SB 653 Rhode Island Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- THE ONWARD WE LEARN SCHOLARSHIP ACT

Summary

Requires any remaining funds in the enacted budget from the Rhode Island Promise Scholarship program or the Rhode Island Hope Scholarship program to be reimbursed to the onward we learn for any scholarships paid on behalf of Rhode Island College students.

Issues: ✓ Education

Sub-Topics: Higher Education Student Financial Aid

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 7, 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

30 Yea 2

93% Yea

R Republican4

4 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

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 13, 2025

Committee

05/13/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

legislature

Mar 7, 2025

Introduced

03/07/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance

upper

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors