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Rhode Island · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 242: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- WARWICK PUBLIC SCHOOLS BUDGET COMMISSION

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 242 is a bill introduced in the Rhode Island Senate on February 13, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- WARWICK PUBLIC SCHOOLS BUDGET COMMISSION. Primary sponsor: Mark McKenney (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 4, 2025): 04/04/2025 Effective without Governor's signature.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Creates the Warwick public schools budget commission consisting of 5 members to oversee the operations of Warwick public schools and to present a preliminary analysis of the school district's financial situation.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mark McKenneyPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate30

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. 04/04/2025 Effective without Governor's signature
  2. 03/27/2025 Transmitted to Governor
  3. 03/27/2025 House passed in concurrence
  4. 03/25/2025 Placed on House Calendar (03/27/2025)
  5. 03/25/2025 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
  6. 03/21/2025 Scheduled for consideration (03/25/2025)
  7. 03/14/2025 Referred to House Education
  8. 03/13/2025 Senate read and passed
  9. 03/05/2025 Placed on Senate Calendar (03/13/2025)
  10. 03/04/2025 Committee recommends passage
  11. 02/28/2025 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/04/2025)
  12. 02/13/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source