Rhode Island House · 2026 Session
H 7717: The Rhode Island Cannabis Act
Passage · April 9, 2026 · Yeas 53, nays 7 · Party-line vote
How each party voted
Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi voted yea.
Bill
- Bill
- H 7717
- Motion
- Passage
- Date
- April 9, 2026, 16:35:20
- Session
- 2026 Session
- Yeas–nays
- Yeas 53, nays 7; 15 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 (53)
- Marvin Abney D-73
- Mia Ackerman D-45
- Edith Ajello D-1
- Sam Azzinaro D-37
- David Bennett D-20
- Nathan Biah D-3
- Chris Blazejewski D-2
- Jennifer Boylan D-66
- Jon Brien I-49
- Justine Caldwell D-30
- Lauren Carson D-75
- Stephen Casey D-50
- Julie Casimiro D-31
- Terri Cortvriend D-72
- Greg Costantino D-44
- Matthew Dawson D-65
- Anthony DeSimone D-5
- Susan Donovan D-69
- Jay Edwards D-70
- Leo Felix D-61
- Deb Fellela D-43
- Alex Finkelman D-74
- Kathleen Fogarty D-35
- Jenni Furtado D-64
- Joshua Giraldo D-56
- Arthur Handy D-18
- Katie Kazarian D-63
- Brian Kennedy D-38
- Rebecca Kislak D-4
- Charlene Lima D-14
- John Lombardi D-8
- Alex Marszalkowski D-52
- Carol McEntee D-33
- Michelle McGaw D-71
- Joseph McNamara D-19
- Mary Messier D-62
- David Morales D-7
- Brian Newberry R-48
- Tom Noret D-25
- Bill O'Brien D-54
- David Place R-47
- Brandon Potter D-16
- Earl Read D-26
- Enrique Sanchez D-9
- Pat Serpa D-27
- Evan Shanley D-24
- Joe Shekarchi D-23
- Scott Slater D-10
- Joseph Solomon D-22
- June Speakman D-68
- Tina Spears D-36
- Teresa Tanzi D-34
- Brandon Voas D-57
Nay (7)
- Mike Chippendale R-40
- Marie Hopkins R-21
- Jason Knight D-67
- George Nardone R-28
- Chris Paplauskas R-15
- Sherry Roberts R-29
- Paul Santucci R-53
Not voting (15)
- Karen Alzate D-60
- Jackie Baginski D-17
- Jose Batista D-12
- Doc Corvese D-55
- Megan Cotter D-39
- Robert Craven D-32
- Cherie Cruz D-58
- Grace Diaz D-11
- Dick Fascia R-42
- Raymond Hull D-6
- Ramon Perez D-13
- Bob Phillips D-51
- Bob Quattrocchi R-41
- Mary Ann Shallcross-Smith D-46
- Jennifer Stewart D-59