AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF WESTERLY TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $71,410,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER EVIDENCES 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 35% FOR EXPENDITURES ELIGIBLE FOR STATE AID AND PROVIDED THAT THE AUTHORIZATION SHALL BE REDUCED BY ANY GRANT RECEIVED FROM THE SCHOOL BUILDING AUTHORITY CAPITAL FUND (Authorizes the town of Westerly to issue general obligation bonds, notes and other evidences of indebtedness not to exceed $71,410,000 for school improvements.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
House Passage
Jun 2019
Signed into Law
Jul 2019
Introduced Jun 5, 2019
Signed Jul 19, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jun 19, 2019
How they voted
33–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 35
Jun 19, 2019
D
Democratic30
93% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Jun 28, 2019
Lower · Passed
06/28/2019 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 20, 2019
Committee
06/20/2019 Referred to House Finance
lower
Jun 19, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/19/2019 Senate read and passed
legislature
Jun 13, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/13/2019 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Jun 5, 2019
Introduced
06/05/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dennis L. Algiere
RRepublican
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