---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF COVENTRY TO ISSUE NOT MORE THAN $25,000,000 BONDS AND NOTES TO FINANCE CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, REHABILITATION, REPAIR, IMPROVEMENT, FURNISHING AND/OR EQUIPPING OF AND/OR ADDITIONS TO SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE TOWN, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF STATE SCHOOL HOUSING AID AT A REIMBURSEMENT RATE OR STATE SHARE RATIO OF NOT LESS THAN 49.2 % FOR EXPENDITURES ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT (Authorizes Coventry to vote to approve a bond referendum for up to $25,000,000.)"
description: "AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF COVENTRY TO ISSUE NOT MORE THAN $25,000,000 BONDS AND NOTES TO FINANCE CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, REHABILITATION, REPAIR, IMPROVEMENT, FURNISHING AND/OR EQUIPPING OF AND/OR ADDITIONS TO SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE TOWN, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF STATE SCHOOL HOUSING AID AT A REIMBURSEMENT RATE OR STATE SHARE RATIO OF NOT LESS THAN 49.2 % FOR EXPENDITURES ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT (Authorizes Coventry to vote to approve a bond referendum for up to $25,000,000.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 6296"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 6296 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Bonds", "Coventry"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Noret", "Serpa"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-04-19"
last_action: "2023-06-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4898d03c-3300-492d-97e7-1907b095a3ea"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "e9a96996fc818a789c7e14d1c6ec502ae06a6895ad0b366d046083e6d93874ab"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
---

# Rhode Island HB 6296 (2023) — AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF COVENTRY TO ISSUE NOT MORE THAN $25,000,000 BONDS AND NOTES TO FINANCE CONSTRUCTION, RENOVATION, REHABILITATION, REPAIR, IMPROVEMENT, FURNISHING AND/OR EQUIPPING OF AND/OR ADDITIONS TO SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE TOWN, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF STATE SCHOOL HOUSING AID AT A REIMBURSEMENT RATE OR STATE SHARE RATIO OF NOT LESS THAN 49.2 % FOR EXPENDITURES ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT (Authorizes Coventry to vote to approve a bond referendum for up to $25,000,000.)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **6296 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText23/HouseText23/H6296A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **69–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Noret — primary (person)
- Serpa — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-04-19** 04/19/2023 Introduced, referred to House Finance `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-04-28** 04/28/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/02/2023)
- **2023-05-02** 05/02/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2023-05-23** 05/23/2023 Scheduled for consideration (05/25/2023)
- **2023-05-23** 05/23/2023 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2023-05-25** 05/25/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-26** 05/26/2023 Placed on House Calendar (05/30/2023) `reading-3`
- **2023-05-30** 05/30/2023 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2023-05-30** 05/30/2023 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/01/2023) `reading-3`
- **2023-06-01** 06/01/2023 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2023-06-01** 06/01/2023 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-07** 06/07/2023 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4898d03c-3300-492d-97e7-1907b095a3ea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).