AN ACT RELATING TO CREATING THE RHODE ISLAND COMMISSION FOR NATIONAL AND COMMUNITY SERVICE (Creates a 25 member RI commission for national community service in the department of education to work with a nonprofit corporation of the same name created in 1994 to prepare and implement a 3 yr. community service plan.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2017
Committee Review
Jun 2017
Senate Passage
Jun 2017
House Passage
Sep 2017
Signed into Law
Oct 2017
Introduced Jun 21, 2017
Signed Oct 5, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Oct 5, 2017
Signed into law
10/05/2017 Signed by Governor
executive
Sep 19, 2017
Legislature · Passed
09/19/2017 House passed in concurrence
legislature
Jun 29, 2017
Legislature · Passed
06/29/2017 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Jun 29, 2017
Committee
06/29/2017 Referred to House H.E.W.
legislature
Jun 28, 2017
Legislature · Passed
06/28/2017 Senate read and passed
legislature
Jun 27, 2017
Legislature · Passed
06/27/2017 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Jun 21, 2017
Committee
06/21/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Hanna Gallo
DDemocratic
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