Sen. Sam Bell
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
Sponsored
614
bills & resolutions
Lower than 92% of chamber peers
Committees
1
assignment
3,007 roll-call votes
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 2267
AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- FEES (Allows jurors to donate their juror fees to the state into the general fund.)
Yea
Passed
35–0
Feb 25, 2020
SB 2273
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - RHODE ISLAND CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS AND EXPENDITURES REPORTING (Permits campaign funds to be used to pay all childcare expenses that are incurred as a direct result of campaign activity.)
Yea
Passed
34–1
Feb 25, 2020
SB 2162
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- REGISTRATION OF VOTERS (Corrects the address of the Board of Elections, for purposes of mail ballots, due to their relocation from Providence to Cranston.)
Yea
Passed
31–0
Feb 13, 2020
SB 2162
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- REGISTRATION OF VOTERS (Corrects the address of the Board of Elections, for purposes of mail ballots, due to their relocation from Providence to Cranston.)
Yea
Passed
31–0
Feb 13, 2020
SB 2136
AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- UNIFORM LAW ON PATERNITY -- UNIFORM PARENTAGE ACT (Repeals current state law regarding paternity and replaces it with a more comprehensive parentage act that provides procedures establishing parentage, genetic testing, surrogacy agreements and assisted reproduction.)
Yea
Passed
29–0
Feb 11, 2020
SB 2129
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS (Authorizes the town council of the town of South Kingstown to create a municipal court and housing court and defines the respective jurisdiction of those two courts.) Against party
Nay
Passed
28–1
Feb 11, 2020
SB 2087
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - NONCOMPETITION AGREEMENTS - BROADCAST EMPLOYEES (Prohibits the inclusion of noncompete agreements in broadcast industry employment contracts that are entered into after January 1, 2021.)
Yea
Passed
29–0
Feb 11, 2020
SB 2005
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - DEPARTMENTS OF STATE GOVERNMENT (Requires that the secretary of EOHHS, the secretary of commerce of the commerce corporation and the commissioners of elementary and secondary education and postsecondary education be appointed subject to the approval of the senate.)
Yea
Passed
29–0
Feb 11, 2020
SB 2136
AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS -- UNIFORM LAW ON PATERNITY -- UNIFORM PARENTAGE ACT (Repeals current state law regarding paternity and replaces it with a more comprehensive parentage act that provides procedures establishing parentage, genetic testing, surrogacy agreements and assisted reproduction.)
Yea
Passed
29–0
Feb 11, 2020
SB 2087
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - NONCOMPETITION AGREEMENTS - BROADCAST EMPLOYEES (Prohibits the inclusion of noncompete agreements in broadcast industry employment contracts that are entered into after January 1, 2021.)
Yea
Passed
28–0
Feb 11, 2020
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