AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF SMITHFIELD TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $45,000,000 IN GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER EVIDENCE OF INDEBTEDNESS TO FINANCE THE CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, IMPROVEMENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE TOWN, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF STATE HOUSING AID AT A REIMBURSEMENT RATE OR STATE SHARE RATIO OF NOT LESS THAN 40% FOR EXPENDITURES ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT (Authorizes the town of Smithfield to issue not more than $45,000,000 bonds, notes and other evidences of indebtedness to finance the construction, renovation, improvement, alteration and repair, furnishing and equipping of schools and school facilities.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2018
Committee Review
Jun 2018
Senate Passage
Jun 2018
House Passage
Jun 2018
Signed into Law
Jul 2018
Introduced Jun 20, 2018
Signed Jul 5, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Jun 22, 2018
How they voted
62–0
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 69
Jun 22, 2018
D
Democratic59
91% Yea
R
Republican10
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
1
Jun 22, 2018
Lower · Passed
06/22/2018 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 22, 2018
Legislature · Passed
06/22/2018 Senate read and passed
legislature
Jun 21, 2018
Legislature · Passed
06/21/2018 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Jun 20, 2018
Introduced
06/20/2018 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Stephen R. Archambault
DDemocratic
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