AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND (Allows URI board of trustees to make small procurements up to $50,000 for construction/$10,000 for all other purchases with annual increases in the federal CPI.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
House Passage
May 2021
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 24, 2021
Last action Jun 4, 2021
Floor votes · House May 27, 2021
How they voted
68–1
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 74
May 27, 2021
D
Democratic64
96% Yea
R
Republican10
60% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Jun 4, 2021
Committee
06/04/2021 Referred to Senate Education
upper
May 27, 2021
Lower · Passed
05/27/2021 House read and passed
lower
May 17, 2021
Legislature · Passed
05/17/2021 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 10, 2021
Legislature · Passed
03/10/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 24, 2021
Introduced
02/24/2021 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections
lower
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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