AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROVIDENCE HOMESTEAD EXEMPTION (Enables the city of Providence to adopt a homestead tax exemption. The value of the $350,000 would receive a homestead exemption of 40% of value while the remaining value would receive a homestead exemption of 28% of value.)
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2019
Committee Review
Jun 2019
Senate Passage
Jun 2019
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jun 18, 2019
Last action Jun 26, 2019
Floor votes · Senate Jun 25, 2019
How they voted
30–2
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 35
Jun 25, 2019
D
Democratic30
83% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Jun 26, 2019
Committee
06/26/2019 Referred to House Municipal Government
lower
Jun 25, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/25/2019 Senate passed Sub A
legislature
Jun 20, 2019
Legislature · Passed
06/20/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Jun 18, 2019
Introduced
06/18/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
legislature
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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