RI HB 8625
enactedAN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CRANSTON TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $25,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS TO FINANCE THE PURCHASE AND/OR ACQUISITION OF LAND AND BUILDINGS, CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, IMPROVEMENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR, LANDSCAPING, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE CITY
Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did RI HB 8625 pass?
Yes. RI HB 8625 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-26): 06/26/2026 Effective without Governor's signature
What is RI HB 8625 about?
Authorizes Cranston to issue no more $25,000,000 obligation bonds, notes, evidences of indebtedness to finance the purchase and/or acquisition of land/buildings, construction, renovation, improvement, alteration, repair, landscaping, furnishing, equipping
Who sponsors RI HB 8625?
Potter, Quattrocchi, McNamara and 5 others are the primary sponsors of RI HB 8625.
Description
Authorizes Cranston to issue no more $25,000,000 obligation bonds, notes, evidences of indebtedness to finance the purchase and/or acquisition of land/buildings, construction, renovation, improvement, alteration, repair, landscaping, furnishing, equipping
- Introduced
- 2026-06-05
- Latest action
- 2026-06-26 — 06/26/2026 Effective without Governor's signature
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Potterprimary
- Quattrocchiprimary
- McNamaraprimary
- Bennettprimary
- Handyprimary
- Baginskiprimary
- Fasciaprimary
- Paplauskasprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-06-26
06/26/2026 Effective without Governor's signature
became-law
2026-06-18
06/18/2026 Transmitted to Governor
executive-receipt
2026-06-11
06/11/2026 Senate passed in concurrence
passage
2026-06-11
06/11/2026 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/11/2026)
reading-3
2026-06-11
06/11/2026 House read and passed
passage
2026-06-10
06/10/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/11/2026)
reading-3
2026-06-10
06/10/2026 Committee recommends passage
committee-passage-favorable
2026-06-08
06/08/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/10/2026)
2026-06-05
06/05/2026 Introduced, referred to House Finance
introduction,referral-committee
Versions
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Documents
Votes
PASSAGE
2026-06-11 · pass · 70-0
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: yes
- Felix: other
- Fellela: yes
- Finkelman: yes
- Fogarty: yes
- Furtado: yes
- Giraldo: yes
- Handy: yes
- Hopkins: yes
- Hull: yes
- Kazarian: yes
- Kennedy: other
- 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: yes
- 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: other
- Solomon: yes
- Speakman: yes
- Spears: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Tanzi: yes
- Voas: yes
Related bills
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