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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $400,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND NOTES TO FINANCE THE CONSTRUCTION, RELATED DEMOLITION, RENOVATION, IMPROVEMENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR, LANDSCAPING, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND ALL COSTS RELATED THERETO, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF STATE HOUSING AID AT A REIMBURSEMENT RATE OR STATE SHARE RATIO OF NOT LESS THEN 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"
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description: "Authorizes Providence to issue not more than $400,000,000 general obligation bonds & notes to finance the construction, related demolition, renovation, improvement, alteration, repair, landscaping, furnishing and equipping of schools throughout the city."
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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 8050"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 8050 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Baginski", "Batista", "Biah", "DeSimone", "Diaz", "Hull", "Kislak", "Lombardi", "McNamara", "Slater"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2024-03-08"
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last_action: "2024-06-17"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4976833a-1467-4d5c-b1c7-4f3e9ea0388f"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "44f131c065fe0350d8bd52d713bc9c318e2050023301ec285e25aca348f0ce71"
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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 8050 (2024) — AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $400,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND NOTES TO FINANCE THE CONSTRUCTION, RELATED DEMOLITION, RENOVATION, IMPROVEMENT, ALTERATION, REPAIR, LANDSCAPING, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL FACILITIES THROUGHOUT THE CITY AND ALL COSTS RELATED THERETO, SUBJECT TO APPROVAL OF STATE HOUSING AID AT A REIMBURSEMENT RATE OR STATE SHARE RATIO OF NOT LESS THEN 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
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Authorizes Providence to issue not more than $400,000,000 general obligation bonds & notes to finance the construction, related demolition, renovation, improvement, alteration, repair, landscaping, furnishing and equipping of schools throughout the city.
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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. **8050 as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText24/HouseText24/H8050aa.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **73–0** (pass) · lower
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- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **3–71** (fail) · lower
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- AS AMENDED — **72–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Baginski — primary (person)
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- Batista — primary (person)
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- Biah — primary (person)
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- DeSimone — primary (person)
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- Diaz — primary (person)
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- Hull — primary (person)
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- Kislak — primary (person)
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- Lombardi — primary (person)
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- McNamara — primary (person)
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- Slater — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-03-08** 03/08/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2024-04-05** 04/05/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/09/2024)
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- **2024-04-09** 04/09/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2024-04-26** 04/26/2024 Scheduled for consideration (04/30/2024)
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- **2024-04-30** 04/30/2024 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-05-03** 05/03/2024 Placed on House Calendar (05/14/2024) `reading-3`
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- **2024-05-14** 05/14/2024 House passed as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
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- **2024-05-17** 05/17/2024 Referred to Senate Finance `referral-committee`
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- **2024-05-28** 05/28/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/30/2024)
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- **2024-05-30** 05/30/2024 Committee continued
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- **2024-05-31** 05/31/2024 Scheduled for consideration (06/04/2024)
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- **2024-06-04** 06/04/2024 Committee recommends passage as amended in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-06-06** 06/06/2024 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/11/2024) `reading-3`
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- **2024-06-11** 06/11/2024 Senate passed as amended in concurrence `passage`
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- **2024-06-12** 06/12/2024 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-06-17** 06/17/2024 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/4976833a-1467-4d5c-b1c7-4f3e9ea0388f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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