AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION - THE EDUCATION EQUITY AND PROPERTY TAX RELIEF ACT (Creates an 11 member commission to study of Rhode Island's Education Funding Formula, and who would report back to the Senate by January 2, 2020, and bi-annually thereafter, and whose life would expire on March 2, 2021.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
House Passage
Governor
Introduced May 30, 2019
Last action Jun 26, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jun 25, 2019
How they voted
35–0
Passed
Total votes 35
Jun 25, 2019
D
Democratic30
100% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Jun 26, 2019
Committee
06/26/2019 Referred to House H.E.W.
lower
Jun 25, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/25/2019 Senate read and passed
legislature
Jun 19, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/19/2019 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Jun 5, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/05/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
May 30, 2019
Introduced
05/30/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
legislature
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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