AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- OFFENSES PERTAINING TO SCHOOLS (SEE TITLE 16 CHAPTER 97 - THE RHODE ISLAND BOARD OF EDUCATION ACT) (Prohibits the use of a school district's listserv to distribute any political advertisement, invitation, and/or propaganda.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
May 2021
House Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced Jan 26, 2021
Signed Jun 25, 2021
Floor votes · Senate May 18, 2021
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 36
May 18, 2021
D
Democratic31
90% Yea
R
Republican5
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Jun 15, 2021
Lower · Passed
06/15/2021 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 9, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/09/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
May 19, 2021
Committee
05/19/2021 Referred to House Education
lower
May 18, 2021
Upper · Passed
05/18/2021 Senate read and passed
upper
May 12, 2021
Legislature · Passed
05/12/2021 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 10, 2021
Legislature · Passed
03/10/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 26, 2021
Introduced
01/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dawn Euer
DDemocratic
P
Lou Raptakis
DDemocratic
P
Sandra Cano
DDemocratic
P
Stephen R. Archambault
DDemocratic
P
Thomas Paolino
RRepublican
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