Rhode Island Senate · District 16
Jonathon Acosta's Rhode Island Senate voting record
Jonathon Acosta (Democratic) is a member of the Rhode Island Senate for District 16. This page covers the 1,293 floor roll calls held while Jonathon Acosta was in office, from Jan. 7, 2025 to June 11, 2026. Votes with the Senate President on 82% of contested votes. Votes with own party on 95% of party-line votes. 5th percentile in the Rhode Island Senate from liberal to conservative. Didn't vote on 2% of roll calls. Jonathon Acosta sponsored 44 statewide bills this term; 6 passed. Below are the contested votes where Jonathon Acosta split from the Senate President or the party, recent key votes, every roll call with filters, the bills Jonathon Acosta sponsored and contact details.
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Jonathon Acosta's seat is marked. Seats run from most liberal (left) to most conservative (right), by contested floor votes. Color shows how often each member crosses party lines toward the middle on votes that divide the parties: solid blue or red means almost never, and purple means on at least 1 in 5 of those votes. Gray seats are members too new to score. How these numbers work
On the November 3 ballot
Jonathon Acosta is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot. (Rhode Island Senate District 16)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Jonathon Acosta.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Jonathon Acosta.
Bills
The bills Jonathon Acosta sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | Local | |
|---|---|---|
| Sponsored | 44 | 2 |
| Passed both chambers | 6 | 2 |
| Became law | 6 | 2 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 27 of 38 in the Senate (tied with 3 others) · 27 of 34 Democrats (tied with 2 others)
A bill's sponsor is the first legislator its introduced text names, a member of the chamber where it was introduced; co-sponsors aren't counted.
Bills that passed both chambers
| Bill | Type | Result | Final action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 3252 (2026 Session) Central Falls Pension Plan |
Bills | Became law | June 26, 2026 |
| S 2047 (2026 Session) General Provisions |
Bills | Became law | June 22, 2026 |
| S 3087 (2026 Session) Authorizing the City of Central Falls to Finance the Construction, Renovation, Improvement, Alteration, Repair, Furnishing and Equipping of Schools and School… |
Local | Became law | June 12, 2026 |
| S 1125 (2025 Session) Retail Licenses-Central Falls |
Bills | Became law | July 5, 2025 |
| S 70 (2025 Session) Payment of Wages |
Bills | Became law | July 1, 2025 |
| S 675 (2025 Session) Levy and Assessment of Local Taxes |
Bills | Became law | July 1, 2025 |
| S 74 (2025 Session) Registration of Vehicles |
Bills | Became law | June 26, 2025 |
| S 674 (2025 Session) Authorizing the City of Central Falls to Finance the Construction, Renovation, Improvement, Alteration, Repair, Furnishing and Equipping of Schools and School… |
Local | Became law | June 18, 2025 |
Budget projects
These pages don't credit budget items to Rhode Island legislators.
