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RI SB 3243

enacted

AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF PORTSMOUTH TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $41,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS, NOTES AND OTHER EVIDENCES OF INDEBTEDNESS TO FINANCE THE CONSTRUCTION, ADDITIONS, RENOVATION, IMPROVEMENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE TOWN

Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did RI SB 3243 pass?

Yes. RI SB 3243 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-26): 06/26/2026 Effective without Governor's signature

What is RI SB 3243 about?

Authorizes the Town of Portsmouth to issue bonds and notes in amount not exceeding $41,000,000 to finance construction, additions, renovation, improvement, alteration, repair, furnishing and equipping of schools and school facilities throughout the town.

Who sponsors RI SB 3243?

Ujifusa is the primary sponsor of RI SB 3243.

Description

Authorizes the Town of Portsmouth to issue bonds and notes in amount not exceeding $41,000,000 to finance construction, additions, renovation, improvement, alteration, repair, furnishing and equipping of schools and school facilities throughout the town.

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

  • Ujifusaprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-26

    06/26/2026 Effective without Governor's signature

    became-law

  2. 2026-06-18

    06/18/2026 Transmitted to Governor

    executive-receipt

  3. 2026-06-10

    06/10/2026 House passed in concurrence

    passage

  4. 2026-06-10

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

    reading-3

  5. 2026-06-09

    06/09/2026 Committee recommends passage in concurrence

    committee-passage-favorable

  6. 2026-06-07

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

  7. 2026-05-13

    05/13/2026 Referred to House Finance

    referral-committee

  8. 2026-05-12

    05/12/2026 Senate read and passed

    passage

  9. 2026-05-08

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

    reading-3

  10. 2026-05-07

    05/07/2026 Committee recommends passage

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2026-05-01

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

  12. 2026-05-01

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

    introduction,referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Passage

    2026-05-12 · pass · 38-0

    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: yes
    • 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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