Rhode Island House Bill 8118 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Introduced on July 23 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-12-13 - Meeting postponed (12/14/2020)
Pending: House Municipal Government Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Authorizes City of Providence to issue $140,000,000 in general obligation bonds to finance, improvements to school buildings and facilities.

Authorizing The City Of Providence To Issue Not To Exceed $140,000,000 General Obligation Bonds, Notes And Other Evidences Of Indebtedness To Finance The Construction, Renovation, Improvement, Alteration, Repair, Landscaping, Furnishing And Equipping Of Schools And School Facilities Throughout The City, Subject To Approval Of State Housing Aid At A Reimbursement Rate Or State Share Ratio Of Not Less Than 75% At The Time Of Issuance And Provided That The Authorization Shall Be Reduced By The Amount Of Certain Grants Received From State Bond Proceeds, From The Rhode Island Department Of Education Or From The Rhode Island School Building Authority

Rep. Grace Diaz [D]	Rep. Daniel Mckiernan [D]	Rep. Scott Slater [D]	Rep. Christopher Blazejewski [D]
Rep. Anastasia Williams [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2020-12-13	House	Meeting postponed (12/14/2020)
2020-12-11	House	Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
2020-12-11	House	Committee transferred to House Municipal Government
2020-07-29	House	Committee recommends passage
2020-07-27	House	Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (07/29/2020)
2020-07-23	House	Introduced, referred to House Finance

Type	Source
Summary	https://status.rilegislature.gov/
Text	https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText20/HouseText20/H8118.pdf