Total votes
6,413
all sessions
Attendance
90%
655 missed
Near the chamber average
With party
98%
of cast votes
Lower than 80% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
1%
crosses aisle rarely
Higher than 77% of chamber peers
Sponsored
1,361
bills & resolutions
Near the chamber average
Committees
4
assignments
6,413 roll-call votes
Voting record
Yea
5,475
voted in favor
Nay
283
voted against
Absent
655
missed votes
Total cast
6,413
across all sessions
Crossed party
108
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Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 650
AN ACT VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF FOSTER (Validates and ratifies amendments to the Home Rule Charter of the town of Foster, which amendments were adopted and approved by the electors of the town of Foster on November 8, 2016.)
Yea
Passed
67–0
Jun 6, 2017
HB 5274
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RENEWABLE ENERGY GROWTH PROGRAM (Expands the renewable energy growth program for an additional ten (10) years after the fifth program year, with an annual target of forty (40) nameplate megawatts for each year of the ten (10) year period.)
Yea
Passed
56–10
Jun 6, 2017
HB 6144
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - LONG-TERM CARE COORDINATING COUNCIL (Amends the membership of the long-term care coordinating council from forty-one (41) members to thirty-three (33) members.)
Yea
Passed
66–0
Jun 6, 2017
HB 5655
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - RHODE ISLAND DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEE ACT (Amends several sections of the general laws pertaining to the calculation of impact fees by municipalities in the state by requiring that needs assessments of the fees be conducted every 5 years with certain exceptions.)
Yea
Passed
61–5
Jun 6, 2017
SB 655
AN ACT VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AN AMENDMENT TO THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE (Validates and ratifies amendments to the Home Rule Charter of the city of East Providence, which amendments were adopted and approved by the electors of the city of East Providence on November 8, 2016.)
Yea
Passed
65–0
Jun 6, 2017
HB 5490
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGULATIONS OF BUSINESS PRACTICES AMONG MOTOR VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS, AND DEALERS (Requires auto manufacturers to compensate dealers for vehicles subject to "stop-sale" or "do-not-drive" orders.)
Yea
Passed
64–0
Jun 6, 2017
HB 5711
AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS (Authorizes magistrates to preside over additional matters that are heard before the family court.)
Yea
Passed
66–0
Jun 6, 2017
HB 6144
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - LONG-TERM CARE COORDINATING COUNCIL (Amends the membership of the long-term care coordinating council from forty-one (41) members to thirty-three (33) members.)
Yea
Passed
66–0
Jun 6, 2017
HB 6155
AN ACT RELATING TO CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS -- WORKERS' COOPERATIVES (Creates a statutory vehicle for the creation and functioning of workers' cooperatives which are corporations that are owned and democratically governed by their members.)
Yea
Passed
67–0
Jun 1, 2017
HB 5703
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS - CONDUCT OF ELECTION AND VOTING EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES (Requires that election supplies furnished by the board of elections would be delivered to or picked up by the proper officer as determined by the board no later than twelve o'clock p.m. (12:00 p.m.) on the day before the election.)
Yea
Passed
67–0
Jun 1, 2017
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