Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island H7373: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Blackstone Valley Advocacy Center located in the city of Pawtucket.)
Status: Chaptered, June 24, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, January 28, 2026:
2026 -- H 7373 ======== LC004487 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION Introduced By: Representatives Felix, Stewart, Shallcross Smith, Messier, Cruz, Tanzi, Furtado, Kazarian, Spears, and Potter Date Introduced: January 28, 2026 Referred To: House Municipal Government & Housing 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 …
Sponsors
- Leonela Felix (D, HD-061) · primary sponsor
- Jennifer Stewart (D, HD-059)
- Ann Shallcross Smith, Mary (D, HD-046)
- Mary Messier (D, HD-062)
- Cherie Cruz (D, HD-058)
- Teresa Tanzi (D, HD-034)
- Jenni Azanero Furtado (D, HD-064)
- Katherine Kazarian (D, HD-063)
- Tina Spears (D, HD-036)
- Brandon Potter (D, HD-016)
Latest actions
- : Effective without Governor's signature
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : Senate passed in concurrence
- : Placed on Senate Calendar
- : Committee recommends passage in concurrence
- : Scheduled for consideration
- : Meeting postponed
- : Scheduled for consideration
- : Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
- : House read and passed
Votes
- Senate Seq #716: (June 11, 2026): 37 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Committee on Housing & Municipal Government: Passage in concurrence (June 11, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Seq #37: PASSAGE (March 3, 2026): 65 yea, 7 nay, passed
- House Committee on Municipal Government & Housing: Passage (February 26, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: TAXATION
Common questions
- What is H7373?
- H7373 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Blackstone Valley Advocacy Center located in the city of Pawtucket.).
- What is the status of H7373?
- Chaptered as of June 24, 2026. Latest action: Effective without Governor's signature (June 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored H7373?
- Leonela Felix (D, HD-061), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H7373?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7373.pdf
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