AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF NEWPORT TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $106,500,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS TO FINANCE ALL COSTS RELATING TO THE CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, IMPROVEMENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR, LANDSCAPING, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF: (I) AN ADDITION TO THE CLAIBORNE PELL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CLASSROOMS AND ASSOCIATED SUPPORT SPACE, SITE IMPROVEMENTS, AND PARKING AND (II) A NEW SCHOOL FACILITY FOR THE WILLIAM S. ROGERS HIGH SCHOOL, PROVIDED THAT THE AUTHORIZATION SHALL BE REDUCED BY THE AMOUNT OF CERTAIN GRANTS RECEIVED FROM STATE BOND PROCEEDS, FROM THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OR FROM THE RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL BUILDING AUTHORITY (Authorizes the city of Newport to issue not more than $106,500,000 general obligation bonds, notes and other evidences of indebtedness to finance all costs relating to school improvements.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2020
Committee Review
Jul 2020
Senate Passage
Jun 2020
House Passage
Jul 2020
Signed into Law
Jul 2020
Introduced May 26, 2020
Signed Jul 25, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Jul 16, 2020
How they voted
50–0
Passed · 6 other
Total votes 56
Jul 16, 2020
D
Democratic50
92% Yea
R
Republican6
66% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Jul 16, 2020
Lower · Passed
07/16/2020 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jul 16, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (50-0-6)
senate
Jul 7, 2020
Legislature · Passed
07/07/2020 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Jun 18, 2020
Committee
06/18/2020 Referred to House Finance
lower
Jun 17, 2020
Legislature · Passed
06/17/2020 Senate read and passed
legislature
Jun 2, 2020
Legislature · Passed
06/02/2020 Committee recommends passage
legislature
May 26, 2020
Introduced
05/26/2020 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
legislature
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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