AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- FRESHWATER LAKE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM (Establishes the Rhode Island lake management program and a restricted receipt account as a find within the department of environmental management to aid with lake and pond management issues relating to the control of aquatic invasive plants.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 7, 2023
Last action Jun 9, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jun 8, 2023
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 37
Jun 8, 2023
D
Democratic32
96% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
2
Committee
3
Jun 9, 2023
Committee
06/09/2023 Referred to House Environment and Natural Resources
lower
Jun 8, 2023
Upper · Passed
06/08/2023 Senate passed Sub A
upper
May 31, 2023
Legislature · Passed
05/31/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Mar 15, 2023
Committee
03/15/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 7, 2023
Introduced
03/07/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Alana DiMario
DDemocratic
P
Dawn Euer
DDemocratic
P
Josh Miller
DDemocratic
P
Sue Sosnowski
DDemocratic
P
Walter Felag
DDemocratic
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