AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF BARRINGTON TO FINANCE THE CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, RENOVATION, ALTERATION, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL FACILITIES IN THE TOWN AND ALL EXPENSES INCIDENT THERETO INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, COSTS OF DESIGN, ATHLETIC FIELDS, PLAYGROUNDS, LANDSCAPING, PARKING AND COSTS OF FINANCING AND TO ISSUE NOT MORE THAN $250,000,000 BONDS AND/OR NOTES THEREFOR, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF STATE HOUSING AID AT A REIMBURSEMENT RATE OR STATE SHARE RATIO OF NOT LESS THAN 35 PERCENT AT THE TIME OF ISSUANCE AND PROVIDED THAT THE AUTHORIZATION SHALL BE REDUCED BY THE AMOUNT OF CERTAIN GRANTS RECEIVED FROM STATE BOND PROCEEDS, FROM THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OR FROM THE RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL BUILDING AUTHORITY
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced May 15, 2023
Signed Jun 14, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jun 6, 2023
How they voted
36–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 37
Jun 6, 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
11
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jun 14, 2023
Signed into law
06/14/2023 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 12, 2023
Lower · Passed
06/12/2023 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 6, 2023
Upper · Passed
06/06/2023 Senate read and passed
upper
May 30, 2023
Legislature · Passed
05/30/2023 Committee recommends passage
legislature
May 23, 2023
Committee
05/23/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
May 15, 2023
Introduced
05/15/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
No sponsor information available.
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