SB 495 Rhode Island Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING

Summary

Authorizes the establishment of a RI housing champion designation program. This program would make qualified municipalities eligible to receive preferential access to state resources, including discretionary state infrastructure funds, as available.

Issues: ✓ Housing

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

House Passage

Jun 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Feb 26, 2025 Signed Jun 27, 2025

Floor votes · Senate May 15, 2025

How they voted

35–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 36

May 15, 2025

D Democratic32

31 Yea 1

96% 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 27, 2025

Signed into law

06/27/2025 Signed by Governor

executive

Jun 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

06/20/2025 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence

upper

Jun 18, 2025

Lower · Passed

06/18/2025 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)

lower

Jun 4, 2025

Legislature · Passed

06/04/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence

legislature

May 16, 2025

Committee

05/16/2025 Referred to House Municipal Government & Housing

lower

May 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

05/15/2025 Senate passed Sub A

upper

May 8, 2025

Legislature · Passed

05/08/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A

legislature

Mar 20, 2025

Committee

03/20/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

legislature

Feb 26, 2025

Introduced

02/26/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government

upper

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors