HOUSE RESOLUTION EXPRESSING DEEPEST SADNESS ON THE TRAGIC AND UNTIMELY PASSING OF CHRISTINE AND SPENCER LANE, A BARRINGTON MOM AND HER TEENAGED SON
This is a memorial resolution (HR 5542), not a substantive bill. It expresses the Rhode Island House of Representatives' condolences to the Lane family following the deaths of Christine Lane and her son Spencer in a January 2025 plane crash. The resolution formally extends "deepest sympathy" and directs the Secretary of State to send certified copies to Douglas Lane and Milo Lane. It has no policy impact or effect on laws, regulations, or government programs - it serves only as a symbolic expression of support for the family.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
House Passage
Feb 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 25, 2025
Last action Feb 25, 2025
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This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
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Feb 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
02/25/2025 House read and passed
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10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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