Rhode Island House vote

The “Would provide additional procedural safeguards for English as a second language learners and English...” (HB 5838)

Official title: Would provide additional procedural safeguards for English as a second language learners and English language learners during the IEP process.

Passed: 69 yes, 0 no, 6 not voting

Jun 3, 2025, HB 5838

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Official source: webserver.rilegislature.gov

How each party voted

Republicans8 YES · 0 NO · 2 not voting
Democrats60 YES · 0 NO · 4 not voting
Independents1 YES · 0 NO

Absent (6)

Republicans (2)

Robert QuattrocchiState Representative
Sherry RobertsState Representative

Democrats (4)

John EdwardsState Representative
Alex FinkelmanState Representative
Charlene LimaState Representative
Maryann Shallcross-SmithState 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 “Would provide additional procedural safeguards for English as a second language learners and English...” (HB 5838)

How each party voted

Yes (69)

Republicans (8)

Democrats (60)

Independents (1)

Absent (6)

Republicans (2)

Democrats (4)

The “Would provide additional procedural safeguards for English as a second language learners and English...” (HB 5838)

How each party voted

Yes (69)

Republicans (8)

Democrats (60)

Independents (1)

Absent (6)

Republicans (2)

Democrats (4)

How each party voted

YESYes (69)

Republicans (8)

Democrats (60)

Independents (1)

ABSENTAbsent (6)

Republicans (2)

Democrats (4)

How each party voted

YESYes (69)

Republicans (8)

Democrats (60)

Independents (1)

ABSENTAbsent (6)

Republicans (2)

Democrats (4)

Yes (69)

Absent (6)

Yes (69)

Absent (6)