D Rhode Island House · District 57

Rep. James N. McLaughlin

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Total votes

3,655

all sessions

Attendance

93%

261 missed

Near the chamber average

With party

95%

of cast votes

Lower than 98% of chamber peers

Bipartisan score

crosses aisle rarely

Higher than 95% of chamber peers

Sponsored bills

Total

292

Primary

292

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Primary HB 7640

Signed into law · Rhode Island House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND HOUSING RESOURCES ACT OF 1998 (Amends membership of the RI Housing Resources Act of 1998 Commission to exclude a representative of the insurers and replace it with a representative of a Rhode Island city or town with a population below 25,000 with a median family income of 40,000.)

Signed into law Jul 2, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 7824

Signed into law · Rhode Island House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Authorizes the administration of the division of motor vehicles to make available, to Purple Heart Medal recipients, up to two (2) sets of special registration plates.)

Signed into law Jun 29, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 7597

Signed into law · Rhode Island House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- CONTRACTORS' REGISTRATION AND LICENSING BOARD (Revises the manner in which complaints against contractors are made, processed, investigated, and resolved in a more efficient and expeditious manner and makes various technical and grammatical corrections.)

Signed into law Jun 28, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 6642

Signed into law · Rhode Island House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- SUBDIVISION OF LAND -- ZONING ORDINANCES (Same as 21H-5568 SUB A -- Provides planning board approval votes require majority of members present at time of vote/quorum of zoning review board would authorize voting members including alternatives.)

Signed into law Jun 27, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Primary HR 7784

Signed into law · Rhode Island House · Lead sponsor

JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL JOINT LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE OF RHODE ISLAND'S PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM (Creates 10 member joint commission to study and make recommendations for efficient/effective governance of kindergarten through sixteen public education system, and reports back to the Senate and House by March 1, 2023, and expires on July 1, 2023.)

Signed into law Jun 24, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 8039

Signed into law · Rhode Island House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Allows the town of Cumberland to apply different tax rates against all classes of property.)

Signed into law Jun 23, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 7475

Passed · Rhode Island House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION (Requires all public utilities to maintain a customer service facility within the state to perform services such as addressing customer inquiries and accepting bill payments.)

Passed Jun 22, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 6613

Signed into law · Rhode Island House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- CORROSION PREVENTION AND MITIGATION WORK REQUIREMENTS (Requires all contractors and subcontractors who perform construction, alteration, demolition, installation, repair or maintenance work, pursuant to public works contracts, to comply with industry standards for infrastructure corrosion prevention.)

Signed into law Jun 15, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Primary HR 8336

Passed · Rhode Island House · Lead sponsor

HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING JUNE 12, 2022, TO BE "WOMEN VETERANS APPRECIATION DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

Passed Jun 9, 2022 0 co-sponsors

Primary HB 8333

In committee · Rhode Island House · Lead sponsor

AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (Focuses on increasing school security to minimize the threat of an intruder in a school.)

In committee Jun 9, 2022 0 co-sponsors