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RI SB 3242

enacted

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CHARIHO REGIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICT TO FINANCE THE CONSTRUCTION, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SERVING THE TOWNS OF CHARLESTOWN, RICHMOND AND HOPKINTON, CONSISTING OF ONE OR MORE BUILDINGS ON A SINGLE CAMPUS, AND IMPROVEMENTS AT THE SWITCH ROAD CAMPUS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, COSTS OF LAND ACQUISITION, DEMOLITION, DESIGN, HEALTH AND SAFETY PROJECTS, PLAYGROUNDS, LANDSCAPING, PAVING, AND ALL EXPENSES INCIDENTAL THERETO, BY THE ISSUANCE OF NOT MORE THAN $116,000,000 BONDS AND/OR NOTES THEREFOR, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF STATE HOUSING AID AT A REIMBURSEMENT RATE OR STATE SHARE RATIO OF NOT LESS THAN 61% AT THE TIME OF ISSUANCE, WHICH RATE OR RATIO MAY INCREASE TO 65% AT PROJECT COMPLETION

Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Description

Authorizes the Chariho Regional School District to finance the construction, furnishing and equipping of an elementary school and to issue not more than $116,000,000 bonds and/or notes.

Introduced
2026-05-01
Status date
Latest action
2026-06-26 — 06/26/2026 Effective without Governor's signature
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Sponsors

  • Guprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-05-01

    05/01/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government

    introduction,referral-committee

  2. 2026-05-01

    05/01/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/07/2026)

  3. 2026-05-07

    05/07/2026 Committee recommends passage

    committee-passage-favorable

  4. 2026-05-08

    05/08/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/12/2026)

    reading-3

  5. 2026-05-12

    05/12/2026 Senate read and passed

    passage

  6. 2026-05-13

    05/13/2026 Referred to House Finance

    referral-committee

  7. 2026-06-07

    06/07/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/09/2026)

  8. 2026-06-09

    06/09/2026 Committee recommends passage in concurrence

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2026-06-10

    06/10/2026 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/10/2026)

    reading-3

  10. 2026-06-10

    06/10/2026 House passed in concurrence

    passage

  11. 2026-06-18

    06/18/2026 Transmitted to Governor

    executive-receipt

  12. 2026-06-26

    06/26/2026 Effective without Governor's signature

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Passage

    2026-05-12 · pass · 37-1

    Member-level votes (38)
    • Acosta: yes
    • Appollonio, Jr.: yes
    • Bell: yes
    • Bissaillon: yes
    • Britto: yes
    • Burke: yes
    • Ciccone: yes
    • de la Cruz: yes
    • DiMario: yes
    • Dimitri: yes
    • DiPalma: yes
    • Euer: yes
    • Famiglietti: yes
    • Felag: yes
    • Gallo: yes
    • Gu: yes
    • Kallman: yes
    • LaMountain: yes
    • Lauria: yes
    • Mack: yes
    • McKenney: yes
    • Morgan: no
    • Murray: yes
    • Paolino: yes
    • Patalano: yes
    • Pearson: yes
    • Quezada: yes
    • Raptakis: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Sosnowski: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tikoian: yes
    • Ujifusa: yes
    • Urso: yes
    • Valverde: yes
    • Vargas: yes
    • Zurier: yes
    • Madam President: yes
  • IN CONCURRENCE

    2026-06-10 · pass · 68-0

    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: other
    • Dawson: yes
    • DeSimone: yes
    • Diaz: yes
    • Donovan: yes
    • Edwards: yes
    • Fascia: yes
    • Felix: yes
    • Fellela: yes
    • Finkelman: other
    • Fogarty: yes
    • Furtado: yes
    • Giraldo: yes
    • Handy: yes
    • Hopkins: other
    • 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: other
    • Mr. Speaker: yes
    • Nardone: yes
    • Newberry: yes
    • Noret: yes
    • O'Brien: other
    • Paplauskas: yes
    • Perez: yes
    • Phillips: yes
    • Place: other
    • 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

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