Rhode Island House vote

The “Allows a police officer to be reemployed by a state agency or department for purposes of working...” (HB 8253)

Official title: Allows a police officer to be reemployed by a state agency or department for purposes of working a state-funded detail subject to certain restrictions.

Passed: 72 yes, 0 no, 3 not voting

Jun 10, 2026, HB 8253

Unverified: the two data sources do not agree yet.

Official source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

How each party voted

Republicans10 YES · 0 NO
Democrats61 YES · 0 NO · 3 not voting
Independents1 YES · 0 NO

Absent (3)

Democrats (3)

Cherie CruzState Representative
Alex FinkelmanState Representative
Joseph ShekarchiState Representative

Vote data: LegiScan (opens in a new tab) (CC BY 4.0 (opens in a new tab)), checked against Open States (opens in a new tab).

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The “Allows a police officer to be reemployed by a state agency or department for purposes of working...” (HB 8253)

How each party voted

Yes (72)

Republicans (10)

Democrats (61)

Independents (1)

Absent (3)

Democrats (3)

The “Allows a police officer to be reemployed by a state agency or department for purposes of working...” (HB 8253)

How each party voted

Yes (72)

Republicans (10)

Democrats (61)

Independents (1)

Absent (3)

Democrats (3)

How each party voted

YESYes (72)

Republicans (10)

Democrats (61)

Independents (1)

ABSENTAbsent (3)

Democrats (3)

How each party voted

YESYes (72)

Republicans (10)

Democrats (61)

Independents (1)

ABSENTAbsent (3)

Democrats (3)

Yes (72)

Absent (3)

Yes (72)

Absent (3)