HB 7374 Rhode Island House · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES

Summary

Amends the zoning ordinances to allow the town to restrict occupancy to one unrelated person per bedroom in a dwelling, up to a five (5) bedroom unit. Units with more than five (5) bedrooms may be limited to five (5) unrelated persons per unit.

Issues: ✗ Housing

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2026

Committee Review

Jun 2026

House Passage

Jun 2026

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Jan 28, 2026 Last action Jun 9, 2026

Floor votes · House Jun 8, 2026

How they voted

66–0

Passed · 8 other

Total votes 74

Jun 8, 2026

D Democratic63

55 Yea 8

87% Yea

I Independent1

1 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican10

10 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jun 9, 2026

Committee

06/09/2026 Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government

upper

Jun 8, 2026

Lower · Passed

06/08/2026 House read and passed

lower

Jun 3, 2026

Legislature · Passed

06/03/2026 Committee recommends passage

legislature

Mar 31, 2026

Committee

03/31/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

legislature

Jan 28, 2026

Introduced

01/28/2026 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing

lower

4 primary · 0 co-sponsors