HB 5799 Rhode Island House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- SUBDIVISION OF LAND

Summary

Provides that minor subdivisions would include oversized lot subdivisions under certain circumstances and relative to zoning ordinances, permit a modification to allow "neighborhood character-based modifications" under certain circumstances.

Issues: ✗ Housing

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 27, 2025 Last action May 23, 2025

Floor votes · House May 15, 2025

How they voted

56–13

Passed · 6 other

Total votes 75

May 15, 2025

D Democratic64

54 Yea 4 Nay 6

84% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican10

1 Yea 9 Nay

90% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 23, 2025

Committee

05/23/2025 Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government

upper

May 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

05/15/2025 House passed Sub A

lower

May 6, 2025

Legislature · Passed

05/06/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A

legislature

Mar 20, 2025

Legislature · Passed

03/20/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A

legislature

Mar 11, 2025

Committee

03/11/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

legislature

Feb 27, 2025

Introduced

02/27/2025 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing

lower

10 primary · 0 co-sponsors