Rhode Island House vote

The “Provides that a person eighteen (18) years or older could request that his or her race be modified...” (HB 5714)

Official title: Provides that a person eighteen (18) years or older could request that his or her race be modified or amended on their birth certificate.

Passed: 72 yes, 0 no, 3 not voting

May 13, 2025, HB 5714

Unverified: the two data sources do not agree yet.

Official source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

How each party voted

Republicans9 YES · 0 NO · 1 not voting
Democrats62 YES · 0 NO · 2 not voting
Independents1 YES · 0 NO

Absent (3)

Republicans (1)

Marie HopkinsState Representative

Democrats (2)

Mia AckermanState Representative
Karen AlzateState 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).

Positions are copied from LegiScan. They do not show why anyone voted. How we get this data

The “Provides that a person eighteen (18) years or older could request that his or her race be modified...” (HB 5714)

How each party voted

Yes (72)

Republicans (9)

Democrats (62)

Independents (1)

Absent (3)

Republicans (1)

Democrats (2)

The “Provides that a person eighteen (18) years or older could request that his or her race be modified...” (HB 5714)

How each party voted

Yes (72)

Republicans (9)

Democrats (62)

Independents (1)

Absent (3)

Republicans (1)

Democrats (2)

How each party voted

YESYes (72)

Republicans (9)

Democrats (62)

Independents (1)

ABSENTAbsent (3)

Republicans (1)

Democrats (2)

How each party voted

YESYes (72)

Republicans (9)

Democrats (62)

Independents (1)

ABSENTAbsent (3)

Republicans (1)

Democrats (2)

Yes (72)

Absent (3)

Yes (72)

Absent (3)