SB 1011 Rhode Island Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND HOUSING RESOURCES ACT OF 1998

Summary

Amends the definition of affordable housing to create separate categories for housing using private or state financing as opposed to financing from the federal government.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

May 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

House Passage

Jun 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced May 2, 2025 Signed Jun 30, 2025

Floor votes · Senate Jun 18, 2025

How they voted

34–1

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 36

Jun 18, 2025

D Democratic32

30 Yea 1 Nay 1

93% Yea

R Republican4

4 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jun 30, 2025

Signed into law

06/30/2025 Signed by Governor

executive

Jun 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

06/20/2025 House passed Sub A in concurrence

lower

Jun 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

06/18/2025 Senate passed Sub A

upper

Jun 17, 2025

Legislature · Passed

06/17/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A

legislature

May 15, 2025

Committee

05/15/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

legislature

May 2, 2025

Introduced

05/02/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government

upper

6 primary · 0 co-sponsors