SB 640 Rhode Island Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- HEALTH AND EDUCATIONAL BUILDING CORPORATION

Summary

Updates the statutory terminology by replacing the phrase "institutions of higher learning" with that of "educational institutions" and redefines child daycare centers as educational institutions.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

House Passage

Jun 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Mar 7, 2025 Signed Jun 17, 2025

Floor votes · Senate May 6, 2025

How they voted

32–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 36

May 6, 2025

D Democratic32

28 Yea 4

87% Yea

R Republican4

4 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jun 17, 2025

Signed into law

06/17/2025 Signed by Governor

executive

Jun 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

06/12/2025 House passed Sub A as amended in concurrence

lower

Jun 5, 2025

Legislature · Passed

06/05/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A as amended in concurrence

legislature

May 7, 2025

Committee

05/07/2025 Referred to House Education

lower

May 6, 2025

Upper · Passed

05/06/2025 Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)

upper

Apr 30, 2025

Legislature · Passed

04/30/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A

legislature

Apr 9, 2025

Committee

04/09/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

legislature

Mar 7, 2025

Introduced

03/07/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Education

upper

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors