Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate 2 D cosponsors

SB 761 — AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- OPEN MEETINGS (Exempts fire districts and entities with no tax or policy making authority from certain posting requirements of open meetings act.)

Last action — 05/05/2017 Referred to House Judiciary

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2017 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Action History

  1. 05/05/2017 Referred to House Judiciary

  2. 05/04/2017 Senate read and passed

  3. 04/27/2017 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/04/2017)

  4. 04/25/2017 Committee recommends passage

  5. 04/21/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/25/2017)

  6. 04/12/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary

Sponsors

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4 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 110 not signed on

Sponsors (4)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (110)

110 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Passage

Passed 32 Yea · 0 Nay · 4 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 22003
Democratic 8002
Republican 2000
Total 32005
% of votes cast 86%0%0%14%
How each member voted (37)
Member Party Vote
Archambault — Yea
Conley — Yea
Cote — Yea
Crowley — Not Voting
Lynch Prata — Yea
Mr. President — Yea
Gee — Yea
Goldin — Yea
Goodwin — Yea
Jabour — Yea
Lombardo — Yea
McCaffrey — Yea
Metts — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nesselbush — Yea
Picard — Yea
Satchell — Yea
Sheehan — Yea
Algiere — Not Voting
Calkin — Yea
Coyne — Yea
Doyle — Not Voting
Kettle — Yea
Seveney — Yea
Da Ponte — Yea
Ana B. Quezada Democratic Yea
Frank A. Ciccone III Democratic Not Voting
Hanna M. Gallo Democratic Yea
John J. Lombardi Democratic Yea
Kathleen A. Fogarty Democratic Yea
Leonidas P. Raptakis Democratic Yea
Louis P. DiPalma Democratic Not Voting
Ryan W. Pearson Democratic Yea
V. Susan Sosnowski Democratic Yea
Walter S. Felag Jr. Democratic Yea
Elaine J. Morgan Republican Yea
Thomas J. Paolino Republican Yea

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Subjects

public-safety
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 761?
SB 761 is sponsored by Coyne, Ryan W. Pearson (Democratic), Seveney, and Walter S. Felag Jr. (Democratic).
What is the current status of SB 761?
This bill died with 2017 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 761?
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