JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE, PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION -- RIGHT TO AN ADEQUATE EDUCATION (Amends the constitution to guarantee Rhode Island residents with equal opportunity to receive an education that is adequate, equitable and meaningful and provides judicial enforcement of this provision.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
Mar 2023
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Feb 1, 2023
Last action May 24, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Mar 16, 2023
How they voted
26–0
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 28
Mar 16, 2023
D
Democratic25
92% Yea
R
Republican3
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
2
May 24, 2023
Committee
05/24/2023 Referred to House State Government & Elections
lower
Mar 16, 2023
Upper · Passed
03/16/2023 Senate read and passed
upper
Mar 8, 2023
Legislature · Passed
03/08/2023 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Feb 1, 2023
Introduced
02/01/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Education
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ana Quezada
DDemocratic
P
Hanna Gallo
DDemocratic
P
Roger Picard
DDemocratic
P
Val Lawson
DDemocratic
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