Rhode Island Senate · District 33
Lou Raptakis's Rhode Island Senate voting record
Lou Raptakis (Democratic) is a member of the Rhode Island Senate for District 33. This page covers the 1,293 floor roll calls held while Lou Raptakis was in office, from Jan. 7, 2025 to June 11, 2026. Votes with the Senate President on 62% of contested votes. Votes with own party on 58% of party-line votes. 89th percentile in the Rhode Island Senate from liberal to conservative. Didn't vote on 4% of roll calls. Lou Raptakis sponsored 62 statewide bills this term; 8 passed. Below are the contested votes where Lou Raptakis split from the Senate President or the party, recent key votes, every roll call with filters, the bills Lou Raptakis sponsored and contact details.
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Lou Raptakis'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
Running for Rhode Island Senate District 33.
Also on the ballot: James P Pierson (Republican)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Lou Raptakis.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Lou Raptakis.
Bills
The bills Lou Raptakis sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | Local | |
|---|---|---|
| Sponsored | 62 | 0 |
| Passed both chambers | 8 | 0 |
| Became law | 8 | 0 |
| Vetoed by the Governor | 0 | 0 |
Rank by bills passed: Rank 23 of 38 in the Senate (tied with 2 others) · 23 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 3315 (2026 Session) Levy and Assessment of Local Taxes |
Bills | Became law | June 26, 2026 |
| S 3135 (2026 Session) Miscellaneous Rules |
Bills | Became law | June 23, 2026 |
| S 179 (2025 Session) September 11 Classroom Moment of Silence |
Bills | Became law | July 2, 2025 |
| S 893 (2025 Session) Tax Stabilization |
Bills | Became law | July 1, 2025 |
| S 120 (2025 Session) Accident and Sickness Insurance Policies |
Bills | Became law | July 1, 2025 |
| S 1142 (2025 Session) Property Subject to Taxation |
Bills | Became law | July 1, 2025 |
| S 84 (2025 Session) Casualty Insurance Rating |
Bills | Became law | June 26, 2025 |
| S 155 (2025 Session) Registration of Vehicles |
Bills | Became law | June 25, 2025 |
Budget projects
These pages don't credit budget items to Rhode Island legislators.
Contested votes where they split
81 against the Senate President; 85 against most of their party.
| Date | Bill and motion | Their vote | Senate President | Most of their party |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 11, 2026 | H 7360: Protect Our Courts Act Passage in Concurrence |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 11, 2026 | H 8040: Zoning Ordinances Passage in Concurrence |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 11, 2026 | S 2045: Protect Our Courts Act Passage as Amended |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 11, 2026 | S 2045: Protect Our Courts Act Amendment |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 11, 2026 | H 7654: Mortgage Foreclosure and Sale Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 11, 2026 | H 7202: The Rhode Island Federal Constitution Defense Act Passage in Concurrence |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 11, 2026 | H 7020: Veterinary Practice Passage in Concurrence |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 11, 2026 | H 7183: Building Benchmarking and Reporting Act of 2026 Passage in Concurrence |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 11, 2026 | H 8004: Rhode Island Comprehensive Planning and Land Use Act Passage in Concurrence |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 11, 2026 | H 7198: General Provisions Passage in Concurrence |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 11, 2026 | S 2047: General Provisions Passage in Concurrence |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 11, 2026 | H 7290: Restrictions on Self-Service Checkout Stations Act Passage in Concurrence |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 11, 2026 | S 2342: Restrictions on Self-Service Checkout Stations Act Passage in Concurrence |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 11, 2026 | H 7866: Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act Passage in Concurrence |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 11, 2026 | S 2045: Protect Our Courts Act Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 11, 2026 | S 2045: Protect Our Courts Act Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 10, 2026 | S 2480: Access to Public Records Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 10, 2026 | S 3302: Superior Court Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 10, 2026 | S 2575: Zoning Ordinances Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 10, 2026 | S 2260: Building Benchmarking and Reporting Act of 2026 Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 10, 2026 | S 3180: Veterinary Practice Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 10, 2026 | H 8294: Abandoned Property Passage in Concurrence |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 10, 2026 | S 2354: Requesting the Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission to Terminate Gas Line Extension Allowances as Part of Docket 25-45-GE Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 9, 2026 | S 3163: Residential Landlord and Tenant Act Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 9, 2026 | S 2907: Zoning Ordinances 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 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 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 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 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 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 2033: Protections of Healthcare Providers Act Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 