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Total votes
1,199
all sessions
Attendance
-
of floor votes
With party
98%
of cast votes
Near the chamber average
Bipartisan score
1%
crosses aisle rarely
Near the chamber average
Sponsored
184
bills & resolutions
Lower than 78% of chamber peers
Committees
0
assignments
1,199 roll-call votes
Voting record
Yea
1,125
voted in favor
Nay
22
voted against
Absent
0
missed votes
Total cast
1,199
across all sessions
Crossed party
12
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Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 496
AN ACT RELATING TO DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT (Prohibits any questioning of a juvenile who is suspected of delinquent or criminal behavior, unless the parent of guardian of the juvenile is present, or unless an attorney is present or the juvenile and their parents have waived their presence.)
Yea
Passed
33–0
Jun 6, 2019
SB 69
AN ACT RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS -- THE LICENSURE, INSPECTIONS AND INVESTIGATIONS OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES FACILITIES (Requires the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals to make or cause to be made annual unannounced inspections and investigations of community residences.)
Yea
Passed
33–0
Jun 6, 2019
SB 899
AN ACT AMENDING THE CHARTER OF NORTH PROVIDENCE (Requires that the purchasing board meeting agenda in the town of North Providence be sent to board members at least five (5) days before the meeting.)
Yea
Passed
33–0
Jun 6, 2019
SB 297
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - HARM REDUCTION CENTER ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND PILOT PROGRAM (Authorizes the establishment of harm reduction centers.)
Yea
Passed
31–1
Jun 6, 2019
SB 459
AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - COURTS - DOMESTIC ASSAULT (Updates the language required to be given by police officers when responding to domestic abuse calls.)
Yea
Passed
33–0
Jun 6, 2019
SB 781
AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- RHODE ISLAND TURNPIKE AND BRIDGE AUTHORITY (Reduces the number of infractions for a person to be considered a "toll violator" from twenty (20) to ten (10). The act also reduces the number of infractions for a person to be considered a "toll evader" from one hundred (100) to twenty (20).)
Yea
Passed
32–0
Jun 6, 2019
SB 410
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - PLASTIC WASTE REDUCTION ACT (Creates the "Plastic Waste Reduction Act" designed to reduce the use of plastic bags by retail establishments by offering recyclable bag options and providing penalties for violations.)
Yea
Passed
32–0
Jun 6, 2019
SB 453
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - LOCAL PLANNING BOARD OR COMMISSION (Requires initial, biennial, and continuing education in land use law and planning for local planning, zoning, or historic board and commission members.)
Yea
Passed
33–0
Jun 6, 2019
SB 509
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES (Comprehensively addresses wage discrimination by expanding employee protections and the scope of the remedies available to employees who have experienced wage discrimination.)
Yea
Passed
29–4
Jun 6, 2019
SB 839
AN ACT RELATING TO THE 9/11 MEMORIAL (Amends the language on the 9/11 Memorial in the State House to include all Rhode Islanders.)
Yea
Passed
33–0
Jun 6, 2019
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