Sherry L. Roberts

Voted against a law requiring buildings of 25,000 square feet or more to report their energy use, with the state publishing the results. It passed the House 52-16.

June 11, 2026Opposes Environment and Public Health

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Voted against a bill requiring large buildings to report their energy use, with the state publishing the results. It passed the House 48-20.

June 20, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

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Introduced a bill barring anyone from requiring a vaccination without letting people opt out for personal, medical or religious reasons. A House committee held it for further study.

February 28, 2025Opposes Environment and Public Health

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Voted against requiring that all of Rhode Island's electricity come from renewable sources by 2033. It passed the House 56-13.

June 14, 2022Opposes Environment and Public Health

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Voted against the 2021 Act on Climate, which made the state's greenhouse gas reduction targets mandatory. It passed the House 53-22.

March 23, 2021Opposes Environment and Public Health

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Introduced a resolution creating a five-member House commission to study how wind turbines affect marine life. The House adopted it.

February 7, 2018Supports Environment and Public Health

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Voted against raising Rhode Island's minimum wage from $11.50 to $15 an hour over four years. It passed the House 58-16.

May 6, 2021Opposes Reduce Wealth Gap

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Voted against raising Rhode Island's minimum wage from $11.50 to $15 an hour over four years. It passed the House 58-16.

May 6, 2021Opposes Labor Rights

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Introduced a bill creating an independent state inspector general to investigate fraud, waste and mismanagement of public money. A House committee held it for further study.

January 31, 2018Supports Anti-Corruption

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Voted against letting Providence raise its property tax levy by up to 8 percent in one year, above the usual state cap. It passed the House 56-17.

May 27, 2025Supports Cost of Living Reduction

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Introduced a bill requiring state police agencies, sheriffs and prisons to honor all federal immigration detainer requests until federal agents take custody. A House committee held it for further study.

February 26, 2025Opposes Immigration

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Introduced a bill writing into law a 2008 executive order requiring state agencies and businesses working for the state to use the federal E-Verify system to check new hires' legal right to work. A House committee held it for further study.

January 28, 2016Opposes Immigration

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Introduced a bill requiring the victim's approval before a court imposes a plea-bargained sentence for first degree sexual assault or child molestation. A House committee held it for further study.

February 27, 2026Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Introduced a bill, which the House passed in amended form, raising minimum prison sentences for first and second degree sexual assault and barring suspension of the first years of those sentences.

February 21, 2023Supports Public Safety and Crime Control

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Voted against requiring yearly outside studies and statewide reports on racial differences in police traffic stops and searches. It passed the House 50-17.

June 20, 2025Opposes Criminal Justice and Civil Liberties

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Sponsored a law, enacted on July 1, 2025, letting West Greenwich grant tax breaks or fixed tax agreements for homes, including low- and moderate-income housing.

July 1, 2025Supports Housing Affordability

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Introduced a bill keeping affordable housing programs with rules stricter than state law out of the statewide planning program. A House committee held it for further study.

February 28, 2018Opposes Housing Affordability

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Introduced a bill giving totally and permanently disabled veterans a full exemption from local property taxes. A House committee held it for further study.

February 11, 2026Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Sponsored a law, enacted on July 5, 2018, letting West Greenwich place five-year tax liens on the homes of poor or ill residents who cannot pay, instead of collecting regular property taxes.

July 5, 2018Supports Social Programs and Welfare

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Introduced a bill requiring people on public assistance to do at least 20 hours of community service a month unless they work at least 20 hours. A House committee held it for further study.

January 28, 2016Opposes Social Programs and Welfare

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Introduced a bill allowing innovation schools, public schools given more freedom from district rules to raise student achievement. A House committee held it for further study.

February 28, 2024Supports Public Education Quality

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Voted against requiring gun owners to store firearms safely, with penalties for violations. It passed the House 46-24.

May 28, 2024Opposes Gun Control

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Voted against raising the minimum age to buy guns or ammunition from 18 to 21. It passed the House 53-15.

June 10, 2022Opposes Gun Control

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Voted against making it a felony to own gun magazines that hold more than 10 rounds. It passed the House 43-27.

