Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island H7778: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING (Amends the current law on low-income housing to include moderate-income housing and eliminates the income percentages used to determine qualifications for low or moderate income housing.)
Status: Signed into law, June 18, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 12, 2026:
2026 -- H 7778 ======== LC004937 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING Introduced By: Representatives Noret, Morales, Azzinaro, Read, Fascia, Shallcross Smith, Biah, Messier, Serpa, and Fellela Date Introduced: February 12, 2026 Referred To: House Municipal Government & Housing It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Section 45-53-14 of the General Laws in Chapter 45-53 entitled "Low and Moderate Income Housing" is hereby amended to read as follows: 45-53-14. Database of low-income rental units Database of low- or moderate- income rental units. (a) The executive office of housing established pursuant to § 42-167-1 or the Rhode Island housing and mortgage finance corporation established pursuant to § 42-55-4 (the "corporation") shall maintain host an online database ("database") of residential developments that meet the definition of low- or moderate-income housing under § 45-53-3 low-income housing tax credit developments that are designated only for households at or below sixty percent (60%) of area median income, adjusted for household size and subsidized housing developments, as referenced in the corporation's Rhode Island resource guide, which are designated only for households at or below eighty percent (80%) of area median income, adjusted for household size (collectively "lowincome rental units") in the state on the executive office …
Sponsors
- Thomas Noret (D, HD-025) · primary sponsor
- David Morales (D, HD-007)
- Samuel Azzinaro (D)
- Earl Read (D, HD-026)
- Richard Fascia (R, HD-042)
- Ann Shallcross Smith, Mary (D, HD-046)
- Nathan Biah (D)
- Mary Messier (D, HD-062)
- Patricia Serpa (D, HD-027)
- Deborah Fellela (D)
Latest actions
- : Signed by Governor
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : Senate passed in concurrence
- : Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar
- : House read and passed
- : Placed on House Calendar
- : Committee recommends passage
- : Scheduled for consideration
- : Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- : Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
Votes
- House Seq #248: PASSAGE (June 3, 2026): 67 yea, 2 nay, passed
- House Committee on Municipal Government & Housing: Passage (May 26, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: TOWNS AND CITIES
Common questions
- What is H7778?
- H7778 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING (Amends the current law on low-income housing to include moderate-income housing and eliminates the income percentages used to determine qualifications for low or moderate income housing.).
- What is the status of H7778?
- Signed into law as of June 18, 2026. Latest action: Signed by Governor (June 18, 2026).
- Who sponsored H7778?
- Thomas Noret (D, HD-025), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H7778?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7778.pdf
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