AN ACT RELATING TO AUTHORIZING THE AMENDMENT OF THE WARWICK CITY CHARTER REGARDING NEW ELECTED TERM LENGTHS AND TERM LIMITS FOR MAYOR AND COUNCIL ELECTIVE TERMS COMMENCING JANUARY, 2025 (Approves Warwick city charter amendments increasing mayor's term of office from 2 to 4 yrs, limited to 2 consecutive terms limiting council members to 6 consecutive 2 yr. terms effective 1/1/25 subject to general/special election voter approval.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2022
Committee Review
Jun 2022
House Passage
Jun 2022
Senate Passage
Jun 2022
Signed into Law
Jul 2022
Introduced May 13, 2022
Signed Jul 2, 2022
Floor votes · House Jun 22, 2022
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
3
Committee
2
Jun 23, 2022
Upper · Passed
06/23/2022 Senate passed in concurrence
upper
Jun 22, 2022
Lower · Passed
06/22/2022 House read and passed
lower
Jun 21, 2022
Legislature · Passed
06/21/2022 Committee recommends passage
legislature
May 31, 2022
Committee
05/31/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
May 13, 2022
Introduced
05/13/2022 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Camille Vella-Wilkinson
DDemocratic
P
Evan Shanley
DDemocratic
P
Joseph Solomon
DDemocratic
P
Pat Serpa
DDemocratic
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