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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF SOUTH KINGSTOWN TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $150,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND NOTES TO FINANCE THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, RENOVATION, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF A NEW HIGH SCHOOL, ATHLETIC FACILITY, AND OTHER SCHOOL FACILITIES IN THE TOWN AND ALL EXPENSES INCIDENT THERETO INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, COSTS OF DESIGN, DEMOLITION, ATHLETIC FIELDS, LANDSCAPING AND PARKING AND ALL ATTENDANT EXPENSES, INCLUDING ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURAL AND OTHER PROJECT-RELATED CONSULTING COSTS"
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description: "Authorizes town of South Kingstown to issue not more than $150,000,000 bonds and notes to finance the acquisition/construction/improvement/renovation/furnishing/equipping of a new high school/athletic facility/other school facilities in the town."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2024"
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identifier: "HB 7039"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 7039 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Fogarty", "McEntee", "Spears", "Tanzi"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 14
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2024-01-05"
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last_action: "2024-03-14"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4b602b94-9d71-4a6c-af7b-4a335490a1d2"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "9a3703d55a90b00bbbbf5f28eab35a325b3d8d3103b324d0265a07e3e342f71f"
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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 HB 7039 (2024) — AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF SOUTH KINGSTOWN TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $150,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND NOTES TO FINANCE THE ACQUISITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, RENOVATION, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF A NEW HIGH SCHOOL, ATHLETIC FACILITY, AND OTHER SCHOOL FACILITIES IN THE TOWN AND ALL EXPENSES INCIDENT THERETO INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, COSTS OF DESIGN, DEMOLITION, ATHLETIC FIELDS, LANDSCAPING AND PARKING AND ALL ATTENDANT EXPENSES, INCLUDING ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURAL AND OTHER PROJECT-RELATED CONSULTING COSTS
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Authorizes town of South Kingstown to issue not more than $150,000,000 bonds and notes to finance the acquisition/construction/improvement/renovation/furnishing/equipping of a new high school/athletic facility/other school facilities in the town.
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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. **7039** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText24/HouseText24/H7039.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **67–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Fogarty — primary (person)
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- McEntee — primary (person)
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- Spears — primary (person)
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- Tanzi — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-01-05** 01/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2024-02-05** 02/05/2024 Scheduled for hearing (02/08/2024)
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- **2024-02-08** 02/08/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2024-03-01** 03/01/2024 Scheduled for consideration (03/05/2024)
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- **2024-03-05** 03/05/2024 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-03-05** 03/05/2024 Placed on House Calendar (03/07/2024) `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-07** 03/07/2024 House read and passed `passage`
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- **2024-03-08** 03/08/2024 Referred to Senate Finance `referral-committee`
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- **2024-03-08** 03/08/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/12/2024)
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- **2024-03-12** 03/12/2024 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-03-12** 03/12/2024 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (03/14/2024) `reading-3`
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- **2024-03-14** 03/14/2024 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
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- **2024-03-14** 03/14/2024 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-03-14** 03/14/2024 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/4b602b94-9d71-4a6c-af7b-4a335490a1d2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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