June 10, 2022Opposes Gun Control

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Voted against banning buying a gun for someone who is not allowed to have one and raising penalties for lying on gun purchase forms. It passed the House 46-27.

June 30, 2021Opposes Gun Control

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Voted against banning guns on school grounds, except for police and school security. It passed the House 44-28.

June 30, 2021Opposes Gun Control

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Introduced a bill letting licensed gun carriers sue a property owner or business that banned guns on its property if they were hurt there. A House committee held it for further study.

February 26, 2020Opposes Gun Control

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Voted against shielding Rhode Island health care providers from lawsuits and prosecution by other states over reproductive and gender-affirming care. It passed the House 50-15.

June 11, 2024Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

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Voted against covering abortion in Medicaid and state employee health plans. It passed the House 49-24.

April 27, 2023Opposes Women's Reproductive Rights

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Introduced a bill requiring mail ballot applications to include the voter's date of birth and a Rhode Island driver's license or state ID number for verification. A House committee held it for further study.

February 28, 2025Supports Election Integrity

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Introduced a bill, which the House passed in amended form, changing how often the state sends death records to election officials so dead voters are removed from the voter rolls.

February 11, 2021Supports Election Integrity

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Introduced a bill sorting school and organized sports teams by sex at birth rather than gender identity. A House committee held it for further study.

February 28, 2025Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted against the Let RI Vote Act, which allowed mail voting without an excuse and dropped the witness or notary rule for mail ballots. It passed the House 53-13.

May 17, 2022Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted against allowing electronic ballots for voters with disabilities and military voters. It passed the House 48-17.

June 16, 2021Opposes Civil Rights

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Voted against requiring doctors and hospitals to tell patients when artificial intelligence is used to write up their visit. It passed the House 51-14.

June 11, 2026

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Voted against stopping towns from using zoning to treat certified addiction recovery homes worse than other houses. It passed the House 53-15.

June 11, 2026

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Voted against barring civil arrests at Rhode Island courthouses without a judge's warrant. It passed the House 56-16.

June 10, 2026

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Voted against requiring legislative and gubernatorial approval before Rhode Island joins the federal private-school voucher tax credit. It passed the House 55-14.

June 10, 2026

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Voted against letting people with more than one non-violent felony clear their records after 15 years without a new arrest. It passed the House 56-14.

June 9, 2026

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Voted against replacing the 10-member coastal council with a 7-member board of environmental experts. It passed the House 52-19.

June 20, 2025

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Voted against banning the sale, manufacture and purchase of assault-style firearms in Rhode Island. It passed the House 44-28.

June 20, 2025

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Voted against burying part of a high-voltage power line and charging the extra cost to electric customers in Providence and East Providence. It passed the House 52-18.

June 10, 2025

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Voted against requiring police to send guns used in crimes for ballistic testing and enter the results in the national tracing database. It passed the House 49-21.

June 10, 2025

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Voted against keeping Rhode Island's supervised drug-use centers open two more years, to March 2028. It passed the House 51-16.

May 29, 2025

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Voted against making kratom legal to sell to adults 21 and over under labeling rules. Opponents wanted the product kept off the shelf. It passed the House 40-24.

May 29, 2025

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Introduced a bill requiring schools to share their sex education curriculum with parents and get written parental consent before teaching it. A House committee held it for further study.

February 28, 2025

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Won re-election to the Rhode Island House for District 29 (West Greenwich and Coventry) on November 5, 2024, without an opponent on the ballot, with 5,870 votes.

November 5, 2024

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Voted against letting people with one felony and one misdemeanor clear the felony from their record after a waiting period, excluding violent crimes. It passed the House 54-19.

June 13, 2024

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Voted for the House overhaul of the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights, which set a new hearing panel for police discipline. It passed the House 58-14.

May 9, 2024

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Voted against legalizing online casino gambling (iGaming) in Rhode Island. It passed the House 59-11.

June 15, 2023

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Introduced a bill limiting a governor's emergency declaration to 60 days unless the General Assembly extends it, and barring removal of religious exemptions from required vaccines. A House committee held it for further study.

March 3, 2023

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Voted against a two-year pilot of harm reduction centers, where people can use drugs they already have under medical supervision. It passed the House 63-9.

June 29, 2021

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