AN ACT RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- PERMANENT JOINT COMMITTEE ON NAMING ALL NEW BUILDINGS, BRIDGES, EDIFICES AND OTHER STATE CONSTRUCTIONS (Would designate a fishing site at Black Point in Narragansett as the "Stephen J. Medeiros Fishing Area at Black Point".)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 1, 2023
Last action Jun 13, 2023
Floor votes · House May 11, 2023
How they voted
69–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 74
May 11, 2023
D
Democratic64
93% Yea
I
Independent1
100% Yea
R
Republican9
88% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
10
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Jun 13, 2023
Legislature · Passed
06/13/2023 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
May 15, 2023
Committee
05/15/2023 Referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
upper
May 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
05/11/2023 House read and passed
lower
Apr 27, 2023
Legislature · Passed
04/27/2023 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 23, 2023
Committee
03/23/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 1, 2023
Introduced
03/01/2023 Introduced, referred to House Special Legislation
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Carol McEntee
DDemocratic
P
Kathleen Fogarty
DDemocratic
P
Robert Craven
DDemocratic
P
Teresa Tanzi
DDemocratic
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