Rhode Island · Senate Bill 970 · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- ESTATES IN REAL PROPERTY

  1. Introduced Apr 16, 2025
  2. In committee Apr 16, 2025
  3. Passed the Senate Jun 20, 2025
  4. Died  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

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

Prohibits restrictive covenants related to grocery stores.

Every action

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

  1. CommitteeIntroduced, referred to Senate Commerce · Senate Commerce
  2. CommitteeScheduled for hearing and/or consideration · Senate Commerce
  3. CommitteeMeeting postponed (04/22/2025) · Senate Commerce
  4. CommitteeScheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/13/2025) · Senate Commerce
  5. CommitteeCommittee recommended measure be held for further study · Senate Commerce
  6. CommitteeScheduled for consideration (06/17/2025) · Senate Commerce
  7. CommitteeCommittee recommends passage · Senate Commerce
  8. SenatePlaced on Senate Calendar (06/20/2025)
  9. SenateSenate read and passed

Roll calls

1 recorded vote: 1 on the floor, 0 in committee. Each shows how every member voted.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 1 cosponsor: 1 Democrat.

All 1 cosponsor

From Rhode Island's official records (status.rilegislature.gov), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.