AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY (Requires the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) to conduct a study on the feasibility of installing as many benches and canopies above said benches as possible in front of RIPTA bus stops with its report due on March 1, 2024.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 21, 2023
Last action Jun 9, 2023
Floor votes · House May 9, 2023
How they voted
56–8
Passed · 10 other
Total votes 74
May 9, 2023
D
Democratic64
85% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican9
88% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jun 9, 2023
Committee
06/09/2023 Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
upper
May 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
05/09/2023 House passed Sub A
lower
May 2, 2023
Legislature · Passed
05/02/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Apr 5, 2023
Committee
04/05/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 21, 2023
Introduced
02/21/2023 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
David Morales
DDemocratic
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