AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF NEWPORT AND TOWN OF MIDDLETOWN TO ESTABLISH A REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT AND PROVIDING FOR STATE AID FOR SCHOOL HOUSING COSTS AT SCHOOL HOUSING REIMBURSEMENT RATES FOR REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS WHICH, INCLUDING INCENTIVES, MAY EXCEED 80% OF DEBT SERVICE FOR EXPENDITURES ELIGIBLE FOR STATE AID (Authorizes the city of Newport and the town of Middletown to establish a regional school district.)
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
Jun 2022
Introduced May 19, 2022
Signed Jun 30, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Jun 7, 2022
How they voted
27–4
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 34
Jun 7, 2022
D
Democratic30
76% Yea
R
Republican4
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
6
Committee
3
Jun 30, 2022
Signed into law
06/30/2022 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
06/23/2022 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
upper
Jun 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
06/22/2022 House passed Sub A
lower
Jun 21, 2022
Legislature · Passed
06/21/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Jun 18, 2022
Committee
06/18/2022 Referred to House Finance
lower
Jun 7, 2022
Upper · Passed
06/07/2022 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
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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