Rhode Island 2020 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 3 D cosponsors

SB 2134 — AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- FAIR HOUSING PRACTICES (Prohibits discrimination in housing against those persons who have a lawful source of income.)

Last action — 02/12/2020 Referred to House Judiciary

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Action History

  1. 02/12/2020 Referred to House Judiciary

  2. 02/11/2020 Senate read and passed

  3. 02/05/2020 Placed on Senate Calendar (02/11/2020)

  4. 02/04/2020 Committee recommends passage

  5. 01/31/2020 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/04/2020)

  6. 01/22/2020 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary

Sponsors

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5 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 109 not signed on · 9 voted No

Sponsors (5)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (109)

109 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Approval of Amendment

Failed 2 Yea · 28 Nay · 8 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 11702
Democratic 1905
Republican 0201
Total 22808
% of votes cast 5%74%0%21%
How each member voted (38)
Member Party Vote
Algiere — Nay
Archambault — Not Voting
Cano — Nay
Conley — Nay
Coyne — Nay
Crowley — Not Voting
de la Cruz — Nay
Goldin — Nay
Goodwin — Nay
Lombardo — Nay
Lynch Prata — Nay
McCaffrey — Nay
Metts — Nay
Miller — Nay
Nesselbush — Yea
Picard — Nay
Satchell — Nay
Seveney — Nay
Sheehan — Nay
Mr. President — Nay
Ana B. Quezada Democratic Nay
Bridget Valverde Democratic Not Voting
Dawn Euer Democratic Nay
Frank A. Ciccone III Democratic Not Voting
Hanna M. Gallo Democratic Nay
John J. Lombardi Democratic Nay
Leonidas P. Raptakis Democratic Not Voting
Louis P. DiPalma Democratic Nay
Mark McKenney Democratic Nay
Melissa Murray Democratic Not Voting
Ryan W. Pearson Democratic Nay
Samuel W. Bell Democratic Yea
V. Susan Sosnowski Democratic Nay
Valarie J. Lawson Democratic Nay
Walter S. Felag Jr. Democratic Not Voting
Elaine J. Morgan Republican Not Voting
Gordon E. Rogers Republican Nay
Thomas J. Paolino Republican Nay

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Passage

Passed 31 Yea · 0 Nay · 7 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 18002
Democratic 11004
Republican 2001
Total 31007
% of votes cast 82%0%0%18%
How each member voted (38)
Member Party Vote
Algiere — Yea
Archambault — Not Voting
Cano — Yea
Conley — Yea
Coyne — Yea
Crowley — Not Voting
de la Cruz — Yea
Goldin — Yea
Goodwin — Yea
Lombardo — Yea
Lynch Prata — Yea
McCaffrey — Yea
Metts — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nesselbush — Yea
Picard — Yea
Satchell — Yea
Seveney — Yea
Sheehan — Yea
Mr. President — Yea
Ana B. Quezada Democratic Yea
Bridget Valverde Democratic Not Voting
Dawn Euer Democratic Yea
Frank A. Ciccone III Democratic Not Voting
Hanna M. Gallo Democratic Yea
John J. Lombardi Democratic Yea
Leonidas P. Raptakis Democratic Yea
Louis P. DiPalma Democratic Yea
Mark McKenney Democratic Yea
Melissa Murray Democratic Not Voting
Ryan W. Pearson Democratic Yea
Samuel W. Bell Democratic Yea
V. Susan Sosnowski Democratic Yea
Valarie J. Lawson Democratic Yea
Walter S. Felag Jr. Democratic Not Voting
Elaine J. Morgan Republican Not Voting
Gordon E. Rogers Republican Yea
Thomas J. Paolino Republican Yea

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Subjects

housing civil-rights
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 2134?
SB 2134 is sponsored by Metts, Frank A. Ciccone III (Democratic), Ana B. Quezada (Democratic), Louis P. DiPalma (Democratic), and Nesselbush.
What is the current status of SB 2134?
This bill died with 2020 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 2134?
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