Rhode Island Democratic Lower chamber District 23

K. Joseph Shekarchi

rep-shekarchi@rilegislature.gov

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1962

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249

Bills sponsored

this session · 2,055 all-time

132

Bills co-sponsored

this session · 132 all-time

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Enacted into law

counting…

3134

Recorded votes

70%

Vote participation

voted in 70% of 3134 recorded votes

Voting scorecard

2026 session · computed from recorded roll-call votes

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Participation

0%

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Sponsored (introduced)

2055 bills
Current session 249 bills
Historical 1806 bills

Co-sponsored

132 bills
Current session 132 bills

Voting record

Current session 4 votes
Bill Vote Result Date
H 7551 RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- FRAUD AND FALSE DEALING

PASSAGE

Not Voting pass May 12, 2026
H 7369 RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- AUDIT OF ACCOUNTS AND INSTALLATION OF SYSTEMS

PASSAGE

Not Voting pass May 19, 2026
H 7361 RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS -- QUALITY SELF-DIRECTED SUPPORTS ACT OF 2026

PASSAGE

Not Voting pass June 08, 2026
H 7079 RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS

PASSAGE PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT

Not Voting fail June 09, 2026
Historical 46 votes
Bill Vote Result Date
SB 426 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - EXPUNGEMENT OF CRIMINAL RECORDS (Makes persons with 6 or less misdemeanors eligible for expungement by filing motion 10 years from completion date of last sentence unless convicted for felony involving domestic violence, DUI, or chemical test refusal.)

RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -

Yea pass September 19, 2017
SB 902 AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Makes available special motor vehicle registration plates for the Rhode Island Agricultural Council.)

IN CONCURRENCE

Yea pass September 19, 2017
HB 5117 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- SENTENCE AND EXECUTION (Makes various changes to the sentencing and execution guidelines for purposes of criminal procedure and would add new conditions of criminal probation.)

PASSAGE

Yea pass September 19, 2017
SB 949 AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Subjects toll violators of out-of-state tolled projects to license and registration denial under certain circumstances)

RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHI

Yea pass September 19, 2017
SB 1029 AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- EMPLOYMENT APPLICATIONS (Gives the department of labor and training the jurisdiction to review claims alleging that employers had improperly inquired about an applicant’s criminal history on an employment application.)

RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELA

Yea pass September 19, 2017
HB 5064 AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - COURTS - SUPERIOR COURT DIVERSION (Allows creation of superior court diversion program for substance abusers or persons with mental health issues charged with certain criminal offenses.)

PASSAGE

Yea pass September 19, 2017
SB 897 AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - AFFORDABLE HOUSING OPPORTUNITY (Prevents registered sex offenders from forming more than ten percent (10%) of the population of residential facilities receiving state funding or assistance, with certain exceptions.)

RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GO

Yea pass September 19, 2017
SB 657 AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS -- WARREN MUNICIPAL HOUSING COURT (Authorizes the town council of the town of Warren to create a municipal housing court and defines that court's jurisdiction.)

RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES --

Yea pass September 19, 2017
SB 213 AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES - RETIREMENT SYSTEM - CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS (Increase the permitted gross pay from $15,000 to $22,500 for certain retired employees from state colleges, universities, schools, teachers retired pursuant to titles 16, 36, 45.)

RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND

Yea pass September 19, 2017
SB 202 AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT - DOCK SAFETY (Requires DEM to issue regulations requiring any dock or pier longer than twenty feet (20') and located on a freshwater lake or pond to be equipped with reflective material such that it can be seen by watercraft operators.)

RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GO

Yea pass September 19, 2017
SB 1008 AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - RHODE ISLAND SAILING EVENTS COMMISSION (Creates the Rhode Island Sailing Events Commission in order to attract amateur and professional marine events in Rhode Island.)

RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GO

Yea pass September 19, 2017
SB 877 AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS - REGULATORY POWERS OF ADMINISTRATION (Amends laws regarding the aggregation of electrical loads by a municipality, and requires at least one public hearing be held, for review by its residents, prior to adopting any plan, to be approved by the public utilities commission.)

RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND

Yea pass September 19, 2017
HB 6386 AN ACT RELATING TO SOLEMNIZATION OF MARRIAGES (Allows the Honorable Donald Shaw to join Kathryn Wallace and Matthew Lowery in marriage on or about September 2, 2018, within the Town of Narragansett, Rhode Island.)

PASSAGE

Yea pass September 19, 2017
HB 5724 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- SEXUAL OFFENDER REGISTRATION AND COMMUNITY NOTIFICATION (Requires local law enforcement to share information with local school departments for the purposes of notifying parents of students whose bus stop is within 1000 feet of the residence of level 3 sex offender.)

AS AMENDED

Yea pass September 19, 2017
SB 757 AN ACT RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS - MENTAL HEALTH LAW (Articulates the role of police officers in obtaining treatment for those showing symptoms of mental illness.)

RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCAR

Yea pass September 19, 2017
SB 226 AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES - ROAD TEST LICENSE APPLICANTS (Allows driver's license applicants with limited English proficiency (LEP) to be accompanied by an interpreter, at their own expense and choosing, during their road test. This interpreter shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age.)

RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES - ROA

Yea pass September 19, 2017
SB 6 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE - CORRECTIONS - BATTERERS INTERVENTION PROGRAMS AND PROBATION SUPERVISION (Creates a batterers intervention program fund and also adopts evidence-based probation and parole supervision systems.)

RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -

Yea pass September 19, 2017
SB 1023 AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE -- DISCLOSURE BY THE STATE INVESTMENT COMMISSIONS OF PERFORMANCE AND EXPENSES OF RETIREMENT SYSTEM INVESTMENT MANAGERS (Requires the general treasurer to maintain its transparent treasury initiative to assist the public in accessing information regarding how state pension investments are managed and performing.)

RELATING TO PUBLIC FINANCE -- DI

Yea pass September 19, 2017
SB 777 AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATORS REQUIRED (Requires an automated external defibrillator (AED) and qualified person to administer an AED at all public places capable of holding three hundred (300) people or more.)

RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -

Yea pass September 19, 2017
HB 5977 AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - BURRILLVILLE PROPERTY TAX (Further delineates the ability of the town of Burrillville to tax electrical power generation facilities, regulated or otherwise and for private consumption on resale.)

IN CONCURRENCE

Yea pass September 19, 2017
SB 290 AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- HEALTHY AND SAFE FAMILIES AND WORKPLACES ACT (Requires employers with eighteen (18) or more employees to provide three (3) paid sick days in 2018, four (4) paid sick days in 2019 and five (5) paid sick days thereafter.)

RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELA

Yea pass September 19, 2017
SB 166 AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY - CHILD PRODUCTS AND UPHOLSTERED FURNITURE (Prohibits the manufacture, sale, and distribution of residential upholstered children's products that contain certain amounts of bromide or chlorine bonded to carbon that is added to a plastic, foam, or textile.)

PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT

Yea pass September 19, 2017
SB 925 AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- AWARD OF MUNICIPAL CONTRACTS (Adds certain federal requirements to the selection of architects and engineers and permits prequalification of architects and engineers by cities and towns.)

RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES --

Yea pass September 19, 2017
SB 733 AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- PESTICIDE CONTROL (Creates an exception to the registration requirements and registration fees for minor use pesticides.)

RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY --

Yea pass September 19, 2017
HB 6377 AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - TUITION FOR ACTIVE DUTY MILITARY (Grants instate tuition status at state operated schools to active duty and reserve members stationed in Rhode Island.)

RELATING TO EDUCATION - TUITION

Yea pass September 19, 2017
SB 1000 AN ACT RELATING TO HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE (Designates October 23 of each year as a day to commemorate the nine Rhode Island marines killed in the 1983 terrorist attack in Beirut, Lebanon.)

RELATING TO HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OF

Yea pass September 19, 2017
HB 6304 AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT - DOCK SAFETY (Requires DEM to issue regulations requiring any dock or pier longer than twenty feet (20') and located on a freshwater lake or pond to be equipped with reflective material such that it can be seen by watercraft operators.)

PASSAGE

Yea pass September 19, 2017
SB 952 AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS - THE GREEN BUILDINGS ACT (Expands the "Green Buildings Act" to include public projects and updates the standards to include LEED for Neighborhood Development, and SITES.)

RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND

Yea pass September 19, 2017
HB 5413 AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- HEALTHY AND SAFE FAMILIES AND WORKPLACES ACT (Requires employers with eighteen (18) or more employees to provide three (3) paid sick days in 2018, four (4) paid sick days in 2019 and five (5) paid sick days thereafter.)

AS AMENDED

Yea pass September 19, 2017
HB 5921 AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- HAWKERS AND PEDDLERS (Gives the city of Woonsocket the power to license and regulate peddlers selling or offering flowers.)

IN CONCURRENCE

Yea pass September 19, 2017
HB 5842 AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS - MUNICIPAL ROAD AND BRIDGE REVOLVING FUND (Amends several sections relative to the eligibility and award process for projects that receive financial assistance from PACE (Property Assessment Clean Energy) programs and the Rhode Island infrastructure bank.)

PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT

Yea pass September 19, 2017
SB 432 AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- UNFAIR COMPETITION AND PRACTICES (Prohibits domestic insurance companies from any distinction or discrimination against individuals in a domestic partner relationship regarding policies issued or renewed in this state.)

RELATING TO INSURANCE -- UNFAIR

Yea pass September 19, 2017
SB 273 AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES (Places time requirements on the implementation of projects authorized by the state traffic commission excluding geometric improvements, roundabouts and new signals.)

RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHI

Yea pass September 19, 2017
SB 153 AN ACT RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS -- SELF-INSURANCE OF DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY AGENCIES (Authorizes operators of developmental disability agencies acting as a group acting as a group, to self-insure health care costs for employees, retirees and other beneficiaries, and allows a qualified third-party administrator to administer said program.)

RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCAR

Yea pass September 19, 2017
SB 299 AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - REAL ESTATE BROKERS AND SALESPERSONS (Removes the exception to qualification for a broker's license previously granted those with a baccalaureate in real estate.)

RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFE

Yea pass September 19, 2017
HB 6356 AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS (Prohibits any development of land contiguous to the State House unless approved by the general assembly.)

PASSAGE

Yea pass September 19, 2017
SB 770 AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- REGISTRATION OF VOTERS (Provides that persons who apply to the DMV for a driver's license, its renewal or personal identification document shall simultaneously register to vote, unless they expressly decline to do so.)

RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- REGISTR

Yea pass September 19, 2017
HR 8173 HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING AND THANKING ELIZABETH BRITO FOR HER DECADES OF TIRELESS AND DEVOTED PUBLIC SERVICE TO THE ROGERS FREE LIBRARY AND THE BRISTOL COMMUNITY

PASSAGE

Yea pass December 16, 2020
HR 8159 HOUSE RESOLUTION HONORING REPRESENTATIVE CHRISTOPHER T. MILLEA FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

PASSAGE

Yea pass December 16, 2020
HR 8166 HOUSE RESOLUTION THE JOYOUS CELEBRATION OF SAVE THE BAY'S 50TH ANNIVERSARY

PASSAGE

Yea pass December 16, 2020
HR 8182 HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF JAMES BARRETT ROSS, JR.

PASSAGE

Yea pass December 16, 2020
HB 7171 AN ACT RELATING TO MAKING APPROPRIATIONS IN SUPPORT OF FY 2021

PASSAGE

Yea pass December 16, 2020
HR 8175 HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT JUSTICE, RUTH BADER GINSBURG

PASSAGE

Yea pass December 16, 2020
HR 8181 HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING CONDOLENCES ON THE PASSING OF THE HONORABLE JOHN E. LANNI, JR.

PASSAGE

Yea pass December 16, 2020
HR 8167 HOUSE RESOLUTION THANKING THE LEADERSHIP AND STAFF OF READY TO LEARN PROVIDENCE FOR MORE THAN SEVENTEEN YEARS OF IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION FOR OUR STATE'S MOST VULNERABLE CHILDREN

PASSAGE

Yea pass December 16, 2020
HR 8156 HOUSE RESOLUTION THANKING THE HONORABLE SPEAKER NICHOLAS A. MATTIELLO FOR HIS FOURTEEN YEARS OF DISTINGUISHED SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS OF RHODE ISLAND AND HOUSE DISTRICT 15 IN CRANSTON

PASSAGE

Yea pass December 16, 2020