AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ELECTION AND QUALIFICATIONS OF OFFICERS (Allows the town of Coventry to combine voting precincts for a special election for the school committee in 2019. Once the precincts are combined, the canvassers shall advertise such combination at least seven (7) days prior to the election.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2019
Committee Review
Feb 2019
Senate Passage
Jan 2019
House Passage
Feb 2019
Signed into Law
Feb 2019
Introduced Jan 29, 2019
Signed Feb 15, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Feb 7, 2019
How they voted
55–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 57
Feb 7, 2019
D
Democratic51
98% Yea
R
Republican6
83% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Feb 7, 2019
Lower · Passed
02/07/2019 House passed in concurrence
lower
Feb 5, 2019
Legislature · Passed
02/05/2019 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Jan 30, 2019
Committee
01/30/2019 Referred to House Judiciary
lower
Jan 29, 2019
Legislature · Passed
01/29/2019 Senate read and passed
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lou Raptakis
DDemocratic
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