D Rhode Island Senate · District 3 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Sam Zurier

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Session

Total votes

2,156

all sessions

Attendance

100%

3 missed

Higher than 88% of chamber peers

With party

98%

of cast votes

Near the chamber average

Bipartisan score

1%

crosses aisle rarely

Near the chamber average

Voting record

Yea

2,097

voted in favor

Nay

56

voted against

Absent

3

missed votes

Total cast

2,156

across all sessions

Crossed party

43

votes against own party

This page

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

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Date

SB 2961

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF NEWPORT AND TOWN OF MIDDLETOWN TO ESTABLISH A REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AND PROVIDING FOR STATE AID FOR SCHOOL HOUSING COSTS AT SCHOOL HOUSING REIMBURSEMENT RATES FOR REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHICH, INCLUDING INCENTIVES, MAY EXCEED 80% OF DEBT SERVICE FOR EXPENDITURES ELIGIBLE FOR STATE AID (Authorizes the city of Newport and the town of Middletown to establish a regional school district.)

Yea

Passed

35–1

Jun 23, 2022

SB 2814

AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- CONTRACTORS' REGISTRATION AND LICENSING BOARD (Revises the manner in which complaints against contractors are made, processed, investigated, and resolved in a more efficient and expeditious manner and makes various technical and grammatical corrections.)

Yea

Passed

37–0

Jun 23, 2022

SB 2169

AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND CERTIFICATION STANDARDS BOARD (SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 - THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT) (Extends the time period to for all teachers to demonstrate proficiency in knowledge and practices of scientific reading and structured literary instruction from the 2023-2024 school year until the 2025-2026 school year.)

Yea

Passed

34–3

Jun 23, 2022

SB 2208

AN ACT RELATING TO CITIES AND TOWNS -- SEWAGE CHARGES -- TOWN OF COVENTRY (Authorizes the town of Coventry to provide for the payment of sewer assessments in installments up to a thirty year period.)

Yea

Passed

36–0

Jun 23, 2022

SB 2773

AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- TOURISM IMPROVEMENT DISTRICTS (Enables municipalities to create tourism improvement districts to increase economic activity in the tourism industry.)

Yea

Passed

36–1

Jun 23, 2022

SB 3049

AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING (Requires the office of housing and community development to prepare and annual report on Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers.)

Yea

Passed

35–2

Jun 23, 2022

SB 3062

AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Sophia Academy, San Miguel Education Center, and Community Preparatory School, Inc., all of which are located in the city of Providence.)

Yea

Passed

34–2

Jun 23, 2022

SB 3041

AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES (Amends the statutory laws relating to driving under the influence and refusal to submit to chemical tests by adding the requirement for blood and/or urine testing.)

Yea

Passed

36–0

Jun 23, 2022

SB 2855

AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE (Increases the current levy on construction costs for residential building permits to be deposited into an exempt restricted receipts account to be used for training grants, including programs for local and state building officials and minority businesses.)

Yea

Passed

37–0

Jun 23, 2022

SB 2953

AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- BILITERACY SEAL (Allows high school students receiving state Silver/Gold Seal of Biliteracy to earn 2 to 4 semesters of college credit toward minor/major in language at public university/community college if requested within 3 yrs. after high school graduation.)

Yea

Passed

37–0

Jun 23, 2022