AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE TO FINANCE THE CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, IMPROVEMENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL FACILITIES IN THE CITY BY THE ISSUANCE OF NOT MORE THAN $148,000,000 BONDS, NOTES AND/OR OTHER EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS THEREFOR, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF STATE HOUSING AID AT A REIMBURSEMENT RATE OR STATE SHARE RATIO OF NOT LESS THAN 48.5% 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 City of East Providence to issue bonds and notes in an amount not exceeding $148,000,000 to finance the construction, renovation, improvement, alteration, repair furnishing and equipping of schools and school facilities.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2022
Committee Review
Jun 2022
Senate Passage
Jun 2022
House Passage
Jun 2022
Signed into Law
Jul 2022
Introduced May 19, 2022
Signed Jul 6, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jun 2, 2022
How they voted
37–0
Passed
Total votes 37
Jun 2, 2022
D
Democratic32
100% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Jun 21, 2022
Lower · Passed
06/21/2022 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 14, 2022
Legislature · Passed
06/14/2022 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Jun 7, 2022
Committee
06/07/2022 Referred to House Finance
lower
Jun 2, 2022
Upper · Passed
06/02/2022 Senate read and passed
upper
May 24, 2022
Legislature · Passed
05/24/2022 Committee recommends passage
legislature
May 19, 2022
Introduced
05/19/2022 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Val Lawson
DDemocratic
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