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Bill Title Status Sponsor
HB 7219 AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES
2026 | House
introduced Ackerman
HB 7374 AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES (Amends the zoning ordinances to allow the town to restrict occupancy to one unrelated person per bedroom in a dwelling, up to a five (5) bedroom unit. Units with more than five (5) bedrooms may be limited to five (5) unrelated persons per unit.)
2026 | House
introduced McEntee
HB 7445 AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- FAITH-BASED AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT ACT
2026 | House
introduced Speakman
HB 7491 AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $25,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND NOTES TO FUND THE PROVIDENCE HOUSING TRUST FUND TO FINANCE AFFORDABLE MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING PROJECTS IN THE CITY
2026 | House
introduced Kislak
HB 7657 AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT
2026 | House
introduced Carson
HB 7779 AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES
2026 | House
introduced Cortvriend
HB 8015 AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND HOUSING RESOURCES ACT OF 1998 -- COMPREHENSIVE HOUSING PRODUCTION AND REHABILITATION ACT OF 2004 (Affordable housing includes an accessory dwelling unit (ADU) where it’s a long-term rental unit in a municipality with no ordinance requiring a minimum lot size for ADUs.)
2026 | House
introduced Speakman
HB 8036 AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RESTORING OPTIONS IN OCCUPANCY MODELS (ROOM) ACT (Expands access to inherently affordable housing by re-legalizing co-living/single-room occupancy (SRO) and shared dwelling models of many types.)
2026 | House
introduced Speakman
HB 8037 AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- SUBDIVISION OF LAND (Reduces the newspaper advertising notice requirements for amendments to zoning ordinances and planning board meetings from three (3) weeks to two (2) weeks.)
2026 | House
introduced Casey
HB 8039 AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES
2026 | House
introduced Speakman
HB 8142 AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RESIDENTIAL REUSE INCENTIVE ACT
2026 | House
introduced Speakman
HB 8275 AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RESTRICTIVE CONFINEMENT OVERSIGHT ACT (Establishes the restrictive housing oversight committee ("committee"") for the purpose of monitoring the use of restrictive housing (""solitary confinement"")
2026 | House
introduced Felix
HB 8363 AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES
2026 | House
in_committee DeSimone
SB 2265 AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES
2026 | Senate
introduced Mack
SB 2272 AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- MULTIFAMILY HOUSING ACT (Requires single-family residential zoning in municipalities with populations of over forty-thousand (40,000) to allow middle housing and mandates that those municipalities adopt zoning regulations for middle housing.)
2026 | Senate
introduced Mack
SB 2274 AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING (Changes the residential limit for any substantial multi-family housing project not to exceed forty thousand (40,000) residents according to the United States Census Bureau.)
2026 | Senate
introduced Dimitri
SB 2275 AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING -- PROCEDURE FOR APPROVAL OF CONSTRUCTION
2026 | Senate
introduced Rogers
SB 2421 AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING
2026 | Senate
introduced Tikoian
SB 2578 AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES
2026 | Senate
introduced Ujifusa
SB 2601 AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- FACILITATING BUSINESS RAPID RESPONSE TO STATE DECLARED DISASTER ACT OF 2024
2026 | Senate
introduced LaMountain
SB 2907 AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES
2026 | Senate
introduced Gu
SB 3035 AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING--PARKING SPACES
2026 | Senate
introduced Famiglietti
SB 3151 AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- HISTORIC PRESERVATION TAX CREDITS 2013
2026 | Senate
in_committee Bissaillon
SB 3154 AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- WEALTH PROCEEDS TAX (Imposes a tax equal to four percent (4%) on net investment income, such as interest, dividends, annuities, royalties, capital gains and rental income, of high-income households, estates and trusts, based upon federal guidelines.)
2026 | Senate
in_committee Kallman
SB 3157 AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT
2026 | Senate
in_committee Mack
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