AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE FORMATION OF A REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT EMBRACING THE TOWNS OF FOSTER AND GLOCESTER
This bill updates the schedule for the Foster-Glocester regional school district's annual financial meeting, moving the date to March 24, 2026, and establishing that future meetings will occur on the third Tuesday of March each year. The law directly affects voters in the towns of Foster and Gloucester, who will attend and vote at these regional school district financial meetings. It also clarifies that special meetings can be called by the regional school district following standard state town meeting procedures. This change takes effect immediately upon the bill's passage and signature by the Governor.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Mar 2026
Senate Passage
Mar 2026
House Passage
Mar 2026
Signed into Law
Mar 2026
Introduced Mar 6, 2026
Signed Mar 19, 2026
Floor votes · Senate Mar 17, 2026
How they voted
31–0
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 36
Mar 17, 2026
D
Democratic32
87% Yea
R
Republican4
75% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
4
Committee
1
Mar 19, 2026
Signed into law
03/19/2026 Signed by Governor
executive
Mar 19, 2026
Lower · Passed
03/19/2026 House passed in concurrence
lower
Mar 17, 2026
Upper · Passed
03/17/2026 Senate read and passed
upper
Mar 12, 2026
Legislature · Passed
03/12/2026 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 6, 2026
Introduced
03/06/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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