AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF JOHNSTON TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $215,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS TO FINANCE CONSTRUCTION, ADDITIONS, RENOVATION, IMPROVEMENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE TOWN, PROVIDED THAT THE AUTHORIZATION SHALL BE REDUCED BY ANY GRANT RECEIVED FROM THE SCHOOL BUILDING AUTHORITY CAPITAL FUND (Authorizes the town of Johnston to issue bonds and notes in an amount not exceeding $215,000,000 to finance construction, additions, renovation, improvement, alteration, repair, furnishing and equipping of schools and school facilities.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Jan 2022
House Passage
Jan 2022
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Feb 2022
Introduced Jan 10, 2022
Signed Feb 7, 2022
Floor votes · House Jan 27, 2022
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Feb 7, 2022
Signed into law
02/07/2022 Signed by Governor
executive
Feb 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
02/01/2022 Senate passed in concurrence
upper
Jan 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
01/27/2022 House read and passed
lower
Jan 25, 2022
Legislature · Passed
01/25/2022 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Jan 18, 2022
Committee
01/18/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
01/14/2022 Committee transferred to House Finance
lower
Jan 10, 2022
Introduced
01/10/2022 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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