STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATE-OWNED AND OPERATED PRINTING FACILITIES PREFERENCE ACT (Requires any state agency that prints more than fifty (50) copies of a contract, publication, brochure, notice, or promotional
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Officially: “AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- STATE-OWNED AND OPERATED PRINTING FACILITIES PREFERENCE ACT (Requires any state agency that prints more than fifty (50) copies of a contract, publication, brochure, notice, or promotional material to use state-owned or operated print shop capable...” Read the full text
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2025 sessionbill
Where it is
Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections · Feb 26, 2025
Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/06/2025) · Feb 28, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further study · Mar 6, 2025
Scheduled for consideration (05/20/2025) · May 16, 2025
Proposed Substitute · May 16, 2025
Committee recommends passage of Sub A · May 20, 2025
Placed on House Calendar (06/03/2025) · May 30, 2025
House passed Sub A · Jun 3, 2025
Placed on Senate Calendar (06/18/2025) · Jun 14, 2025
Senate passed Sub A in concurrence · Jun 18, 2025
Transmitted to Governor · Jun 18, 2025
Signed by Governor · Jun 24, 2025
The numbers
10
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
PassageSenate · 2025-06-18 · YEAS 35, NAYS 2, NOT VOTING 1, RECUSED 0
PASSAGEHouse · 2025-06-03 · YEAS 61, NAYS 6, NOT VOTING 7, RECUSED 1
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Rhode Island legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Signed by Governor (Jun 24, 2025).