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SB 715 Rhode Island Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES

Summary
Limits municipal minimum lot sizes for residential use to 2,500 sq ft near transit, 5,000 sq. ft with water/sewer, and 1 acre otherwise, while protecting farmlands, forests, and wetlands, and requiring zoning updates to comply.
Issues: ✓ EnvironmentSupports EnvironmentBill explicitly protects farmlands, forests, and wetlands via zoning requirements, directly conserving natural resources and aligning with environmental conservation indicators.95% confidence ✓ HousingSupports HousingReduces minimum lot sizes near transit to enable denser housing development, directly advancing affordable housing supply through zoning reform.95% confidence
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 7, 2025 Last action May 8, 2025
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Actions timeline

Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
1
May 8, 2025
Committee
05/08/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 7, 2025
Introduced
03/07/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Ana Quezada
Ana Quezada
DDemocratic
RI
2
P
Photo of Jake Bissaillon
Jake Bissaillon
DDemocratic
RI
1
P
Photo of Meghan Kallman
Meghan Kallman
DDemocratic
RI
15
P
Photo of Sam Bell
Sam Bell
DDemocratic
RI
5
P
Photo of Tiara Mack
Tiara Mack
DDemocratic
RI
6