Rhode Island House · 2025 Session
H 5565: The Rhode Island Kratom Act
Passage · May 29, 2025 · Yeas 40, nays 24 · Party-line vote
How each party voted
Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi voted yea.
Bill
- Bill
- H 5565
- Motion
- Passage
- Date
- May 29, 2025, 16:48:07
- Session
- 2025 Session
- Yeas–nays
- Yeas 40, nays 24; 11 didn't vote (0 excused, 0 abstained)
- Result
- Passed, as the official record marks it
Official record: that day's Journal (PDF) ↗
The bill's text on the General Assembly's site ↗
The chamber on this vote
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How each member voted
Yea (40)
- Marvin Abney D-73
- Karen Alzate D-60
- Sam Azzinaro D-37
- Jackie Baginski D-17
- Chris Blazejewski D-2
- Jennifer Boylan D-66
- Justine Caldwell D-30
- Lauren Carson D-75
- Terri Cortvriend D-72
- Robert Craven D-32
- Cherie Cruz D-58
- Matthew Dawson D-65
- Anthony DeSimone D-5
- Susan Donovan D-69
- Jay Edwards D-70
- Deb Fellela D-43
- Alex Finkelman D-74
- Kathleen Fogarty D-35
- Jenni Furtado D-64
- Joshua Giraldo D-56
- Arthur Handy D-18
- Raymond Hull D-6
- Katie Kazarian D-63
- Brian Kennedy D-38
- Jason Knight D-67
- Alex Marszalkowski D-52
- Carol McEntee D-33
- Joseph McNamara D-19
- Mary Messier D-62
- Bill O'Brien D-54
- David Place R-47
- Brandon Potter D-16
- Evan Shanley D-24
- Joe Shekarchi D-23
- Scott Slater D-10
- Joseph Solomon D-22
- June Speakman D-68
- Tina Spears D-36
- Jennifer Stewart D-59
- Brandon Voas D-57
Nay (24)
- Edith Ajello D-1
- Nathan Biah D-3
- Jon Brien I-49
- Mike Chippendale R-40
- Doc Corvese D-55
- Megan Cotter D-39
- Dick Fascia R-42
- Leo Felix D-61
- Marie Hopkins R-21
- John Lombardi D-8
- Michelle McGaw D-71
- David Morales D-7
- George Nardone R-28
- Brian Newberry R-48
- Tom Noret D-25
- Chris Paplauskas R-15
- Ramon Perez D-13
- Bob Phillips D-51
- Earl Read D-26
- Sherry Roberts R-29
- Enrique Sanchez D-9
- Paul Santucci R-53
- Pat Serpa D-27
- Teresa Tanzi D-34
Not voting (11)
- Mia Ackerman D-45
- Jose Batista D-12
- David Bennett D-20
- Stephen Casey D-50
- Julie Casimiro D-31
- Greg Costantino D-44
- Grace Diaz D-11
- Rebecca Kislak D-4
- Charlene Lima D-14
- Bob Quattrocchi R-41
- Mary Ann Shallcross-Smith D-46