Lammis Vargas
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Lammis J. Vargas is a Democrat representing District 28 (Cranston, Providence) in the Rhode Island Senate. She was first elected to the Senate in November 2024. During her time in the General Assembly, Sen. Vargas has been an advocate for Rhode Island's children and working families. She helped lead successful efforts to establish a refundable child tax credit to provide relief for families and help reduce child poverty, and she has also sponsored the Child Care is Essential Act and the Healthy School Meals for All Act . Additionally, she sponsored a resolution adopted by the Senate to create a special legislative commission to study and evaluate municipal and state juvenile hearing boards . Sen. Vargas has also sponsored legislation to protect tax filers from fraudulent or illegal tax preparation services , eliminate a costly administrative burde n on Rhode Island's smaller nonprofit agencies, support the work of minority- and women-owned businesses on state-funded public construction projects, and protect consumers from unfair ATM charges . She serves on the Special Legislative Commission to Study the Successful Implementation of the Act on Climate. Sen. Vargas has extensive…
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- PartialLammis Vargas holds the office of State Senatorprofile identity· OpenStates
- VerifiedVoted yes on SB 3357: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CRANSTON TO FINANCE THE ACQUISITION, DEMOLITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, RENOVATION, REPAIR, ALTERATION, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS IN THE CITY BY THE ISSUANCE OF NOT MORE THAN $2,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND NOTES THEREFOR
- VerifiedVoted yes on SB 3363: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION
- VerifiedVoted yes on SB 3354: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CRANSTON TO FINANCE THE REPAIR, CONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION OF STORM DRAINS AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, AND THE REMEDIATION AND MITIGATION OF DRAINAGE AND FLOODING PROBLEMS, BY THE ISSUANCE OF NOT MORE THAN $4,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND NOTES THEREFOR
- VerifiedVoted yes on SR 3353: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS
- VerifiedVoted yes on SB 3288: AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES
- VerifiedVoted yes on SB 3335: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS -- CITY OF WARWICK
- VerifiedSponsored: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CRANSTON TO FINANCE THE ACQUISITION, DEMOLITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, RENOVATION, REPAIR, ALTERATION, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS IN THE CITY BY THE ISSUANCE OF NOT MORE THAN $2,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND NOTES THEREFOR
- VerifiedSponsored: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CRANSTON TO FINANCE THE REPAIR, CONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION OF STORM DRAINS AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, AND THE REMEDIATION AND MITIGATION OF DRAINAGE AND FLOODING PROBLEMS, BY THE ISSUANCE OF NOT MORE THAN $4,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND NOTES THEREFOR
- VerifiedSponsored: AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES
Voting Record Feed
SB 3357: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CRANSTON TO FINANCE THE ACQUISITION, DEMOLITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, RENOVATION, REPAIR, ALTERATION, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS IN THE CITY BY THE ISSUANCE OF NOT MORE THAN $2,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND NOTES THEREFOR
SB 3363: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION
SB 3354: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CRANSTON TO FINANCE THE REPAIR, CONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION OF STORM DRAINS AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, AND THE REMEDIATION AND MITIGATION OF DRAINAGE AND FLOODING PROBLEMS, BY THE ISSUANCE OF NOT MORE THAN $4,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND NOTES THEREFOR
SR 3353: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS
SB 3288: AN ACT RELATING TO ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES -- RETAIL LICENSES
SB 3335: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS -- CITY OF WARWICK
Bills & Legislative Work
2026-06-26: 06/26/2026 Effective without Governor's signature
2026-06-26: 06/26/2026 Effective without Governor's signature
2026-06-26: 06/26/2026 Effective without Governor's signature
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