Rhode Island Bills

died · Rhode Island · House Jun 4, 2025

HB 6185: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- TIVERTON'S NEW CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS ACT

Sets timelines for Tiverton's new construction, including one year for final approval, two (2) years for building permits, and temporary inclusion of units in the town's count until completion or three (3) years, whichever comes first.

died · Rhode Island · House Jun 4, 2025

HB 6184: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING--PARKING SPACES

Permits Tiverton to require two parking space for each studio, one-bedroom, or two-bedroom low- or moderate-income housing units upon the determination that limited or no local public transportation or off-street parking availability near these units.

Topics ✗ Housing

died · Rhode Island · House Jun 4, 2025

HR 6191: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION OF $10,000,000 TO THE RHODE ISLAND FOUNDATION TO SUPPORT PUBLIC EDUCATION

Authorizes the appropriation of the sum of ten million dollars ($10,000,000) to the Rhode Island Foundation, to generate funds to support public education.

Topics ✓ Budget & Taxes ✓ Education

died · Rhode Island · House Jun 4, 2025

HB 6183: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING

Allows the town of Tiverton, with an aggregate of five hundred (500) or more units proposed in a comprehensive permit project, to enact a short-term emergency moratorium until the permit laws are amended.

Topics ✗ Housing

died · Rhode Island · House Jun 4, 2025

HB 5524: AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RETIREMENT SYSTEM--CONTRIBUTIONS AND BENEFITS

Includes the deputy chief of inspection and inspector within the provision of law related to retirement on service allowance relating to correctional officers.

Topics ✓ Labor & Employment

died · Rhode Island · House Jun 4, 2025

HB 6178: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWN AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING--COMPREHENSIVE PERMIT PROJECTS IN TIVERTON

Prohibits applications filed in the town of Tiverton, for comprehensive permit projects, for low and moderate income housing, to include accessory dwelling units.

Topics ✗ Housing

died · Rhode Island · House Jun 4, 2025

HB 6213: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RHODE ISLAND COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND LAND USE ACT--COMPREHENSIVE PERMITS PROHIBITED IN WATERSHED OVERLAY PROTECTION

Prohibits applications for a comprehensive permit under the Rhode Island comprehensive planning and land use regulation act in any watershed overlay protection district located in the town of Tiverton.

Topics ✓ Environment

died · Rhode Island · House Jun 4, 2025

HB 6363: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES

This bill allows the town of Tiverton to set different tax rates for different property types, such as residential homes versus commercial buildings. It creates five property classes: Class 1 (small residential properties, open space, and leased dwellings, with options for homestead exemptions or separate owner/non-owner rates), Class 2 (commercial, industrial, and larger residential), Class 3 (tangible personal property), Class 4 (motor vehicles, though this tax is repealed), and Class 5 (mobile homes). Tiverton can adjust rates within each class to determine how much property owners pay, while keeping rates uniform for similar properties. This change directly affects Tiverton residents and businesses by altering how local property taxes are calculated based on property type.

died · Rhode Island · House Jun 4, 2025

HB 6180: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING

Ensures that minimum egress requirements for conventional subdivisions in Tiverton apply equally to comprehensive permit applications and cannot be waived, modified, or reduced for such applications.

died · Rhode Island · House Jun 4, 2025

HB 6179: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING

HB 6179 requires the Rhode Island Housing Authority to update the count of affordable housing units in Tiverton twice yearly. This procedural bill directly affects Tiverton (the town) and the Housing Authority (the entity responsible for the count), with no new housing programs or funding. The key provision is a simple biannual reporting requirement for existing affordable housing stock, without altering housing policies or creating new obligations. The bill is purely administrative, focusing on data collection rather than policy changes.

died · Rhode Island · House Jun 4, 2025

HB 6176: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES

HB 6176 allows the town of Tiverton to set its own density bonus rules for affordable housing developments under its zoning ordinances, rather than following the statewide standard. While other Rhode Island towns must provide one additional market-rate unit for every affordable unit required (15% of total units for developments over 10 units), Tiverton can determine its density bonus based on its specific zoning plan. The bill does not change the core requirement that developments must include 15% affordable units for projects exceeding 10 units, but exempts Tiverton from the standard density bonus calculation. This is a procedural change specifically for Tiverton's zoning authority, with no immediate impact on other municipalities.

Topics ✓ Housing

died · Rhode Island · House Jun 4, 2025

HB 6163: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND HOUSING RESOURCES ACT OF 1998

Includes manufactured homes on leased land under a long-term lease in excess of thirty (30) years at the time of enrollment within the classification of affordable housing.

Topics ✓ Housing

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