISHING A CLASS SIZE MAXIMUM FOR KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE TWO (2) (Limits public school K through 2 class size to twenty (20) students.)

Yea

Passed

35–1

Jun 18, 2019

SB 46

AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS (Allows a school district to conduct instruction through virtual education up to five (5) days when schools have been closed due to inclement weather, emergency or any nonscheduled school closings.)

Yea

Passed

35–1

Jun 18, 2019

SB 816

AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- ADULT EDUCATION (Establishes office of adult education literarcy/employment advisory committee within GWBRI for adult education and literacy services/repeals adult education act and aid for evening schools eff. 12/1/19.)

Yea

Passed

35–1

Jun 18, 2019

SB 657

AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION (Mandates that the state seal of biliteracy be awarded by the commissioner beginning with the class of 2020 and a report be given to the general assembly no later than 8/1/20 of students who have been awarded a state seal of biliteracy.)

Yea

Passed

36–0

Jun 18, 2019

SB 910

AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- EMPLOYMENT SECURITY--BENEFITS (Eliminates requirement to pay attorney fees from employment security (unemployment) administrative fund.)

Yea

Passed

23–11

Jun 18, 2019

SB 653

AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS (Establishes courses that include instruction in career and technical education programs.)

Yea

Passed

35–0

Jun 18, 2019

SB 174

AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - MINIMUM WAGES (Increases the hourly minimum wage effective January 2, 2020 to eleven dollars and fifty cents ($11.50) per hour and effective January 1, 2021, to twelve dollars and fifty cents ($12.50) per hour.)

Nay

Failed

9–27

Jun 18, 2019

SB 198

AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - THE WORLD LANGUAGE AND DUAL LANGUAGE IMMERSION ACT (Establishes and requires funding for a world language and dual language immersion program.)

Yea

Passed

35–1

Jun 18, 2019

SB 727

AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MECHANICAL TRADES (Allows the holder of a valid master mechanical trade license to perform repair or renovation work on certain large air conditioning equipment but must subcontract the work if it includes new construction.)

Yea

Passed

36–0

Jun 18, 2019