Rhode Island Senate · 2025 Session
S 238: The Freedom to Read Act
Passage · May 13, 2025 · Yeas 30, nays 4 · Party-line vote
How each party voted
Senate President Valarie J. Lawson voted yea.
Bill
- Bill
- S 238
- Motion
- Passage
- Date
- May 13, 2025, 16:57:47
- Session
- 2025 Session
- Yeas–nays
- Yeas 30, nays 4; 3 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 (30)
- Jonathon Acosta D-16
- Pete Appollonio D-29
- Sam Bell D-5
- Jake Bissaillon D-1
- Bob Britto D-18
- John Burke D-9
- Frank Ciccone D-7
- Lou DiPalma D-12
- Andrew Dimitri D-25
- Dawn Euer D-13
- Walter Felag D-10
- Hanna Gallo D-27
- Victoria Gu D-38
- Meghan Kallman D-15
- Matt LaMountain D-31
- Pam Lauria D-32
- Val Lawson D-14
- Tiara Mack D-6
- Mark McKenney D-30
- Melissa Murray D-24
- Todd Patalano D-26
- Ana Quezada D-2
- Sue Sosnowski D-37
- Brian Thompson D-20
- David Tikoian D-22
- Linda Ujifusa D-11
- Lori Urso D-8
- Bridget Valverde D-35
- Lammis Vargas D-28
- Sam Zurier D-3
Nay (4)
- Thomas Paolino R-17
- Lou Raptakis D-33
- Gordon Rogers R-21
- Jessica de la Cruz R-23
Not voting (3)
- Alana DiMario D-36
- Elaine Morgan R-34
- Ryan Pearson D-19