AN ACT VALIDATING AND RATIFYING THE 2020 AMENDMENTS TO THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE TOWN OF SMITHFIELD
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
May 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Jul 2021
Introduced Feb 24, 2021
Signed Jul 1, 2021
Floor votes · House Mar 16, 2021
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
4
Committee
3
Jun 22, 2021
Upper · Passed
06/22/2021 Senate passed in concurrence
upper
May 27, 2021
Legislature · Passed
05/27/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Apr 8, 2021
Committee
04/08/2021 Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
upper
Mar 16, 2021
Lower · Passed
03/16/2021 House read and passed
lower
Mar 4, 2021
Legislature · Passed
03/04/2021 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Feb 24, 2021
Introduced
02/24/2021 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bernard A. Hawkins
DDemocratic
P
Greg Costantino
DDemocratic
P
Nathan Biah
DDemocratic
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