AN ACT AMENDING AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE SMITHFIELD LAND TRUST (Amends the public law establishing the Smithfield Land Trust by requiring a four-fifths (4/5) affirmative vote of the town council to dispose of land that no longer meets the needs of the trust.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jul 2021
House Passage
Jul 2021
Signed into Law
Jul 2021
Introduced Jun 28, 2021
Signed Jul 14, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jul 1, 2021
How they voted
35–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 36
Jul 1, 2021
D
Democratic31
96% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
3
Committee
1
Jul 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
07/01/2021 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jul 1, 2021
Upper · Passed
07/01/2021 Senate read and passed
upper
Jun 30, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/30/2021 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Jun 28, 2021
Introduced
06/28/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Stephen R. Archambault
DDemocratic
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