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
Senate Passage
Feb 2022
House Passage
Feb 2022
Signed into Law
Feb 2022
Introduced Jan 13, 2022
Signed Feb 7, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Feb 1, 2022
How they voted
62–0
Passed · 12 other
Total votes 74
Feb 1, 2022
D
Democratic64
85% Yea
R
Republican10
70% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
4
Committee
1
Feb 7, 2022
Signed into law
02/07/2022 Signed by Governor
executive
Feb 1, 2022
Lower · Passed
02/01/2022 House passed in concurrence
lower
Feb 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
02/01/2022 Senate read and passed
upper
Jan 18, 2022
Legislature · Passed
01/18/2022 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Jan 13, 2022
Introduced
01/13/2022 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Frank Lombardo
DDemocratic
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