D Rhode Island Senate · District 33 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Lou Raptakis

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Session

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

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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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

SB 1023

AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE -- DISCLOSURE BY THE STATE INVESTMENT COMMISSIONS OF PERFORMANCE AND EXPENSES OF RETIREMENT SYSTEM INVESTMENT MANAGERS (Requires the general treasurer to maintain its transparent treasury initiative to assist the public in accessing information regarding how state pension investments are managed and performing.)

Yea

Passed

31–0

Sep 19, 2017

SB 1022

AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES--COMBINATION PLATES (increases the upper gross weight limit for vehicles eligible for a combination plate from eleven thousand four hundred pounds (11,400 lbs.) to eleven thousand eight hundred pounds (11,800 lbs.).)

Yea

Passed

31–0

Sep 19, 2017

SB 1030

AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- VOTING BOOTH (Raises the age of children that can accompany a voter in the voter booth, from under the age of thirteen (13) years to under the age of eighteen (18) years.)

Yea

Passed

29–2

Sep 19, 2017

SB 43

AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- TAX SALES (Expedites the foreclosure procedure on vacant property.) Bipartisan

Nay

Passed

19–12

Sep 19, 2017

SB 494

AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- SURPRISE OUT-OF-NETWORK BILLS FOR EMERGENCY AND OTHER MEDICAL SERVICES (Protects people with health insurance from surprise medical bills for emergency and other services by requiring a non-participating health care provider to bill an insured party only for a co-payment, or deductible.)

Yea

Passed

32–0

Sep 19, 2017

SB 166

AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - CHILD PRODUCTS AND UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE (Prohibits the manufacture, sale, and distribution of residential upholstered children's products that contain certain amounts of bromide or chlorine bonded to carbon that is added to a plastic, foam, or textile.)

Yea

Passed

30–0

Sep 19, 2017

SB 226

AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES - ROAD TEST LICENSE APPLICANTS (Allows driver's license applicants with limited English proficiency (LEP) to be accompanied by an interpreter, at their own expense and choosing, during their road test. This interpreter shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age.)

Yea

Passed

28–3

Sep 19, 2017

SB 1024

AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Creates an "Operation Stand Down RI" registration plate to benefit struggling and/or homeless veterans.)

Yea

Passed

31–0

Sep 19, 2017

SB 1008

AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - RHODE ISLAND SAILING EVENTS COMMISSION (Creates the Rhode Island Sailing Events Commission in order to attract amateur and professional marine events in Rhode Island.)

Yea

Passed

32–0

Sep 19, 2017

SB 652

AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION (Amends several sections relative to the eligibility and award process for projects that receive financial assistance from PACE (Property Assessment Clean Energy) programs and the Rhode Island infrastructure bank.)

Yea

Passed

25–4

Sep 19, 2017