Thomas J. Paolino
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Complete Vote History
H7830 Expanding Attorney General's Authority (passed 30 to 7 on 6/13/2024). Allows the state Attorney General to investigate and bring an enforcement action against persistent fraud or illegality in the carrying on, conducting, or transaction of business or governmental activity.
H7830 Expanding Attorney General's Authority (passed 30 to 7 on 6/13/2024). Allows the state Attorney General to investigate and bring an enforcement action against persistent fraud or illegality in the carrying on, conducting, or transaction of business or governmental activity.
Election Drop Boxes Senate
S2780 Election Drop Boxes (passed 32 to 5 on 6/11/2024). Amends Rhode Island’s mail ballot laws to require that mail ballot drop boxes be accessible to the public starting 35 days prior to state and federal elections, and 20 days prior to special elections.
S2780 Election Drop Boxes (passed 32 to 5 on 6/11/2024). Amends Rhode Island’s mail ballot laws to require that mail ballot drop boxes be accessible to the public starting 35 days prior to state and federal elections, and 20 days prior to special elections.
Firearm Storage Requirement Senate
S2202 Firearm Storage Requirement (passed 30 to 7 on 06/06/2024). Amends Rhode Island’s weapons laws to mandate safe storage of firearms, requiring they be secured in locked containers or equipped with safety devices when not in use.
Drug Cost Review Commission Senate
S2719 Drug Cost Review Commission (passed 28 to 8 on 05/21/2024). Establishes the Rhode Island Drug Cost Review Commission to review and set price limits for prescription drugs when manufacturers increase or introduce prices above specified thresholds.
S2719 Drug Cost Review Commission (passed 28 to 8 on 05/21/2024). Establishes the Rhode Island Drug Cost Review Commission to review and set price limits for prescription drugs when manufacturers increase or introduce prices above specified thresholds.
S2397 Taxpayer Funded Dialysis for Illegal Immigrants (passed 36 to 1 on 05/21/2024). Amends Rhode Island’s Office of Health and Human Services laws to provide Emergency Medicaid coverage for dialysis treatment and kidney transplants for non-citizens who do not qualify for Medicaid.
S2397 Taxpayer Funded Dialysis for Illegal Immigrants (passed 36 to 1 on 05/21/2024). Amends Rhode Island’s Office of Health and Human Services laws to provide Emergency Medicaid coverage for dialysis treatment and kidney transplants for non-citizens who do not qualify for Medicaid.
S2293 Renewable Energy Subsidy Program (passed 34 to 3 on 05/16/2024). Establishes the Renewable Ready Program to promote renewable energy development on contaminated or state-owned sites by creating a fund within the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank.
S2293 Renewable Energy Subsidy Program (passed 34 to 3 on 05/16/2024). Establishes the Renewable Ready Program to promote renewable energy development on contaminated or state-owned sites by creating a fund within the Rhode Island Infrastructure Bank.
Tax Credits for Theater Senate
S464 Tax Credits for Theater (Passed 35 to 0 on 6/15/2023). Creates tax credit opportunities for musicals, stage plays, and other productions in Rhode Island until 2027.
Mandatory EV Chargers Senate
S988 Mandatory EV Chargers (Passed 28 to 5 on 6/16/2023). Would require companies to create new parking spaces outfitted with electric vehicle chargers.
IDs for Illegal Immigrants Senate
S129 IDs for Illegal Immigrants (Passed 59 to 14 on 6/15/2023). Makes applicants without “proof of lawful presence” eligible for a Rhode Island driver’s license and requires that these IDs “shall not be used as a basis for a criminal investigation, arrest, or detention.”
S129 IDs for Illegal Immigrants (Passed 59 to 14 on 6/15/2023). Makes applicants without “proof of lawful presence” eligible for a Rhode Island driver’s license and requires that these IDs “shall not be used as a basis for a criminal investigation, arrest, or detention.”
Forced Workplace Culture Senate
S821 Forced Workplace Culture (Passed 28 to 3 on 6/8/2023). Would allow employees to sue if they face psychological damage in the workplace. The employer would be required to provide a workplace that doesn’t have any such cases.
Mandatory Abortion Coverage Senate
H5006 Mandatory Abortion Coverage (Passed 24 to 12 on 5/18/2023). Would require insurance companies to provide abortion coverage to residents of Rhode Island.
S685 Reducing Penalties for Illegal Aliens (Passed 37 to 0 on 3/28/2023). Lowers the maximum penalty for misdemeanors from 365 days to 364 days, so that illegal immigrants do not have to be reported to Immigrations and Customs Enforcement.
H7939 "Driver Privilege Cards" for Illegal Aliens (passed 28 to 10 on 6/23/2022). Allows the division of motor vehicles to issue “driver privilege cards and permits” to applicants “unable to establish legal presence in the United States.”
H7457 Restricting Firearms Purchases to Ages 21+ (passed 31 to 5 on 6/14/2022). Restricts the lawful sale of firearms or ammunition to persons 21 years of age or older, with the exemption of full-time law enforcement, state marshals, and members of the U.S. military.
H7457 Restricting Firearms Purchases to Ages 21+ (passed 31 to 5 on 6/14/2022). Restricts the lawful sale of firearms or ammunition to persons 21 years of age or older, with the exemption of full-time law enforcement, state marshals, and members of the U.S. military.
S2423 United Nations Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (passed 32 to 4 on 5/3/2022). Urges the federal government to sign and ratify the U.N. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.
S2007 Permanent Early, Mail-In Voting (passed 29 to 6 on 4/26/2022). Permits early voting by mail without an excuse, removes the requirement that mail ballots be signed by a notary public or two witnesses, and directs every municipality to maintain at least one ballot drop box.
S2007 Permanent Early, Mail-In Voting (passed 29 to 6 on 4/26/2022). Permits early voting by mail without an excuse, removes the requirement that mail ballots be signed by a notary public or two witnesses, and directs every municipality to maintain at least one ballot drop box.
S2706 Expanding Government Wiretapping (passed 66 to 0 on 5/31/2022). Grants the ability to apply ex parte for a court order authorizing the “interception of any wire, electronic, or oral communications” based on alleged felony violations of the Uniform Act on Prevention for Human Trafficking.
S2706 Expanding Government Wiretapping (passed 66 to 0 on 5/31/2022). Grants the ability to apply ex parte for a court order authorizing the “interception of any wire, electronic, or oral communications” based on alleged felony violations of the Uniform Act on Prevention for Human Trafficking.
H5130 Forced Minimum Wage Increases (passed 29 to 7 on 5/18/2021). Increases the minimum wage from $11.50 per hour to $15.00 per hour, over a 4-year period.
