Sen. Leonidas P. Raptakis
Democrat - RI - 33rd district
Limited Government Rating
2024: 19.48%
54.55%
30.00%
100.00%
22.22%
6.25%
11.11%
0.00%
0.00%
0.00%
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H 7015
Senate 2024
1xIncreasing Employment Barriers and Hiking Constructions Costs by Expanding Scope of Duties Requiring Electrical Contractor's License.
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H 7057
Senate 2024
1xPutting Taxpayer Funds at Risk Through Government-Approved Discrimination by Waiving Public Project Bonding Requirements for Minority- or Women-Owned Businesses.
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H 7064
Senate 2024
2xMaking Permanent Outdoor Dining by Establishing a Legal and Regulatory Framework Protecting Restaurants from Overreaching Localities.
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H 7091
Senate 2024
1xEnsuring Government Control Over Healthcare by Refusing to Enforce a Repeal of Obamacare Annual and Lifetime Limits.
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H 7099 (Euer Amd.)
Senate 2024
1xExposing Law Enforcement to Frivolous Litigation Through an Unnecessary and Politicized Mandate Requiring Officer's to Track Race and Gender of Traffic Stops.
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H 7127
Senate 2024
3xAdvancing a Government Take-Over of the Private Sector Retirement System Through the Establishment of a Public Retirement Savings Program.
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H 7225
Senate 2024
3xFueling Out-of-Control Spending Through a $13.963 Billion Budget Funding Affordable Housing Bonds, Higher Education, and Increased Medicaid Reimbursement Rates.
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H 7246
Senate 2024
1xThreatening Businesses with Overreaching Regulations and Higher Costs by Requiring Climate Change be Considered in Economic Development Planning.
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H 7264
Senate 2024
1xHiking Auto Insurance Premiums by Mandating Insurers Allow After-Market Parts in Vehicle Repairs.
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H 7373
Senate 2024
2xGrowing Government Overreach by Implementing Storage Requirements for Firearms in Residences.
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H 7532
Senate 2024
1xReducing Employment Opportunities for Caregivers and Hiking Costs for Families by Expanding Minimum Wage Laws to Include Domestic Workers.
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H 7617
Senate 2024
1xFurther Threatening Businesses with Higher Costs by Requesting the Executive Climate Council Report Benchmarking and Building Performance Standards.
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H 7662
Senate 2024
2xWeakening Election Integrity by Allowing Non-Affiliated Voters to Engage in Rigging Party Primaries.
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H 7756
Senate 2024
1xWeakening Election Integrity by Eliminating Signature Requirements for Disabled or Illiterate Voters.
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H 7830
Senate 2024
2xProviding the Attorney General Overreaching and Duplicative New Powers to Pursue Civil Actions Against Businesses Without a Court Order.
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H 7837
Senate 2024
1xSubjecting Independent Contractors to Further Regulatory Burdens by Requiring Submission of Separate Notices for Each Entity.
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H 7946
Senate 2024
1xCombatting Government Overreach by Allowing for Confinement of Egg Laying Hens for Commercial Egg Production.
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H 8059
Senate 2024
3xInfringing Private Contracting Rights and Reducing Employment Opportunities by Banning Noncompetition Agreements.
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H 8180
Senate 2024
2xWorsening Cronyism by Expanding the Motion Picture Production Tax Credits Through a Broadened Definition of State-Certified Production Costs.
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H 8217
Senate 2024
2xGrowing Government to Regulate "Non-Emergency Medical Transportation" and Impose New Mandates on Transportation Services.
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S 2036
Senate 2024
1xHiking Rhode Island Gas and Electricity Costs by Extending Utility Termination Moratorium by Two More Weeks.
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S 2090
Senate 2024
1xGrowing Government Interference in the Real Estate Industry Through a New Mandate on Radon Testing.
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S 2100
Senate 2024
2xWeakening National Security Through Reducing Maximum Misdemeanor Punishments by One Day to Avoid Deporting Immigrants Who Commit Crimes.
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S 2121
Senate 2024
1xHiking Employer Costs and Reducing Employment Opportunities by Increasing Maximum Temporary Caregiver Benefits from 6 to 8 Weeks.
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S 2152
Senate 2024
3xAdvancing Government Overreach Through a Ban on Products Containing PFAS Substances.
