Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island S2827: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Exempts certain urban and small farmers from sales taxes, real, tangible and personal property taxes and income taxes. This act would also define urban and small farmers and urban farmland.)
Status: Signed into law, June 19, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, March 4, 2026:
2026 -- S 2827 ======== LC004066 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION Introduced By: Senators Mack, Sosnowski, DiPalma, and de la Cruz Date Introduced: March 04, 2026 Referred To: Senate Finance It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Section 44-3-3 of the General Laws in Chapter 44-3 entitled "Property Subject to Taxation" is hereby amended to read as follows: 44-3-3. Property exempt. (a) The following property is exempt from (2) Lands ceded or belonging to the United States; (3) Bonds and other securities issued and exempted from taxation by the government of the United States or of this state; (4) Real estate, used exclusively for military purposes, owned by chartered or incorporated organizations approved by the adjutant general and composed of members of the national guard, the naval militia, or the independent, chartered-military organizations; (5) Buildings for free public schools, buildings for religious worship, and the land upon which they stand and immediately surrounding them, to an extent not exceeding five (5) acres so far as the buildings and land are occupied and used exclusively for religious or educational purposes; (6) Dwellings houses and the land on which they stand, not exceeding one acre in size, or the minimum lot size for zone …
Sponsors
- Tiara Mack (D, SD-006) · primary sponsor
- Susan Sosnowski (D, SD-037)
- DiPalma, Louis (D, SD-012)
- Jessica de la Cruz (R, SD-023)
Latest actions
- : Signed by Governor
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : House passed in concurrence
- : Placed on House Calendar
- : Senate read and passed
- : Placed on Senate Calendar
- : Committee recommends passage
- : Scheduled for consideration
- : Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- : Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
Votes
- House Seq #568: PASSAGE IN CONCURRENCE (June 11, 2026): 60 yea, 9 nay, passed
- Senate Seq #483: (June 9, 2026): 37 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Committee on Finance: Passage (June 2, 2026): 8 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate Committee on Finance: Passage (May 19, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: TAXATION
Common questions
- What is S2827?
- S2827 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Exempts certain urban and small farmers from sales taxes, real, tangible and personal property taxes and income taxes. This act would also define urban and small farmers and urban farmland.).
- What is the status of S2827?
- Signed into law as of June 19, 2026. Latest action: Signed by Governor (June 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored S2827?
- Tiara Mack (D, SD-006), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S2827?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2827.pdf
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