AN ACT IN ACCORDANCE WITH RHODE ISLAND GENERAL LAWS SEC. 16-7-44 APPROVING THE ISSUANCE OF NOT TO EXCEED $20,000,000 LEASE REVENUE BONDS OR OTHER EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS BY THE PROVIDENCE PUBLIC BUILDINGS AUTHORITY TO FINANCE THE ACQUISITION, DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR, REHABILITATION, REPLACEMENT AND IMPROVEMENT OF HEALTH AND SAFETY PROJECTS AT THE CITY'S SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL FACILITIES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO BUILDING ENVELOPE REPAIR, MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND PLUMBING IMPROVEMENTS, FIRE CODE COMPLIANCE AND PEST CONTROL, INCLUDING DESIGN AND FEASIBILITY, ENGINEERING OR OTHER STUDIES (Serves as the enabling act for the Providence Public Buildings Authority school housing projects to be eligible for state housing aid reimbursement.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Jan 23, 2019
Signed May 17, 2019
Floor votes · House May 9, 2019
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
7
Committee
5
May 17, 2019
Signed into law
05/17/2019 Signed by Governor
executive
May 16, 2019
Legislature · Passed
05/16/2019 Senate passed in concurrence
legislature
May 14, 2019
Legislature · Passed
05/14/2019 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
May 9, 2019
Committee
05/09/2019 Referred to Senate Finance
legislature
May 9, 2019
Lower · Passed
05/09/2019 House read and passed
lower
May 7, 2019
Legislature · Passed
05/07/2019 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 30, 2019
Legislature · Passed
04/30/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 24, 2019
Lower · Passed
01/24/2019 Committee transferred to House Finance
lower
Jan 23, 2019
Introduced
01/23/2019 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Chris Blazejewski
DDemocratic
P
Grace Diaz
DDemocratic
P
Raymond Hull
DDemocratic
P
Scott Slater
DDemocratic
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