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S 2189
Senate 2024
2xInfringing Private Contracting Rights by Increasing Government Mandate Requiring Notice Prior to a Rent Increase for Residential Units from 30 Days to 60 Days.
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S 2227
Senate 2024
1xWeakening Public Safety by Allowing Expungement of Felonies Reclassified as Misdemeanor Crimes.
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S 2268
Senate 2024
1xRestricting the Free Market and Advancing Government Overreach by Limiting Self-Service Checkout Units at a Grocery Store to 6 Per Location.
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S 2332
Senate 2024
2xFunding a Politicized Bureaucratic Council by Appropriating $2 Million in FY 2025 with the Aim of Reducing Climate Emissions.
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S 2337
Senate 2024
2xGrowing Government Dependency by Increasing Cash Benefits and Disallowing Termination for Failure to Work Under the Rhode Island Works Program.
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S 2379
Senate 2024
1xIncreasing Employment Barriers for Lactation Counselors Through an Unnecessary Licensing Framework.
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S 2396
Senate 2024
1xIncreasing Health Insurance Premiums by Mandating Policies Provide Coverage to Treat Infertility.
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S 2415
Senate 2024
1xWeaponizing Government to Block Development of an Oyster Farm by Prohibiting Commercial Activities in Sapowet Marsh.
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S 2454
Senate 2024
1xWeakening Public Safety by Allowing Felons to Expunge Their Misdemeanor Crimes.
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S 2467
Senate 2024
3xHiking Employer Costs and Reducing Employment Opportunities by Increasing Mandated Parental and Family Leave from 13 to 24 Weeks.
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S 2473
Senate 2024
1xExposing Employers to Frivolous Litigation by Creating New Avenues for Employees to Sue for "Bullying" in the Workplace.
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S 2487
Senate 2024
1xExpanding Restrictions on Out-of-State Alcoholic Beverage Manufacturers Holding Wholesaler Licenses to Include All Manufacturers of Intoxicating Beverages.
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S 2621
Senate 2024
1xIncreasing Overreaching Regulations of the Nursing Home Industry Through the Creation of an Ineffectual "Workforce Standards Board".
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S 2643
Senate 2024
1xInfringing Private Contracts Through a New Government Mandate Prohibiting Landlords from Charging Convenience Fees and Requiring Notice of All Mandatory Fees.
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S 2709
Senate 2024
1xImposing Overreaching New Regulations on the Financial Service Industry by Banning Reporting Medical Debt to Credit Score Agencies.
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S 2712
Senate 2024
2xIncreasing Government Dependency and Advancing Wealth Redistribution by Establishing a Medical Debt Relief Program Reliant on Federal Funding.
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S 2714
Senate 2024
1xGrowing Government Dependency by Forcing All Hospital to Screen Uninsured Patients for Medicaid Eligibility.
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S 2719
Senate 2024
3xGrowing Government Regulatory Power within the Pharmaceutical Industry by Imposing New Price Controls Through the Drug Cost Review Commission.
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S 2770
Senate 2024
2xGrowing the Surveillance State by Allowing the Use of Automated Traffic Violation Monitoring Systems to Enforce All Traffic Signal Laws.
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S 2780
Senate 2024
2xWeakening Election Integrity by Extending Mail Ballot Drop Boxes from 20 Days Before an Election to 35 Days.
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S 2843
Senate 2024
3xFurther Growing the Role and Scope of Government by Providing Universal Pre-Kindergarten.
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S 2901
Senate 2024
2xInfringing Private Contracting Rights and Reducing Employment Opportunities by Prohibiting Employers from Paying Cash Equivalent in Lieu of Health Benefits.
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S 2919
Senate 2024
2xInfringing Private Contracting Rights by Imposing a New Government Mandate on Landlords Requiring Security Deposits be Placed in a Federal Insured Deposit Account.
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S 2933
Senate 2024
1xReducing Accountability by Removing Attorney General's Oversight of Interlocal Agreements.
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S 2952
Senate 2024
2xIncreasing Regulatory Burdens and Hiking Constructions Costs Through Benchmarking for Large Buildings and Prohibiting Construction of Non-Electric-Ready Buildings.
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S 2983
Senate 2024
2xForcing Taxpayers to Provide More Foreign National Students with In-State Tuition Rates at Public Colleges and Universities.
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S 2998
Senate 2024
1xInfringing Property Rights by Prohibiting the Use of Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) as Short-Term Rentals.
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