Contested votes where they split
39 against the Senate President; 40 against most of their party.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Senate President | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 11, 2026 | H 8463: Arrest Passage in Concurrence |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 11, 2026 | H 7415: Establishment of Charter Public Schools Passage in Concurrence |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 11, 2026 | H 7415: Establishment of Charter Public Schools Passage |
Yea | Nay (split) | Nay (split) |
| June 11, 2026 | H 7753: Disarming a Peace Officer Passage in Concurrence |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 11, 2026 | S 2292: Disarming a Peace Officer Passage in Concurrence |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 11, 2026 | S 2733: Arrest Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 9, 2026 | S 2279: Arrest Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 9, 2026 | H 7127: Making Appropriations for the Support of the State for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2027 Amendment |
Yea | Nay (split) | Nay (split) |
| June 4, 2026 | S 2787: Establishment of Charter Public Schools Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 4, 2026 | S 2783: Mayoral Academies Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 4, 2026 | S 2431: Casualty Insurance Rating Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 3, 2026 | S 3167: Theft, Embezzlement, False Pretenses, and Misappropriation Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 3, 2026 | S 2280: Health and Safety of Pupils Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 28, 2026 | S 2481: Trespass and Vandalism Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 28, 2026 | S 2524: Student and Teacher Classroom Safety Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 26, 2026 | S 3060: Pharmacy Benefit Managers Act Amendment |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 26, 2026 | Appointments: Appointment of Raymond C. Coia to the Coastal Resource Management Council for a term expiring May 31, 2029. Confirmation |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 7, 2026 | S 3184: Nurses Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| April 28, 2026 | S 2391: Public Auctions of Real Estate Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Feb. 5, 2026 | Appointments: Appointment of Michael J. McCaffrey VICE Melissa R. DuBose as Associate Judge of the Rhode Island District Court Confirmation |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 20, 2025 | H 5594: The Paul W. Crowley Rhode Island Student Investment Initiative Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 20, 2025 | H 6126: Coastal Resources Management Council Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 20, 2025 | S 998: Coastal Resources Management Council Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 20, 2025 | H 6283: Establishing the Burrillville Land Trust Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 20, 2025 | H 5351: Medical Aesthetic Practices Safety Act Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 20, 2025 | H 5076: Making Appropriations for the Support of the State for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2026 Amendment |
Yea | Nay (split) | Nay (split) |
| June 20, 2025 | H 5076: Making Appropriations for the Support of the State for the Fiscal Year Ending June 30, 2026 Amendment |
Yea | Nay (split) | Nay (split) |
| June 18, 2025 | H 5575: Long Term Contracting Standards for Renewable Energy Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 18, 2025 | S 1054: Establishing the Burrillville Land Trust Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 18, 2025 | S 900: Rhode Island Housing Resources Act of 1998 Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 18, 2025 | S 502: Low and Moderate Income Housing Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 18, 2025 | S 922: The Paul W. Crowley Rhode Island Student Investment Initiative Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 18, 2025 | S 922: The Paul W. Crowley Rhode Island Student Investment Initiative Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 12, 2025 | S 22: Student Success Act Amendment |
Nay | Not voting | Yea (split) |
| June 12, 2025 | S 125: Minimum Wages Amendment |
Yea | Nay (split) | Nay (split) |
| June 12, 2025 | S 125: Minimum Wages Amendment |
Yea | Nay (split) | Nay (split) |
| June 12, 2025 | S 552: Disarming a Peace Officer Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 12, 2025 | S 694: Nurses Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 10, 2025 | S 318: Long Term Contracting Standards for Renewable Energy Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 4, 2025 | S 550: Dogs Amendment |
Yea | Nay (split) | Nay (split) |
Recent key votes
Jonathon Acosta's most recent key votes: contested or party-line votes that gave the chamber's last word on a whole bill (passage, budgets included, the other chamber's changes or a conference report) or overrode a veto, with what each bill does where a checked explanation exists. The full record is below.
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June 11, 2026
SenateH 7360: Protect Our Courts ActWhat the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.
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June 11, 2026
SenateH 8040: Zoning OrdinancesWhat the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.
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June 11, 2026
SenateH 8463: ArrestWhat the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.
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June 11, 2026
SenateS 2045: Protect Our Courts ActWhat the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.
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June 11, 2026
SenateH 7654: Mortgage Foreclosure and SaleWhat the bill does: We don't have a checked plain-language explanation of this bill yet; the vote page links to the official record.
Every roll call
How Jonathon Acosta voted on each of the 1,293 floor roll calls while in office, newest first.
Contested and party-line votes link to their own pages; the rest link to the official record.
Contact, committees and caucuses
Contact
- Official page
- www.rilegislature.gov
- sen-acosta@rilegislature.gov
- Capitol office
- 82 Smith St., Providence, RI 02903
401-222-3580 - District office
- 100 Illinois St., Central Falls, RI 02863
401-305-0545
Committees
- Finance Secretary
- Rules, Government Ethics and Oversight Secretary
- Special Legislation and Veterans' Affairs
Contact details and committee assignments from Open States' data on the Rhode Island General Assembly, which it collects from the chambers' websites, as of Oct. 22, 2026.
Source: the Rhode Island House and Senate Journals and the General Assembly's roll-call records, Jan. 7, 2025 to June 11, 2026. How these numbers work · Corrections