Total votes
2,549
all sessions
Attendance
-
of floor votes
With party
99%
of cast votes
Higher than 80% of chamber peers
Bipartisan score
0%
crosses aisle rarely
Lower than 87% of chamber peers
Sponsored
1,242
bills & resolutions
Higher than 88% of chamber peers
Committees
4
assignments
2,549 roll-call votes
Voting record
Yea
2,509
voted in favor
Nay
36
voted against
Absent
0
missed votes
Total cast
2,549
across all sessions
Crossed party
9
votes against own party
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Bill
Description
Vote
Result
Tally
Date
SB 718
AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT (Requires a landlord to obtain and have in full force and effect a general liability policy of at least one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) for those persons injured on the premises due to the negligence of the landlord.)
Yea
Passed
33–4
Jun 30, 2021
SB 684
AN ACT RELATING TO COMMERCIAL LAW -- GENERAL REGULATORY PROVISIONS -- DECEPTIVE TRADE PRACTICES (Penalty of $10,000 for violating Deceptive Trade Practices Act.)
Yea
Passed
37–0
Jun 30, 2021
SB 975
AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION -- SMITHFIELD (Authorizes the town of Smithfield to exempt or stabilize taxes on qualified property used for manufacturing or commercial purposes in the town of Smithfield.)
Yea
Passed
36–1
Jun 30, 2021
SB 378
AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES (Increases the reimbursement rates to be paid by the department of human services and the department for children, youth, and families, for licensed child care centers and family child care homes.)
Yea
Passed
33–3
Jun 30, 2021
SB 980
AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- FINANCIAL SERVICES (Updates the Credit for Reinsurance, Risk Based Capital and Insurance Holding Company statutes to the current National Association of Insurance Commissioners standard.)
Yea
Passed
33–0
Jun 30, 2021
SB 34
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS (Allows students in public schools to possess and use sunscreen without a physician's note or prescription, if the product is regulated by the FDA for over-the-counter use.)
Yea
Passed
37–0
Jun 30, 2021
SB 94
AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- CONSERVATION AND PRESERVATION RESTRICTIONS ON REAL PROPERTY (Requires conservation and preservation restrictions to be liberally interpreted in favor of the grants awarded.)
Yea
Passed
36–0
Jun 30, 2021
SB 458
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- AFRICAN HERITAGE HISTORY EDUCATION (Requires implementation of education courses in African American history in elementary and secondary schools in Rhode Island commencing in the 2022-2023 school year.)
Yea
Passed
36–1
Jun 30, 2021
SB 781
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - DUTIES OF UTILITIES AND CARRIERS (Requires electric and gas distribution companies, with exceptions, to remit fifteen percent (15%) of the amount of demand-side charge collections to the Rhode Island infrastructure bank for any energy-related financing programs.)
Yea
Passed
37–0
Jun 30, 2021
SB 736
AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION (Products liability defense of subsequent alteration eliminated.)
Yea
Passed
36–0
Jun 30, 2021
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