3, 2026 | S 3116: Restrictions on State and Municipal Cooperation with Civil Immigration Enforcement Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 3, 2026 | S 3115: Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 3, 2026 | S 2605: The Rhode Island Federal Constitution Defense Act Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 28, 2026 | H 8009: Temporary Extended Service Hours Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 28, 2026 | S 2174: Labor Relations Act--No Limitation on Healthcare Benefit Providers Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 28, 2026 | S 2983: Expungement of Criminal Records Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 28, 2026 | S 2964: Expungement of Criminal Records Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 12, 2026 | S 2047: General Provisions Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 7, 2026 | S 2627: Temporary Extended Service Hours Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 20, 2025 | H 5801: Low and Moderate Income Housing Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 20, 2025 | H 5797: Zoning Ordinances Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 20, 2025 | H 5796: Zoning Ordinances Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 20, 2025 | H 5800: Zoning Ordinances Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 20, 2025 | H 5798: Zoning Ordinances Passage as Amended |
Nay | Not voting | Yea (split) |
| June 20, 2025 | H 5795: Zoning Ordinances Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 20, 2025 | H 5794: Local Planning Board or Commission Passage as Amended |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 20, 2025 | S 1092: Zoning Ordinances Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 20, 2025 | S 1090: Zoning Ordinances Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 20, 2025 | S 1088: Low and Moderate Income Housing Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 20, 2025 | S 1088: Low and Moderate Income Housing Amendment |
Yea | Nay (split) | Nay (split) |
| June 20, 2025 | S 1088: Low and Moderate Income Housing Amendment |
Yea | Nay (split) | Nay (split) |
| June 20, 2025 | S 1086: Local Planning Board or Commission Passage as Amended |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 20, 2025 | S 1086: Local Planning Board or Commission Amendment |
Yea | Nay (split) | Nay (split) |
| June 20, 2025 | S 1086: Local Planning Board or Commission Amendment |
Yea | Nay (split) | Nay (split) |
| June 20, 2025 | S 1085: Zoning Ordinances Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 20, 2025 | S 1084: Zoning Ordinances Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 20, 2025 | S 1083: Zoning Ordinances Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 20, 2025 | H 5580: Net Metering Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 20, 2025 | S 843: Net-Metering Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 20, 2025 | H 5726: The Freedom to Read Act Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 20, 2025 | S 238: The Freedom to Read Act Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 20, 2025 | S 868: Making an Appropriation of $1,000,000 to 401 Tech Bridge to Study and Explore Seagliders in Rhode Island 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 20, 2025 | S 359: Rhode Island Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2025 Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 20, 2025 | S 359: Rhode Island Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2025 Amendment |
Yea | Nay (split) | Nay (split) |
| June 20, 2025 | S 359: Rhode Island Assault Weapons Ban Act of 2025 Amendment |
Yea | Nay (split) | Nay (split) |
| June 17, 2025 | S 876: Expungement of Criminal Records Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | 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 709: Notice of Violations Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 10, 2025 | S 912: Establishment of Charter Public Schools Passage as Amended |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 10, 2025 | S 912: Establishment of Charter Public Schools Amendment |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 10, 2025 | S 246: 2021 Act on Climate Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 4, 2025 | S 586: Division of Occupational Health Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 4, 2025 | S 127: Certified School Teachers' Arbitration Passage |
Nay | Recused or abstained | Yea (split) |
| June 4, 2025 | S 124: Labor Relations Act Passage |
Nay | Recused or abstained | Yea (split) |
| June 3, 2025 | S 678: The Parking Services Taxation Act Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 29, 2025 | H 5171: Harm Reduction Center Advisory Committee and Pilot Program Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 13, 2025 | S 462: Harm Reduction Center Advisory Committee and Pilot Program Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 13, 2025 | S 238: The Freedom to Read Act Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Feb. 25, 2025 | S 63: General Provisions Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| Jan. 28, 2025 | S 12: Congratulating President Donald J. Trump on His Inauguration and Historic and Extraordinary Victory in the 2024 Presidential Election Passage |
Yea | Not voting | Nay (split) |
Recent key votes
Lou Raptakis'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 Lou Raptakis 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-raptakis@rilegislature.gov
- Capitol office
- 82 Smith St., Providence, RI 02903
401-222-3580 - District office
- 2080 Nooseneck Hill Road, Coventry, RI 02816
401-276-5567
Committees
- Special Legislation and Veterans' Affairs Vice chair
- Judiciary
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