D Rhode Island Senate · District 5 On the 2026 ballot

Sen. Sam Bell

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Session

Total votes

3,007

all sessions

Attendance

100%

15 missed

Near the chamber average

With party

90%

of cast votes

Lower than 98% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

5%

crosses aisle rarely

Higher than 88% of chamber peers

Voting record

Yea

2,692

voted in favor

Nay

300

voted against

Absent

15

missed votes

Total cast

3,007

across all sessions

Crossed party

295

votes against own party

This page

3,007

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

SB 2332

AN ACT RELATING TO AMENDING THE CHARTER OF NORTH PROVIDENCE (Amends the North Providence legislative town charter to gradually increase the mayor's compensation from ($75,000.00) to ($85,000.00) for FY 2020, to ($95,000.00) for FY 2021, to ($105,000.00) beginning on FY 2022 and each year thereafter.) Against party

Nay

Passed

29–1

Mar 5, 2020

SB 2074

AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS -- PRUDENCE ISLAND SCHOOL FOUNDATION (Enables the town council of Portsmouth to transfer and/or convey parcels of land owned by the town on Prudence Island to the Prudence Island School Foundation to be used for educational purposes.)

Yea

Passed

31–0

Mar 5, 2020

SB 2343

AN ACT RELATING TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- HOLLEY LANDING (Renames the landing in South Kingstown known as Wordens Pond Landing to Holley Landing.)

Yea

Passed

34–0

Mar 4, 2020

SB 2344

AN ACT RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY - JOINT COMMITTEE ON NAMING NEW BUILDINGS (Names Route 4 and Route 1 from Warwick to Westerly The Purple Heart Memorial Highway.)

Yea

Passed

34–0

Mar 4, 2020

SB 2344

AN ACT RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY - JOINT COMMITTEE ON NAMING NEW BUILDINGS (Names Route 4 and Route 1 from Warwick to Westerly The Purple Heart Memorial Highway.)

Yea

Passed

34–0

Mar 4, 2020

SB 2300

AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- EMPLOYMENT OF WOMEN AND CHILDREN (Requires children who seek a special limited work permit to successfully complete a worker rights' training program established and funded by the department of labor and training.) Against party

Nay

Passed

31–2

Mar 4, 2020

SB 2179

AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- ESTABLISHING A CLASS SIZE MAXIMUM FOR KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE TWO (2) (Mandates public school classroom size be limited to twenty (20) students for kindergarten through grade two (2).)

Yea

Passed

31–3

Mar 4, 2020

SB 2224

AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - SEPSIS PROTOCOLS (Requires hospitals to adopt protocols for the early detection and treatment of patients with sepsis.)

Yea

Passed

36–0

Mar 3, 2020

SB 2326

AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- MOTION PICTURE PRODUCTION TAX CREDITS (Authorizes the film office director to waive the primary locations within the state requirement for any feature film or television production spending a minimum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) in qualified expenditures.) Against party

Nay

Passed

33–3

Mar 3, 2020

SB 2003

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

35–0

Feb 26, 2020