AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF SOUTH KINGSTOWN TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $85,000,000 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 TOWN, AND ALL ATTENDANT EXPENSES INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ENGINEERING AND ARCHITECTURAL COSTS, 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 town of South Kingstown to issue not more than $85,000,000 bonds and notes to finance the construction, renovation, improvement, alteration, repair, landscaping, furnishing and equipping of schools and school facilities.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2021
Committee Review
Mar 2021
Senate Passage
Mar 2021
House Passage
Mar 2021
Signed into Law
Mar 2021
Introduced Feb 25, 2021
Signed Mar 24, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Mar 9, 2021
How they voted
36–0
Passed
Total votes 36
Mar 9, 2021
D
Democratic31
100% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
12
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Mar 24, 2021
Signed into law
03/24/2021 Signed by Governor
executive
Mar 23, 2021
Lower · Passed
03/23/2021 House passed in concurrence
lower
Mar 18, 2021
Legislature · Passed
03/18/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Mar 10, 2021
Committee
03/10/2021 Referred to House Finance
lower
Mar 9, 2021
Upper · Passed
03/09/2021 Senate read and passed
upper
Mar 4, 2021
Legislature · Passed
03/04/2021 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Feb 25, 2021
Introduced
02/25/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Bridget Valverde
DDemocratic
P
Dennis L. Algiere
RRepublican
P
Sue Sosnowski
DDemocratic
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