Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island H8484: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Amos House, provided it remains a qualified tax-exempt corporation pursuant to § 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code.)
Status: Chaptered, June 26, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, April 29, 2026:
2026 -- H 8484 ======== LC006340 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION Introduced By: Representatives Casimiro, Alzate, Stewart, Kazarian, Giraldo, Voas, and Slater Date Introduced: April 29, 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 size, or the minimum …
Sponsors
- Julie Casimiro (D, HD-031) · primary sponsor
- Karen Alzate (D, HD-060)
- Jennifer Stewart (D, HD-059)
- Katherine Kazarian (D, HD-063)
- Joshua Giraldo (D, HD-056)
- Scott Slater (D, HD-010)
Latest actions
- : Effective without Governor's signature
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : Senate passed in concurrence
- : Placed on Senate 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
- Senate Seq #712: (June 11, 2026): 38 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Seq #371: PASSAGE (June 8, 2026): 62 yea, 3 nay, passed
- House Committee on Municipal Government & Housing: Passage (June 3, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: TAXATION
Common questions
- What is H8484?
- H8484 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 Amos House, provided it remains a qualified tax-exempt corporation pursuant to § 501(c)(3) of the United States Internal Revenue Code.).
- What is the status of H8484?
- Chaptered as of June 26, 2026. Latest action: Effective without Governor's signature (June 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored H8484?
- Julie Casimiro (D, HD-031), with 5 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H8484?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8484.pdf
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