Rhode Island Senate Bill 2447
Session 2024
AN ACT RELATING TO ELECTIONS -- STATEWIDE REFERENDA ELECTIONS
Active
Passed Senate on Mar 14, 2024
Sponsors
5 Sponsors
Mark P. McKenney
Valarie J. Lawson
Jonathon Acosta
Sandra Cano
Hanna M. Gallo
First Action
Feb 12, 2024
Latest Action
Mar 15, 2024
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill Number
2447
State
Rhode Island
Session
2024
checkPassed on March 14, 2024
Motion Text
Passage
Senate Roll Call Votes
Yes
Other
Lombardi
Yes
Morgan
Yes
Mr. President
Yes
Yes
Yes
Summary
Amends certain election statutes to require ballot questions be written in plain language reasonably calculated to be understood by persons with an eighth-grade reading level.
03/15/2024
House
03/15/2024 Referred to House State Government & Elections
03/14/2024
Senate
03/14/2024 Senate read and passed
03/08/2024
Senate
03/08/2024 Placed on Senate Calendar (03/14/2024)
03/07/2024
Rhode Island General Assembly
03/07/2024 Committee recommends passage
03/01/2024
Rhode Island General Assembly
03/01/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/07/2024)
02/12/2024
Senate
02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Sources
RI Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Feb 12, 2024 6:42:09 PM
Record Updated
Mar 15, 2024 4:46:33 PM