HB 5694 Rhode Island House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES

Summary

Allows the town of Middletown to adopt a tax classification plan for residential real estate which divides the class into non-owner and owner-occupied properties with separate tax rates.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Apr 2025

House Passage

Mar 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Feb 26, 2025 Signed May 9, 2025

Floor votes · House Mar 25, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

May 1, 2025

Upper · Passed

05/01/2025 Senate passed in concurrence

upper

Apr 10, 2025

Legislature · Passed

04/10/2025 Committee recommends passage in concurrence

legislature

Mar 27, 2025

Committee

03/27/2025 Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government

upper

Mar 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

03/25/2025 House read and passed

lower

Mar 20, 2025

Legislature · Passed

03/20/2025 Committee recommends passage

legislature

Mar 4, 2025

Committee

03/04/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

legislature

Feb 26, 2025

Introduced

02/26/2025 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing

lower

4 primary · 0 co-sponsors