AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND HOPE SCHOLARSHIP PILOT PROGRAM ACT (Establishes the Rhode Island hope scholarship pilot program to provide two-year scholarships to junior and seniors at Rhode Island college.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Feb 1, 2023
Signed Jun 24, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jun 16, 2023
How they voted
44–3
Passed · 14 other
Total votes 61
Jun 16, 2023
D
Democratic54
77% Yea
R
Republican7
42% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
13
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Jun 24, 2023
Signed into law
06/24/2023 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 16, 2023
Lower · Passed
06/16/2023 House passed as amended in concurrence
lower
Jun 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
06/16/2023 Senate passed as amended (floor amendment)
upper
Jun 15, 2023
Upper · Passed
06/15/2023 Senate read and passed
upper
Jun 15, 2023
Legislature · Passed
06/15/2023 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 27, 2023
Committee
04/27/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 1, 2023
Introduced
02/01/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance
upper
7 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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