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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

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Bill

Description

Vote

Result

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Date

SB 2357

AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RENEWABLE ENERGY GROWTH PROGRAM (Amends the annual bidding and enrollment process pursuant to this chapter.)

Yea

Passed

31–0

Jun 19, 2018

SB 2182

AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CURRICULUM [SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 -- THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT] (Requires the department of elementary and secondary education to incorporate substance abuse prevention and suicide prevention into the health education curriculum.)

Yea

Passed

34–0

Jun 19, 2018

SB 2972

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF CUMBERLAND TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $83,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS TO FINANCE THE CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, IMPROVEMENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE TOWN, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF STATE HOUSING AID AT A REIMBURSEMENT RATE OR STATE SHARE RATIO OF NOT LESS THAN 50% FOR EXPENDITURES ELIGIBLE FOR STATE AID AND PROVIDED THAT THE AUTHORIZATION SHALL BE REDUCED BY ANY GRANT RECEIVED FROM THE SCHOOL BUILDING AUTHORITY CAPITAL FUND (Authorizes the Town of Cumberland to issue bonds and notes in an amount not exceeding $83,000,000.)

Yea

Passed

34–0

Jun 19, 2018

SR 2503

SENATE RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION TO CONDUCT A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF THE MASSACHUSETTS EDUCATION REFORM ACT (MERA) OF 1993, AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS TO IMPROVE RHODE ISLAND'S OVERALL EDUCATION STANDARDS AND GOVERNANCE

Yea

Passed

35–0

Jun 19, 2018

SB 2944

AN ACT RELATING TO TAX INCREMENT FINANCING IN THE TOWN OF MIDDLETOWN (Permits the Middletown town council to choose the assessment date to be the baseline for its tax increment area.)

Yea

Passed

35–0

Jun 19, 2018

SB 2682

AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY - TRESPASS AND ACTIONS FOR POSSESSION (Prohibits encroachment upon open space land and allows the owner of open space land or holder of a conservation restriction to bring a civil action in superior court to remedy the encroachment of that land, and to recover damages.)

Yea

Passed

34–1

Jun 19, 2018

SB 2045

AN ACT RELATING TO VIDEO LOTTERY GAMES, TABLE GAMES AND SPORTS WAGERING (Authorizes the implementation and operation of sports wagering at the Twin River and Tiverton gaming facilities.) Against party

Nay

Passed

31–2

Jun 19, 2018

SR 2220

JOINT RESOLUTION RESPECTFULLY URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS AND THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES TO INCREASE CERTAIN DIRECT AND HOME CARE WORKER WAGES

Yea

Passed

34–0

Jun 19, 2018

SB 2429

AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - COURTS - FAMILY COURT (Expands jurisdiction of the family court related to custody or guardianship of immigrant children to include immigrant persons between (18) years and (21) years of age for purposes of abuse and neglect determinations in accordance with federal law.)

Yea

Passed

34–0

Jun 19, 2018

SB 2516

AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Prohibits nonprofit hospitals from real and personal property tax exemptions if nonprofit converts to a for-profit and then back to a nonprofit.)

Yea

Passed

34–0

Jun 19, 2018