AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CRANSTON TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $147,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS TO FINANCE THE CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, IMPROVEMENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR, LANDSCAPING, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE CITY, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF STATE HOUSING AID AT A REIMBURSEMENT RATE OR STATE SHARE RATIO OF NOT LESS THAN 50% AT THE TIME OF ISSUANCE AND PROVIDED THAT THE AUTHORIZATION SHALL BE REDUCED BY THE AMOUNT OF CERTAIN GRANTS RECEIVED FROM STATE BOND PROCEEDS, FROM THE RHODE ISLAND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OR FROM THE RHODE ISLAND SCHOOL BUILDING AUTHORITY (Authorizes the city of Cranston to issue $147,000,000 general obligation bonds for school facility improvements upon voter approval.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2020
Committee Review
Jul 2020
House Passage
Jul 2020
Senate Passage
Jul 2020
Signed into Law
Jul 2020
Introduced Jun 18, 2020
Signed Jul 25, 2020
Floor votes · House Jul 16, 2020
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
1
Jul 16, 2020
Legislature · Passed
07/16/2020 Senate passed in concurrence
legislature
Jul 16, 2020
Lower · Passed
07/16/2020 House read and passed
lower
Jul 7, 2020
Legislature · Passed
07/07/2020 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Jun 18, 2020
Introduced
06/18/2020 Introduced, referred to House Finance
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Arthur Handy
DDemocratic
P
Charlene Lima
DDemocratic
P
NA
Nicholas A. Mattiello
DDemocratic
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