AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC RAIL CORPORATION ACT (Enables the Rhode Island Public Rail Corporation to lower the self-insured retention amount required of the state and would provide indemnification statewide.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2018
Committee Review
Jun 2018
Senate Passage
Apr 2018
House Passage
Jun 2018
Signed into Law
Jul 2018
Introduced Mar 1, 2018
Signed Jul 2, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Apr 24, 2018
How they voted
30–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 32
Apr 24, 2018
D
Democratic29
93% Yea
R
Republican3
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
7
Committee
5
Jul 2, 2018
Signed into law
07/02/2018 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 22, 2018
Lower · Passed
06/22/2018 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 20, 2018
Legislature · Passed
06/20/2018 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Jun 19, 2018
Lower · Passed
06/19/2018 Committee transferred to House Finance
lower
Apr 25, 2018
Committee
04/25/2018 Referred to House Corporations
lower
Apr 24, 2018
Legislature · Passed
04/24/2018 Senate read and passed
legislature
Apr 10, 2018
Legislature · Passed
04/10/2018 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 20, 2018
Legislature · Passed
03/20/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 1, 2018
Introduced
03/01/2018 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dennis L. Algiere
RRepublican
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