D Rhode Island Senate · District 8

Sen. James E. Doyle II

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Total votes

396

all sessions

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of floor votes

With party

100%

of cast votes

Higher than 80% of chamber peers

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crosses aisle rarely

Lower than 86% of chamber peers

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Primary SR 989

In committee · Rhode Island Senate · Lead sponsor

JOINT RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE STATE TO ENTER INTO FINANCING LEASE AND PAYMENT AGREEMENTS IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONSTRUCTION OF A BALLPARK IN THE CITY OF PAWTUCKET

In committee Dec 7, 2017 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 990

In committee · Rhode Island Senate · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- REDEVELOPMENT AGENCIES AND PROJECTS (Permits redevelopment agencies to finance the construction of projects for residential, recreational, commercial, industrial, institutional, public, or other purposes contemplated by a redevelopment plan.)

In committee Dec 7, 2017 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 944

Passed · Rhode Island Senate · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - CITY OF PAWTUCKET -- NEIL J. HOUSTON, JR. RESIDENTIAL RE-ENTRY CENTER (Authorizes the city of Pawtucket to exempt from taxation the real and personal property of the Neil J. Houston, Jr. Residential Re-entry Center.)

Passed Oct 11, 2017 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 945

Passed · Rhode Island Senate · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Authorizes the city council of Pawtucket to exempt from taxation, to the extent it may from time to time determine, the real and personal property of The Samaritans, Inc., located at 67 Park Place in Pawtucket, a RI §501(c)(3) nonprofit corporation.)

Passed Oct 11, 2017 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 392

Passed · Rhode Island Senate · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - DISTRICT COURT (Empowers certain municipal housing courts to order a building into receivership pursuant to the provisions of chapter 44 of title 34, "abandoned property.")

Passed Oct 11, 2017 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 390

Passed · Rhode Island Senate · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO ANIMALS AND ANIMAL HUSBANDRY -- CRUELTY TO ANIMALS (Defines animal hoarding and would add animal hoarding to the list of conduct considered cruelty to animals and proscribed by law.)

Passed Oct 6, 2017 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 497

Signed into law · Rhode Island Senate · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES (Permits an audit or claims investigation for a pattern of inappropriate billing only if it is determined that the claims are known by the provider to be inappropriate.)

Signed into law Oct 4, 2017 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 575

Passed · Rhode Island Senate · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - REAL ESTATE EXEMPTION (Updates the definition of visually impaired persons to conform to the federal standard based upon medical advances and to assure a uniform application by all municipalities in granting the exemption.)

Passed Sep 29, 2017 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 772

Vetoed · Rhode Island Senate · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- FIREFIGHTER DISABILITY (Creates a work disabling presumption for any firefighter who passed a physical examination upon entry into service and who later contracts disabling hypertension, stroke, or heart disease.)

Vetoed Sep 27, 2017 0 co-sponsors

Primary SB 597

Passed · Rhode Island Senate · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO PROBATE PRACTICE - LIMITED GUARDIANSHIP AND GUARDIANSHIP OF ADULTS (Increases the guardianship ad litem maximum fee from $400 to $800 in guardian/limited guardianship proceedings.)

Passed Jul 26, 2017 0 co-sponsors