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Rhode Island HB 8525 — AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES
Rhode Island, 2026. HB 8525: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES
Latest action
June 26, 2026 — 06/26/2026 Effective without Governor's signature
Summary
Authorizes the town of Coventry to apportion the tax levy proportionately between residential and commercial properties.
Sponsors
- Noret — primary sponsor
- Read — primary sponsor
Bill text
8525 Read version ↗
Recorded votes
PASSAGE
June 3, 2026 · House · pass
yes: 66 · no: 2 · other: 7
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (75)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Abney | yes |
| Ackerman | yes |
| Ajello | yes |
| Alzate | yes |
| Azzinaro | yes |
| Baginski | yes |
| Batista | yes |
| Bennett | yes |
| Biah | yes |
| Boylan | yes |
| Brien | yes |
| Caldwell | yes |
| Carson | yes |
| Casey | yes |
| Casimiro | no |
| Chippendale | yes |
| Cortvriend | other |
| Corvese | yes |
| Costantino | yes |
| Cotter | yes |
| Craven | other |
| Cruz | yes |
| Dawson | yes |
| DeSimone | yes |
| Diaz | yes |
| Donovan | yes |
| Edwards | no |
| Fascia | yes |
| Felix | yes |
| Fellela | yes |
| Finkelman | yes |
| Fogarty | yes |
| Furtado | yes |
| Giraldo | yes |
| Handy | yes |
| Hopkins | other |
| Hull | yes |
| Kazarian | yes |
| Kennedy | yes |
| Kislak | yes |
| Knight | yes |
| Lima | yes |
| Lombardi | yes |
| Marszalkowski | yes |
| McEntee | yes |
| McGaw | yes |
| McNamara | yes |
| Messier | yes |
| Morales | other |
| Mr. Speaker | yes |
| Nardone | yes |
| Newberry | yes |
| Noret | yes |
| O'Brien | yes |
| Paplauskas | other |
| Perez | other |
| Phillips | yes |
| Place | yes |
| Potter | yes |
| Quattrocchi | yes |
| Read | yes |
| Roberts | yes |
| Sanchez | yes |
| Santucci | yes |
| Serpa | yes |
| ShallcrossSmith | yes |
| Shanley | yes |
| Shekarchi | other |
| Slater | yes |
| Solomon | yes |
| Speakman | yes |
| Spears | yes |
| Stewart | yes |
| Tanzi | yes |
| Voas | yes |
Legislative history
- 06/26/2026 Effective without Governor's signature
- 06/18/2026 Transmitted to Governor
- 06/09/2026 Senate passed in concurrence
- 06/05/2026 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/09/2026)
- 06/03/2026 House read and passed
- 05/29/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/03/2026)
- 05/26/2026 Committee recommends passage
- 05/22/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/26/2026)
- 05/21/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- 05/15/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/21/2026)
- 05/06/2026 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
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