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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT 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 (Authorizes Providence to issue not more than $140,000,000 bonds to finance the construction, renovation, improvement, alteration, repair, landscaping, furnishing and equipping of schools and school facilities throughout the city of Providence.)"
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description: "AN ACT 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 (Authorizes Providence to issue not more than $140,000,000 bonds to finance the construction, renovation, improvement, alteration, repair, landscaping, furnishing and equipping of schools and school facilities throughout the city of Providence.)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2021"
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identifier: "SB 224"
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citation: "Rhode Island SB 224 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Bonds", "Construction", "Education", "Providence"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Goodwin"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 12
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2021-02-10"
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last_action: "2021-04-19"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e89fd379-23c7-4b66-9d2f-aad5427cf065"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "293098597418495f969078a026d6ea91c839fe4ea969b55aacd9de6317cdb155"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
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---
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# Rhode Island SB 224 (2021) — AN ACT 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 (Authorizes Providence to issue not more than $140,000,000 bonds to finance the construction, renovation, improvement, alteration, repair, landscaping, furnishing and equipping of schools and school facilities throughout the city of Providence.)
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **224** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/SenateText21/S0224.pdf)
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## Votes
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- BONDS AND NOTES TO SCHOOLS — **38–0** (pass) · upper
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- IN CONCURRENCE — **75–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Goodwin — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-02-10** 02/10/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-19** 02/19/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/25/2021)
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- **2021-02-25** 02/25/2021 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-01** 03/01/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (03/09/2021)
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- **2021-03-09** 03/09/2021 Senate read and passed `passage`
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- **2021-03-10** 03/10/2021 Referred to House Finance `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-12** 03/12/2021 Scheduled for consideration (03/18/2021)
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- **2021-03-18** 03/18/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-19** 03/19/2021 Placed on House Calendar (03/25/2021)
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- **2021-03-25** 03/25/2021 House passed in concurrence `passage`
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- **2021-04-13** 04/13/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-04-19** 04/19/2021 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e89fd379-23c7-4b66-9d2f-aad5427cf065`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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