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
Apr 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
May 2019
Introduced Apr 30, 2019
Signed May 17, 2019
Floor votes · Senate May 16, 2019
How they voted
46–4
Passed · 7 other
Total votes 57
May 16, 2019
D
Democratic51
90% Yea
R
Republican6
66% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
4
Committee
1
May 17, 2019
Signed into law
05/17/2019 Signed by Governor
executive
May 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
05/16/2019 House passed in concurrence
lower
May 16, 2019
Legislature · Passed
05/16/2019 Senate read and passed
legislature
May 14, 2019
Legislature · Passed
05/14/2019 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 30, 2019
Introduced
04/30/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Maryellen Goodwin
DDemocratic
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