Rhode Island · House Bill 5921 · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- HOUSING MAINTENANCE AND OCCUPANCY CODE

HB 5921 Sponsored by Cherie L. Cruz Died in committee

  1. Introduced Feb 28, 2025
  2. In committee Feb 28, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Allows for a tenant to withhold payment of rent, and deposit the rent accruing into an escrow bearing account, upon the issuance of a second notice of violation by an enforcing officer for any state or local minimum housing code enforcement agency.

Every action

3 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. CommitteeIntroduced, referred to House Judiciary · House Judiciary
  2. CommitteeScheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/18/2025) · House Judiciary
  3. CommitteeCommittee recommended measure be held for further study · House Judiciary

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 5 cosponsors: 5 Democrats.

All 5 cosponsors

From Rhode Island's official records (status.rilegislature.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.