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RI HB 8620

enacted

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CRANSTON TO FINANCE THE REPAIR, CONSTRUCTION AND REHABILITATION OF STORM DRAINS AND DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENTS, AND THE REMEDIATION AND MITIGATION OF DRAINAGE AND FLOODING PROBLEMS, BY THE ISSUANCE OF NOT MORE THAN $4,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND NOTES THEREFOR

Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Authorizes Cranston to issue not more than $4,000,000 general obligation bonds and temporary notes for the repair, construction and rehabilitation of storm drains and drainage improvements, and remediation and mitigation of drainage and flooding problems.

Introduced
2026-06-05
Status date
Latest action
2026-06-26 — 06/26/2026 Effective without Governor's signature
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Potterprimary
  • Quattrocchiprimary
  • McNamaraprimary
  • Bennettprimary
  • Handyprimary
  • Baginskiprimary
  • Fasciaprimary
  • Paplauskasprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-06-05

    06/05/2026 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing

    introduction,referral-committee

  2. 2026-06-08

    06/08/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/10/2026)

  3. 2026-06-10

    06/10/2026 Committee recommends passage

    committee-passage-favorable

  4. 2026-06-10

    06/10/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/11/2026)

    reading-3

  5. 2026-06-11

    06/11/2026 House read and passed

    passage

  6. 2026-06-11

    06/11/2026 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/11/2026)

    reading-3

  7. 2026-06-11

    06/11/2026 Senate passed in concurrence

    passage

  8. 2026-06-18

    06/18/2026 Transmitted to Governor

    executive-receipt

  9. 2026-06-26

    06/26/2026 Effective without Governor's signature

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • PASSAGE

    2026-06-11 · pass · 71-0

    Member-level votes (75)
    • Abney: yes
    • Ackerman: yes
    • Ajello: yes
    • Alzate: yes
    • Azzinaro: yes
    • Baginski: yes
    • Batista: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Biah: yes
    • Boylan: yes
    • Brien: yes
    • Caldwell: yes
    • Carson: yes
    • Casey: yes
    • Casimiro: yes
    • Chippendale: yes
    • Cortvriend: yes
    • Corvese: yes
    • Costantino: yes
    • Cotter: yes
    • Craven: yes
    • Cruz: yes
    • Dawson: yes
    • DeSimone: yes
    • Diaz: yes
    • Donovan: yes
    • Edwards: yes
    • Fascia: other
    • Felix: yes
    • Fellela: yes
    • Finkelman: yes
    • Fogarty: yes
    • Furtado: yes
    • Giraldo: yes
    • Handy: yes
    • Hopkins: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Kazarian: yes
    • Kennedy: yes
    • Kislak: yes
    • Knight: yes
    • Lima: yes
    • Lombardi: yes
    • Marszalkowski: yes
    • McEntee: yes
    • McGaw: yes
    • McNamara: yes
    • Messier: yes
    • Morales: yes
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Nardone: yes
    • Newberry: yes
    • Noret: other
    • O'Brien: yes
    • Paplauskas: yes
    • Perez: other
    • Phillips: yes
    • Place: yes
    • Potter: yes
    • Quattrocchi: yes
    • Read: yes
    • Roberts: yes
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Santucci: yes
    • Serpa: yes
    • ShallcrossSmith: yes
    • Shanley: yes
    • Shekarchi: other
    • Slater: yes
    • Solomon: yes
    • Speakman: yes
    • Spears: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Tanzi: yes
    • Voas: yes

Related bills

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