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D Rhode Island Senate · District 20

Sen. Roger Picard

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Total votes
2,836
all sessions
Attendance
94%
168 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
97%
of cast votes
Lower than 89% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
1%
crosses aisle rarely
Higher than 85% of chamber peers
Sponsored
581
bills & resolutions
Lower than 92% of chamber peers
Committees
0
assignments
2,836 roll-call votes

Voting record

Yea
2,592
voted in favor
Nay
76
voted against
Absent
168
missed votes
Total cast
2,836
across all sessions
Crossed party
55
votes against own party
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Description
Vote
Result
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Date
SB 233
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OPEN MEETINGS (Exempts volunteer fire companies under the supervision, control, or jurisdiction of another public body from certain posting requirements of the open meetings act.)
Other
Passed
35–0
Jun 4, 2019
SB 304
AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT -- NON-OPIATE DIRECTIVE (Directs filing non-opiate directives with the DOA and deletes requirements for recording in electronic health record and verification by a registered practitioner. Replaces medical disciplinary board with the dept of health for compliance violations.)
Yea
Passed
33–0
May 30, 2019
SB 775
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - PREVENTION AND SUPPRESSION OF CONTAGIOUS DISEASES - HIV/AIDS (Permits clinical laboratories as defined in § 23-16.2-2(2) to conduct its own analysis of specimens for the detection of HIV/AIDS instead of sending the specimens to the department of health.)
Yea
Passed
33–0
May 30, 2019
SB 144
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- LONG-TERM MANAGED CARE ARRANGEMENTS (Requires managed care organizations to consult with the executive office of health and human services to develop incentives for nursing facilities that demonstrate lower direct care staff turnover.)
Yea
Passed
33–0
May 30, 2019
SB 799
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES AND RESERVES (Prohibits insurer from denying application/exclude/limit coverage under any life insurance policy based solely on prescription to carry or possess naloxone.)
Yea
Passed
33–0
May 30, 2019
SB 799
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- LIFE INSURANCE POLICIES AND RESERVES (Prohibits insurer from denying application/exclude/limit coverage under any life insurance policy based solely on prescription to carry or possess naloxone.)
Yea
Passed
33–0
May 30, 2019
SB 309
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURIES (Adds six members to the commission on traumatic brain injuries.)
Yea
Passed
35–0
May 28, 2019
SB 570
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE HEALTH CARE SERVICES FUNDING PLAN ACT (Requires Tricare to pay the healthcare services funding contributions for their contribution enrollees.)
Yea
Passed
30–5
May 28, 2019
SB 294
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES - FAMILY CAREGIVERS SUPPORT ACT OF 2013 (Requires annual reports to track the number of caregiver assessments given as part of the assessments conducted for Medicaid long term services and supports the creation of a family caregiver support association by the division of elderly affairs.)
Yea
Passed
35–0
May 28, 2019
SB 445
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Prohibits insurance companies from varying the premium rates charged for a health coverage plan based on the gender of the individual policy holder, enrollee, subscriber, or member. Effective 1/1/2021.)
Yea
Passed
35–0
May 28, 2019
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