Rhode Island HB 8624 — AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CRANSTON TO FINANCE THE ACQUISITION, IMPROVEMENT, RENOVATION AND REPAIR OF FIRE AND PUBLIC SAFETY EQUIPMENT BY THE ISSUANCE OF NOT MORE THAN $8,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND NOTES THEREFOR
Rhode Island, 2026. HB 8624: AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF CRANSTON TO FINANCE THE ACQUISITION, IMPROVEMENT, RENOVATION AND REPAIR OF FIRE AND PUBLIC SAFETY EQUIPMENT BY THE ISSUA
Latest action
June 26, 2026 — 06/26/2026 Effective without Governor's signature
Summary
Authorizes the city of Cranston to issue not more than Eight Million Dollars ($8,000,000) general obligation bonds and temporary notes for the acquisition, improvement, renovation and repair of fire and public safety equipment 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
8624 Read version ↗
Recorded votes
PASSAGE
June 11, 2026 · House · pass
yes: 72 · no: 0 · other: 3
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 | yes |
| 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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