Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island H8437: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Changes tax exemptions to tax credits in the city of Cranston.)
Status: Chaptered, June 26, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, April 10, 2026:
2026 -- H 8437 ======== LC006280 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION Introduced By: Representatives McNamara, Handy, and Lima Date Introduced: April 10, 2026 Referred To: House Municipal Government & Housing It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Sections 44-3-4, 44-3-9.12, 44-3-9.13 and 44-3-22 of the General Laws in Chapter 44-3 entitled "Property Subject to Taxation" are hereby amended to read as follows: 44-3-4. Veterans' exemptions. (a)(1) The property of each person who served in the military, national guard, or naval service of the United States in the war of the rebellion, the Spanish-American war, the insurrection in the Philippines, the China-relief expedition, or World War I, and the property of each person who served in the military, national guard, or naval service of the United States in World War II at any time during the period beginning December 7, 1941, and ending on December 31, 1946, and members who served in uniform during the Cold War between 1947 through 1991, including those members who did not serve in a declared war or conflict and the property of each person who served in the military, national guard, or naval services of the United States in the Korean conflict at any time during the …
Sponsors
- McNamara, Joseph (D, HD-019) · primary sponsor
- Arthur Handy (D, HD-018)
- Charlene Lima (D, HD-014)
Latest actions
- : Effective without Governor's signature
- : 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 #399: PASSAGE (June 9, 2026): 70 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Committee on Municipal Government & Housing: Passage (June 5, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: TAXATION
Common questions
- What is H8437?
- H8437 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Changes tax exemptions to tax credits in the city of Cranston.).
- What is the status of H8437?
- Chaptered as of June 26, 2026. Latest action: Effective without Governor's signature (June 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored H8437?
- McNamara, Joseph (D, HD-019), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H8437?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8437.pdf
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