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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 2500

AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (Requires the office of energy resources to conduct a study to verify the energy savings measures from the state energy efficiency programs.)

Yea

Passed

35–0

Jun 19, 2018

SB 2412

AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - ZONING ORDINANCES (Requires written notice of public hearing to all real property owners when proposed zoning amendment seeks to merge lots of those owners.)

Yea

Passed

35–0

Jun 19, 2018

SB 2471

AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- HEALTHY WORKPLACE (Creates the "Healthy Workplace Act of 2018" and establishes a cause of action against employers and employees for workplace bullying, harassment and other abusive conduct that is tolerated by employers.)

Yea

Passed

32–3

Jun 19, 2018

SB 2030

AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - CHILDREN - CONFINEMENT IN MOTOR VEHICLES PROHIBITED (Repeals requirement that law enforcement officers issue only warnings of the risks to persons leaving child under 7 years unattended in motor vehicle.)

Yea

Passed

34–0

Jun 19, 2018

SB 2760

AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES (Allows a judge to impose blood or urine testing and the use of an ignition interlock system upon persons seeking a conditional hardship license.)

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

34–1

Jun 19, 2018

SB 2943

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE TO FINANCE THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF A NEW HIGH SCHOOL AND ALL EXPENSES INCIDENT THERETO, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, COSTS OF DESIGN, DEMOLITION, ATHLETIC FIELDS, LANDSCAPING AND PARKING BY THE ISSUANCE OF NOT MORE THAN $189,500,000 BONDS, NOTES AND/OR OTHER EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS THEREFOR, 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 city of East Providence to issue not more than $189,500,000 bonds, notes and other evidences of indebtedness to finance the acquisition, construction, furnishing and equipping of a new high school.)

Yea

Passed

35–0

Jun 19, 2018

SB 2823

AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS - LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS - USE OF LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS (Protects communications between language interpreters appointed under this chapter and limited-English-proficient persons.)

Yea

Passed

34–0

Jun 19, 2018

SB 2683

AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES - ABUSED AND NEGLECTED CHILDREN (Establishes the Rhode Island chapter of the children’s advocacy center, a community based organization that would provide a child-friendly, safe and neutral location from which a multidisciplinary team would act in response to child abuse allegations.)

Yea

Passed

35–0

Jun 19, 2018

SB 2008

AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - INTERNET SERVICE PROVIDERS - NET NEUTRALITY (Requires Internet service providers to follow Internet service neutrality requirements.)

Yea

Passed

34–0

Jun 19, 2018