D Rhode Island Senate · District 20 · Former member

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

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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Result

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Date

SB 2926

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $330,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS TO FINANCE THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF A NEW HIGH SCHOOL AND SCHOOL FACILITIES AND ALL EXPENSES INCIDENT THERETO, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, COSTS OF DESIGN, DEMOLITION, ATHLETIC FIELDS, LANDSCAPING AND PARKING, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF STATE HOUSING AID AT A REIMBURSEMENT RATE OR STATE SHARE RATIO OF NOT LESS THAN 83.7% FOR EXPENDITURES ELIGIBLE FOR STATE AID AND PROVIDED THAT THE AUTHORIZATION SHALL BE REDUCED BY ANY GRANT RECEIVED FROM THE SCHOOL BUILDING AUTHORITY CAPITAL FUND (Authorizes the city of Pawtucket to issue not more than $330,000,000 general obligation bonds, notes and other evidences of indebtedness to finance the acquisition, construction, improvement, furnishing and equipping of a new high school.)

Yea

Passed

36–0

Jun 22, 2022

SB 2906

AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- PURCHASE AND SALE OF PRECIOUS METALS -- CATALYTIC CONVERTERS (Requires a purchaser of a catalytic converter to obtain a copy of the registration for the vehicle from which the catalytic converter was removed and provide the information to law enforcement.)

Yea

Passed

36–0

Jun 22, 2022

SB 2268

AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PERSONAL INCOME TAX - RESIDENTS (Phases out taxation of military pensions by 2027.)

Yea

Passed

36–0

Jun 22, 2022

SR 2884

JOINT RESOLUTION RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE (Increases managed care hospital rates for obstetrician deliveries at one hundred ten percent (110%) of the Medicaid fee for service (FFS) rate.)

Yea

Passed

35–0

Jun 22, 2022

SB 2205

AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- GENETIC COUNSELORS LICENSING ACT (Provides a statutory framework for the licensing and regulation of genetic counselors.)

Yea

Passed

34–1

Jun 22, 2022

SB 2421

AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Authorizes the issuance of special motor vehicle registration plates for the Rhode Island Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RISPCA).)

Yea

Passed

36–0

Jun 22, 2022

SB 2481

AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND HOUSING RESOURCES ACT OF 1998 (Amends membership of the RI Housing Resources Act of 1998 Commission to exclude a representative of the insurers and replace it with a representative of a Rhode Island city or town with a population below 25,000 with a median family income of 40,000.)

Yea

Passed

35–1

Jun 22, 2022

SR 3028

JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS

Yea

Passed

36–0

Jun 22, 2022

SB 2996

AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY - ANIMAL CARE (Waives the adoption fee to adopt a dog or cat from a public animal shelter for a veteran that presents a current and valid driver’s license or identification card with the word "veteran" printed on its face.)

Yea

Passed

35–0

Jun 22, 2022

SB 2614

AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE (Establishes a plan to improve the promotion of social and emotional well-being of young children as well as screening, assessment, diagnosis and treatment of mental health challenges of infants and young children under the age of six (6).)

Yea

Passed

35–1

Jun 22, 2022