Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island S3363: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Allows the town of Tiverton to authorize, by ordinance, a real estate tax credit for seniors over the age of sixty-five (65) years.)
Status: Chaptered, June 26, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, June 5, 2026:
2026 -- S 3363 ======== LC006569 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION Introduced By: Senators DiPalma, and Felag Date Introduced: June 05, 2026 Referred To: Senate Housing & Municipal Government It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Section 44-3-13 of the General Laws in Chapter 44-3 entitled "Property Subject to Taxation" is hereby amended to read as follows: 44-3-13. Persons over the age of 65 years -- Exemption. (a) Bristol. The town of Bristol may exempt from taxation the real estate situated in the town owned and occupied by any resident over the age of sixty-five (65) years, as of the preceding December 31st; or, over the age of seventy (70) years, as of the preceding December 31st; or, over the age of seventy-five (75) years, as of the preceding December 31st, and which exemption is in addition to any and all other exemptions from taxation to which the resident may otherwise be entitled. The exemption shall be applied uniformly and without regard to ability to pay. Only one exemption shall be granted to cotenants, joint tenants, and tenants by the entirety, even though all the cotenants, joint tenants and tenants by the entirety are sixty-five (65) years of age or over as …
Sponsors
- DiPalma, Louis (D, SD-012) · primary sponsor
- Walter Felag (D, SD-010)
Latest actions
- : Effective without Governor's signature
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : House passed in concurrence
- : Placed on the House Consent Calendar
- : Senate read and passed
- : Placed on Senate Calendar
- : Committee recommends passage
- : Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
- : Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
Votes
- House Seq #519: PASSAGE IN CONCURRENCE (June 11, 2026): 67 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Seq #590: (June 10, 2026): 38 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Committee on Housing & Municipal Government: Passage (June 9, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: TAXATION
Common questions
- What is S3363?
- S3363 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Allows the town of Tiverton to authorize, by ordinance, a real estate tax credit for seniors over the age of sixty-five (65) years.).
- What is the status of S3363?
- Chaptered as of June 26, 2026. Latest action: Effective without Governor's signature (June 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored S3363?
- DiPalma, Louis (D, SD-012), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for S3363?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S3363.pdf
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