HB 5960 Rhode Island House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- ABANDONMENT BY TOWNS

Summary

Allows for a qualified abandonment of public town roads which grants a public easement over said road allowing it to be converted to walking, biking, and hiking trails and access to parks, nature preserves and other recreational facilities.

Issues: ✓ Transportation

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

Apr 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 28, 2025 Last action May 2, 2025

Floor votes · House Apr 29, 2025

How they voted

69–0

Passed · 6 other

Total votes 75

Apr 29, 2025

D Democratic64

59 Yea 5

92% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican10

9 Yea 1

90% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 2, 2025

Committee

05/02/2025 Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government

upper

Apr 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

04/29/2025 House read and passed

lower

Apr 10, 2025

Legislature · Passed

04/10/2025 Committee recommends passage

legislature

Mar 27, 2025

Committee

03/27/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

legislature

Mar 9, 2025

Legislature · Passed

03/09/2025 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (03/11/2025)

legislature

Feb 28, 2025

Introduced

02/28/2025 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing

lower

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors