Rhode Island Senate · District 3
Sam Zurier's Rhode Island Senate voting record
Sam Zurier (Democratic) is a member of the Rhode Island Senate for District 3. This page covers the 1,293 floor roll calls held while Sam Zurier was in office, from Jan. 7, 2025 to June 11, 2026. Votes with the Senate President on 85% of contested votes. Votes with own party on 93% of party-line votes. 38th percentile in the Rhode Island Senate from liberal to conservative. Didn't vote on 0.2% of roll calls. Sam Zurier sponsored 44 statewide bills this term; 8 passed. Below are the contested votes where Sam Zurier split from the Senate President or the party, recent key votes, every roll call with filters, the bills Sam Zurier sponsored and contact details.
Where they sit
Every current senator, placed from most liberal to most conservative by how they voted on contested bills.
Sam Zurier'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
Sam Zurier is the only candidate on the November 3 ballot. (Rhode Island Senate District 3)
The scores
How these numbers work →Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Sam Zurier.
Each tick is a current senator, by party; the dot is Sam Zurier.
Bills
The bills Sam Zurier sponsored this term and how far they got. Co-sponsors aren’t counted.
| Bills | Local | |
|---|---|---|
| Sponsored | 44 | 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 2203 (2026 Session) Genetic Information Privacy Act |
Bills | Became law | June 19, 2026 |
| S 3176 (2026 Session) Crook Point Bridge Authority Act |
Bills | Became law | June 5, 2026 |
| S 2755 (2026 Session) Retail Licenses |
Bills | Became law | May 22, 2026 |
| S 606 (2025 Session) Vital Records |
Bills | Became law | July 2, 2025 |
| S 602 (2025 Session) Science and Technology Advisory Council |
Bills | Became law | June 26, 2025 |
| S 1041 (2025 Session) Levy and Assessment of Local Taxes |
Bills | Became law | June 24, 2025 |
| S 28 (2025 Session) Property Subject to Taxation |
Bills | Became law | June 20, 2025 |
| S 981 (2025 Session) Energy Facility Siting Act |
Bills | Became law | June 26, 2024 |
Budget projects
These pages don't credit budget items to Rhode Island legislators.
Contested votes where they split
33 against the Senate President; 33 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 |
Yea | Nay (split) | Nay (split) |
| June 11, 2026 | S 2733: Arrest Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 4, 2026 | S 2360: Cigarette, Other Tobacco Products, and Electronic Nicotine-Delivery System Products 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 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 5565: The Rhode Island Kratom Act 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 | 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 | S 792: The Rhode Island Kratom Act 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 6053: Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act Passage in Concurrence |
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 | 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 17, 2025 | S 902: Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 17, 2025 | S 976: Medical Aesthetic Practices Safety Act Passage as Amended |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 17, 2025 | S 417: Cigarette and Other Tobacco Products Tax Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 12, 2025 | S 125: Minimum Wages Amendment |
Yea | Nay (split) | Nay (split) |
| June 12, 2025 | S 694: Nurses Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 10, 2025 | S 623: Casino Gaming 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 1059: Municipal Employees' Arbitration Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| June 4, 2025 | S 550: Dogs Amendment |
Yea | Nay (split) | Nay (split) |
| May 6, 2025 | S 856: Firefighters' Arbitration Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
| May 6, 2025 | S 754: Municipal Police Arbitration Passage |
Nay | Yea (split) | Yea (split) |
Recent key votes
Sam Zurier'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 Sam Zurier 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-zurier@rilegislature.gov
- Capitol office
- 82 Smith St., Providence, RI 02903
401-222-3580 - District office
- 330 Grotto Ave., Providence, RI 02906
401-644-0925
Committees
- Rules, Government Ethics and Oversight Vice chair
- Education Secretary
- Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Technologies
- Finance
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