SB 2289 Rhode Island Senate · 2024 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION

Summary

Prohibits colleges and universities from withholding a student's transcript due to the student failing to pay any expenses owed to the college or university but permits the withholding of a student's academic credits and grades or diploma or degree.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2024

Committee Review

May 2024

Senate Passage

May 2024

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 12, 2024 Last action May 10, 2024

Floor votes · Senate May 9, 2024

How they voted

35–0

Passed

Total votes 35

May 9, 2024

D Democratic30

30 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican5

5 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 10, 2024

Committee

05/10/2024 Referred to House Education

lower

May 9, 2024

Upper · Passed

05/09/2024 Senate read and passed

upper

May 1, 2024

Legislature · Passed

05/01/2024 Committee recommends passage

legislature

Feb 12, 2024

Introduced

02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Education

upper

4 primary · 0 co-sponsors