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
Jun 2022
Senate Passage
May 2022
House Passage
Jun 2022
Signed into Law
Jun 2022
Introduced May 6, 2022
Signed Jun 20, 2022
Floor votes · Senate May 17, 2022
How they voted
33–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 34
May 17, 2022
D
Democratic30
96% Yea
R
Republican4
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Jun 20, 2022
Signed into law
06/20/2022 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 14, 2022
Lower · Passed
06/14/2022 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 8, 2022
Legislature · Passed
06/08/2022 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
May 18, 2022
Committee
05/18/2022 Referred to House Finance
lower
May 17, 2022
Upper · Passed
05/17/2022 Senate read and passed
upper
May 10, 2022
Legislature · Passed
05/10/2022 Committee recommends passage
legislature
May 6, 2022
Introduced
05/06/2022 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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