AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF WESTERLY TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $50,000,000 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 THROUGHOUT THE TOWN, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF STATE HOUSING AID AT A REIMBURSEMENT RATE OR STATE SHARE RATIO OF NOT LESS THAN 35% FOR EXPENDITURES ELIGIBLE FOR STATE AID AND PROVIDED THAT THE AUTHORIZATION SHALL BE REDUCED BY ANY GRANT RECEIVED FROM THE SCHOOL BUILDING AUTHORITY CAPITAL FUND (Authorizes the Town of Westerly to issue bonds and notes in an amount not exceeding $50,000,000 to finance the construction, renovation, improvement, alteration, repair, furnishing and equipping of schools and school facilities throughout the town.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2022
Committee Review
May 2022
House Passage
May 2022
Senate Passage
Jun 2022
Signed into Law
Jun 2022
Introduced May 6, 2022
Signed Jun 20, 2022
Floor votes · House May 31, 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
4
Committee
2
Jun 20, 2022
Signed into law
06/20/2022 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 14, 2022
Upper · Passed
06/14/2022 Senate passed in concurrence
upper
May 31, 2022
Lower · Passed
05/31/2022 House read and passed
lower
May 26, 2022
Legislature · Passed
05/26/2022 Committee recommends passage
legislature
May 10, 2022
Committee
05/10/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
May 6, 2022
Introduced
05/06/2022 Introduced, referred to House Finance
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Blake A. Filippi
RRepublican
P
Brian Kennedy
DDemocratic
P
Sam Azzinaro
DDemocratic
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