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Party cohesion

How often do Rhode Island legislators vote with their party?

Party Voting Unity

How often members of each party vote together on the same side.

Most Contentious Votes

Votes where both parties were most internally divided. Higher % = more divided.

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

House pass 17-11 Sep 19, 2017

AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- KRATOM CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT

Senate pass 17-14 Jun 13, 2024

AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES - HOMICIDE (Creates a new criminal offense for the delivery of a controlled substance resulting in death.)

House fail 17-46 Jun 14, 2018

AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- MEDICAL SPAS SAFETY ACT

Senate pass 26-9 Jun 17, 2025

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.)

Senate pass 19-11 May 29, 2018

AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS - UNIFORM CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES ACT (Allows information contained in the prescription drug monitoring database to be disclosed to a certified law enforcement drug diversion investigator of a qualified law enforcement agency.)

House pass 23-7 Jun 27, 2017

AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- LONG TERM CONTRACTING STANDARDS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY

Senate pass 20-14 Jun 10, 2025

AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- HOTELS (Provides reasons for an innkeeper to remove guests from a hotel, and permits an innkeeper to refuse admission to a person under eighteen (18) years of age.)

House pass 36-32 Jun 23, 2022

AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- THE RHODE ISLAND CANNABIS ACT (The Rhode Island Cannabis Act legalizes adult use of cannabis. It provides for licensing of cultivation, manufacture and retail sale of cannabis.)

House pass 53-15 May 24, 2022

AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS

House pass 53-19 Jun 13, 2024

Crossed the Aisle

Legislators who most frequently vote against their own party.

House·118 against party

Senate·236 against party

Senate·191 against party

Enrique Sanchez

House·136 against party

House·80 against party

House·223 against party

Chris Paplauskas

House·62 against party

Senate·175 against party

House·279 against party

Senate·63 against party