AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- RHODE ISLAND VETERANS' HOME (Changes the service requirement for admissions to RI Veterans' Home from 90 days to 2 years, and gives priority to veterans defined as war veterans.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
House Passage
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 27, 2021
Last action Jun 9, 2021
Floor votes · House Jun 3, 2021
How they voted
68–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 72
Jun 3, 2021
D
Democratic62
95% Yea
R
Republican10
90% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
4
Jun 9, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/09/2021 Committee heard
legislature
Jun 4, 2021
Committee
06/04/2021 Referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
upper
Jun 3, 2021
Lower · Passed
06/03/2021 House passed Sub A
lower
May 25, 2021
Legislature · Passed
05/25/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Feb 11, 2021
Legislature · Passed
02/11/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 27, 2021
Introduced
01/27/2021 Introduced, referred to House Veterans Affairs
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Camille Vella-Wilkinson
DDemocratic
P
Sam Azzinaro
DDemocratic
P
Tom Noret
DDemocratic
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