Rhode Island HB 8621 — AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CRANSTON TO FINANCE THE ACQUISITION, DEMOLITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, RENOVATION, REPAIR, ALTERATION, FURNISHING AND EQUIPPING OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS IN THE CITY BY THE ISSUANCE OF NOT MORE THAN $2,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND NOTES THEREFOR
Rhode Island, 2026. HB 8621: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CRANSTON TO FINANCE THE ACQUISITION, DEMOLITION, CONSTRUCTION, IMPROVEMENT, RENOVATION, REPAIR, ALTERATION, FURNISHING A
Latest action
June 26, 2026 — 06/26/2026 Effective without Governor's signature
Summary
Authorizes Cranston to issue not more than $2,000,000 general obligation bonds and temporary notes for the acquisition, demolition, construction, improvement, renovation, repair, alteration, furnishing and equipping of public buildings in the city.
Sponsors
- Paplauskas — primary sponsor
- Fascia — primary sponsor
- Baginski — primary sponsor
- Handy — primary sponsor
- Bennett — primary sponsor
- McNamara — primary sponsor
- Quattrocchi — primary sponsor
- Potter — primary sponsor
Bill text
8621 Read version ↗
Recorded votes
PASSAGE
June 11, 2026 · House · pass
yes: 71 · no: 0 · other: 4
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (75)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Abney | yes |
| Ackerman | yes |
| Ajello | yes |
| Alzate | yes |
| Azzinaro | yes |
| Baginski | yes |
| Batista | yes |
| Bennett | yes |
| Biah | yes |
| Boylan | yes |
| Brien | yes |
| Caldwell | yes |
| Carson | yes |
| Casey | yes |
| Casimiro | yes |
| Chippendale | yes |
| Cortvriend | yes |
| Corvese | yes |
| Costantino | yes |
| Cotter | yes |
| Craven | yes |
| Cruz | yes |
| Dawson | yes |
| DeSimone | yes |
| Diaz | yes |
| Donovan | yes |
| Edwards | yes |
| Fascia | other |
| Felix | yes |
| Fellela | yes |
| Finkelman | yes |
| Fogarty | yes |
| Furtado | yes |
| Giraldo | yes |
| Handy | yes |
| Hopkins | yes |
| Hull | yes |
| Kazarian | yes |
| Kennedy | yes |
| Kislak | yes |
| Knight | yes |
| Lima | yes |
| Lombardi | yes |
| Marszalkowski | yes |
| McEntee | yes |
| McGaw | yes |
| McNamara | yes |
| Messier | yes |
| Morales | yes |
| Mr. Speaker | yes |
| Nardone | yes |
| Newberry | yes |
| Noret | other |
| O'Brien | yes |
| Paplauskas | yes |
| Perez | other |
| Phillips | yes |
| Place | yes |
| Potter | yes |
| Quattrocchi | yes |
| Read | yes |
| Roberts | yes |
| Sanchez | yes |
| Santucci | yes |
| Serpa | yes |
| ShallcrossSmith | yes |
| Shanley | yes |
| Shekarchi | other |
| Slater | yes |
| Solomon | yes |
| Speakman | yes |
| Spears | yes |
| Stewart | yes |
| Tanzi | yes |
| Voas | yes |
Legislative history
- 06/26/2026 Effective without Governor's signature
- 06/18/2026 Transmitted to Governor
- 06/11/2026 Senate passed in concurrence
- 06/11/2026 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/11/2026)
- 06/11/2026 House read and passed
- 06/10/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/11/2026)
- 06/10/2026 Committee recommends passage
- 06/08/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/10/2026)
- 06/05/2026 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
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