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Rhode Island · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 944: AN ACT VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AMENDMENTS TO THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF WOONSOCKET

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 944 is a bill introduced in the Rhode Island Senate on April 4, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT VALIDATING AND RATIFYING AMENDMENTS TO THE HOME RULE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF WOONSOCKET. Primary sponsor: Melissa Murray (Democratic), Brian Thompson (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (July 1, 2025): 07/01/2025 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.

Validates and ratifies the amendments to the Woonsocket Home Rule Charter which were approved by the electors of the city of Woonsocket on November 5, 2024.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Melissa MurrayPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate24
Brian ThompsonPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate20

“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. 07/01/2025 Effective without Governor's signature
  2. 06/23/2025 Transmitted to Governor
  3. 06/20/2025 House passed in concurrence
  4. 06/18/2025 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/20/2025)
  5. 06/16/2025 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
  6. 06/13/2025 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/16/2025)
  7. 05/09/2025 Referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
  8. 05/08/2025 Senate read and passed
  9. 05/02/2025 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/08/2025)
  10. 05/01/2025 Committee recommends passage
  11. 04/29/2025 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/01/2025)
  12. 04/21/2025 Meeting postponed (04/24/2025)

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

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