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D Rhode Island Senate · District 6

Sen. Harold M. Metts

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Total votes

1,199

all sessions

Attendance

97%

30 missed

Near the chamber average

With party

98%

of cast votes

Lower than 84% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

1%

crosses aisle rarely

Higher than 75% of chamber peers

Voting record

Yea

1,136

voted in favor

Nay

33

voted against

Absent

30

missed votes

Total cast

1,199

across all sessions

Crossed party

19

votes against own party

This page

1,199

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

Tally

Date

SB 2510

AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- ANIMAL CARE (Amends the definition of a kennel to exclude a residence where for a fee, a person provides sheltering, feeding and watering, of not more than 4 animals, not owned by the person.)

Yea

Passed

34–0

Jun 21, 2018

SB 2228

AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - PUBLIC HEALTH AND WORKPLACE SAFETY ACT (Amends the definitions of "smoking" and "retail tobacco store" to include electronic smoking devices, electronic nicotine delivery system products and other products that rely on vaporization or aerosolization.)

Yea

Passed

31–1

Jun 21, 2018

SR 2973

JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO BE KNOWN AS THE "RHODE ISLAND COMPLETE COUNT COMMITTEE" (Creates a 31 member Committee to develop, recommend, and assist in the administration of a census outreach strategy, and who would make an interim report by January 15, 2019, a final report by June 30, 2019, and expire on December 31, 2020.)

Yea

Passed

31–1

Jun 21, 2018

SB 2279

AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - HOMICIDE (Known and may be cited as Kristen's Law, and would provide that the death of a human being as a result of a controlled substance transaction, would subject the person providing the controlled substance up to life imprisonment.) Against party

Nay

Passed

23–11

Jun 21, 2018

SB 2952

AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- EXPLOSIVES AND FIREWORKS (Amends the criminal offense for placing bombs or falsely reporting bomb threats and criminalizes the possession of materials readily convertible to a bomb or explosive device.)

Yea

Passed

33–0

Jun 20, 2018

SB 2113

AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - CURRICULUM (Requires that public schools of this state, beginning in kindergarten and continuing through and including grade twelve (12), would annually provide access for every student to at least one field trip to a nature preserve, reserve, or conservatory.)

Yea

Passed

34–0

Jun 20, 2018

SB 2985

AN ACT RELATING TO HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE (Sets aside the second Saturday in the month of April annually to be known as Historical Cemetery Restoration/Awareness Day.)

Yea

Passed

34–0

Jun 20, 2018

SB 2085

AN ACT RELATING TO AN AMENDMENT OF CHAPTER 330 OF THE PUBLIC LAWS OF 1997 ENTITLED "AN ACT TO CREATE A SEWER AUTHORITY FOR THE TOWN OF COVENTRY AND TO AUTHORIZE SAID TOWN TO PLAN, CONSTRUCT, FINANCE, OPERATE AND MAINTAIN SEWAGE WORKS" (Amends Coventry's sewer system enabling legislation to allow appropriations from town tax fund for wastewater system sewers/projects only after voter approval.)

Yea

Passed

33–0

Jun 20, 2018

SB 2408

AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINE (Authorizes hospital medical staff to elect whether or not to participate in a maintenance of certification program, to elect medical specialty board to implement the program and prohibits insurers from denying reimbursement based solely on this election)

Yea

Passed

31–2

Jun 20, 2018

SB 2091

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

Nay

Failed

13–17

Jun 20, 2018