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D Rhode Island Senate · District 33 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Lou Raptakis

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Total votes
3,748
all sessions
Attendance
93%
262 missed
Lower than 81% of chamber peers
With party
95%
of cast votes
Among the lowest in the chamber
Bipartisan score
3%
crosses aisle rarely
Higher than 91% of chamber peers
Sponsored
1,136
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
2
assignments
3,748 roll-call votes

Voting record

Yea
3,310
voted in favor
Nay
176
voted against
Absent
262
missed votes
Total cast
3,748
across all sessions
Crossed party
173
votes against own party
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Vote
Result
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Date
SB 2922
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET TO PROVIDE FOR THE CONSTRUCTION, RECONSTRUCTION AND REPAIR OF BRIDGES AND ALL COSTS INCIDENTAL OR RELATED THERETO AND AUTHORIZING THE FINANCING THEREOF, INCLUDING THE ISSUE OF NOT MORE THAN $1,000,000 BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS THEREFOR, TO FUND THE CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR THE TWO FISCAL YEARS 2020 AND 2021 (Authorizes the city of Pawtucket to issue not more than $1,000,000 general obligation bonds, notes and other evidences of indebtedness to finance the construction, reconstruction and repair of bridges and all costs incidental or related thereto.)
Yea
Passed
35–0
Jun 13, 2018
SB 2912
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF JAMESTOWN TO FINANCE LIBRARY RENOVATIONS, REPAIRS AND/OR EXPANSION AND RELATED EQUIPMENT BY THE ISSUANCE OF NOT MORE THAN $1,000,000 BONDS AND NOTES THEREFOR (Authorizes the Town of Jamestown to issue not more than $1,000,000 bonds and notes to finance various improvements at the town of Jamestown's library and related equipment.)
Yea
Passed
35–0
Jun 13, 2018
SB 2656
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - EXEMPTION FOR INDIGENT AND INFIRM PERSONS IN THE TOWN OF WEST GREENWICH (Permits the town of West Greenwich to create five (5) year tax liens on real estate owned by infirm and indigent persons in lieu of paying regular taxes where those persons have been determined as unable to pay by the assessor.)
Yea
Passed
35–0
Jun 13, 2018
SB 2857
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Increases the number of years that the town of West Greenwich may enter into tax stabilization agreements from ten (10) to twelve (12).)
Yea
Passed
35–0
Jun 13, 2018
SB 2397
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HEALTH CARE FACILITIES STAFFING (Broadens definition of "employee" to include assistants/technologists providing direct medical care to patients and allows union/association to file appeal to personnel appeal board.)
Yea
Passed
34–0
Jun 13, 2018
SB 2924
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION (Allows waiver of prior claimed common law rights by corp./LLC officers/Enlarges advisory council from 16 to 17 members/Imposes certain limitations on payments to injured employees/Authorizes uninsured protection fund to promulgate rules and regulations.)
Yea
Passed
35–0
Jun 13, 2018
SB 2397
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HEALTH CARE FACILITIES STAFFING (Broadens definition of "employee" to include assistants/technologists providing direct medical care to patients and allows union/association to file appeal to personnel appeal board.)
Yea
Passed
34–0
Jun 13, 2018
SB 2911
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF JAMESTOWN TO ISSUE GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND NOTES IN AN AMOUNT NOT TO EXCEED $2,900,000 TO FINANCE NEW CONSTRUCTION, DEMOLITION, RENOVATIONS AND/OR IMPROVEMENTS TO JAMESTOWN GOLF COURSE AND FACILITIES AT 245 CONANICUS AVENUE AND RELATED EQUIPMENT (Authorizes the Town of Jamestown to issue not more than $2,900,000 bonds and notes to finance various improvements at the town of Jamestown's golf course and facilities and related equipment.)
Yea
Passed
35–0
Jun 13, 2018
SB 2955
AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION - COASTAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT COUNCIL (Amends membership of Coastal Resources Management Council.)
Yea
Passed
33–2
Jun 13, 2018
SB 2937
AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES (Exempts two locations in the city of Providence from the objection provisions afforded to schools and churches as adjoining property owners of prospective liquor license holders.)
Yea
Passed
35–0
Jun 13, 2018
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