D Rhode Island Senate · District 24 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Melissa Murray

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Session

Total votes

3,007

all sessions

Attendance

-

of floor votes

With party

99%

of cast votes

Higher than 77% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

0%

crosses aisle rarely

Lower than 84% of chamber peers

Voting record

Yea

2,932

voted in favor

Nay

51

voted against

Absent

0

missed votes

Total cast

3,007

across all sessions

Crossed party

12

votes against own party

This page

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

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Date

SB 999

AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS (SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 -- THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT) (Requires all public schools to send out written invitations to all parents, guardians or caretakers of students inviting those parents, guardians or caretakers to an orientation at the school.)

Yea

Passed

36–0

Jul 1, 2021

SB 984

AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE HEALTH SPENDING TRANSPARENCY AND CONTAINMENT ACT (Imposes funding contribution per health insurer enrollee to program to use health care claims data to help reduce health care costs. The program provides annual reports to the public and recommendations to governor and general assembly. Sunsets 7/1/26.)

Yea

Passed

30–5

Jul 1, 2021

SB 87

AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CERTIFIED NURSE-TEACHER (Requires that only certified nurse-teachers may be employed as school nurses in elementary and secondary schools.)

Yea

Passed

36–0

Jul 1, 2021

SB 993

AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP (Allows students who are legally unable to complete the FAFSA to complete a comparable form created by the college.)

Yea

Passed

27–9

Jul 1, 2021

SB 794

AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SIZE, WEIGHT, AND LOAD LIMITS (Authorizes the department of transportation to impose a weight restriction or close any state, local or privately-owned bridge, in the interest of public safety.)

Yea

Passed

35–1

Jul 1, 2021

SB 24

AN ACT RELATING TO CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS -- RHODE ISLAND BUSINESS CORPORATIONS ACT -- NONPROFIT CORPORATION ACT -- LIMITED-LIABILITY COMPANY ACT (Removes the 10 year period within which time the secretary of state's office is authorized to withdraw a certificate of revocation for all Rhode Island business corporations, foreign corporations, nonprofit corporations and limited liability companies.)

Yea

Passed

37–0

Jun 30, 2021

SB 88

AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RIGHTS AND DUTIES TEACHERS GENERALLY - SEPTEMBER 11 CLASSROOM MOMENT OF SILENCE (Allows teachers in all grades to provide the opportunity for students to observe a brief moment of silence on every September 11.)

Yea

Passed

37–0

Jun 30, 2021

SB 680

AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- ADJUDICATION OF TRAFFIC OFFENSES (Removes the $25.00 limit on tuition for a motorist to attend a driver education course, and would allow a judge or magistrate to delay the imposition of a suspension or revocation of a driver's license or registration for a period up to 30 days.)

Yea

Passed

37–0

Jun 30, 2021

SB 360

AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- HISTORIC PRESERVATION TAX CREDITS 2013 (Repeals the sunset provision which ends historic preservation tax credits by June 30, 2021 or upon the exhaustion of the maximum aggregate credits, whichever comes first.)

Yea

Passed

37–0

Jun 30, 2021

SB 990

AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION (SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 - THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT) (Creates the "Rhode Island Student Success Act" which would identify those students who are exempt from paying nonresident tuition at public universities, colleges or community colleges.)

Yea

Passed

31–6

Jun 30, 2021