AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND PROMISE SCHOLARSHIP
Summary
Makes students in workforce-ready certificate programs at the Community College of Rhode Island eligible to receive the Rhode Island Promise Scholarship.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced May 9, 2025
Last action Jun 10, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 10, 2025
How they voted
34–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 36
Jun 10, 2025
D
Democratic32
93% Yea
R
Republican4
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
7
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Jun 10, 2025
Upper · Passed
06/10/2025 Senate read and passed
upper
Jun 5, 2025
Legislature · Passed
06/05/2025 Committee recommends passage
legislature
May 27, 2025
Committee
05/27/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
May 9, 2025
Introduced
05/09/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
upper
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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