AN ACT RELATING TO AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF WESTERLY TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $2,000,000 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 IN THE TOWN (Authorizes the Town of Westerly to issue bonds and notes in an amount not exceeding $2,000,000 to finance the construction, renovation, improvement, alteration, repair, furnishing and equipping of schools and school facilities in the town.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Feb 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Jan 19, 2021
Signed Mar 22, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Feb 10, 2021
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 36
Feb 10, 2021
D
Democratic31
93% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Mar 22, 2021
Signed into law
03/22/2021 Signed by Governor
executive
Mar 9, 2021
Lower · Passed
03/09/2021 House passed in concurrence
lower
Mar 4, 2021
Legislature · Passed
03/04/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Feb 24, 2021
Committee
02/24/2021 Referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
lower
Feb 10, 2021
Upper · Passed
02/10/2021 Senate read and passed
upper
Feb 4, 2021
Legislature · Passed
02/04/2021 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Jan 19, 2021
Introduced
01/19/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dennis L. Algiere
RRepublican
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