Bills Pending Rhode Island Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee

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RIH7324Engross
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TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES - Removes basement area from the calculation of floor area ratios in relation to the provisions that a zoning ordinance may address.
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2024-05-29
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIS3102Intro
25%
BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- HAWKERS AND PEDDLERS - Expands the definition of door-to-door salespersons to include those who sell services and authorize the town of Cumberland to license and regulate door-to-door salespersons in the same manner as h...
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2024-05-29
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIH7981Engross
50%
TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES - Amends the provisions relative to permitted uses within residential, industrial and commercial zoning use districts.
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2024-05-29
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIS2822Intro
25%
HIGHWAYS -- SCENIC HIGHWAYS - Amends the composition of the scenic roadways board reducing the number of members from eleven (11) to nine (9).
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2024-05-28
[Hearing: May 30]
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIS2407Intro
25%
PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT - Permits those other residents of a residential dwelling unit to extend the term of the rental agreement for a period not to exceed three (3) months after the death of the lessee.
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2024-05-28
[Hearing: May 30]
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIS2090Intro
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BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- REAL ESTATE SALES DISCLOSURES - Requires radon testing within one year of any residential real estate transaction and the installation of a radon mitigation system if unsafe radon levels are present, at the seller's expe...
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2024-05-28
[Hearing: May 30]
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIH7757Engross
50%
HIGHWAYS -- SCENIC HIGHWAYS - Amends the composition of the scenic roadways board reducing the number of members from eleven (11) to nine (9).
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2024-05-28
[Hearing: May 30]
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIH7838Engross
50%
IN AMENDMENT OF AND IN ADDITION TO THE ACT, PASSED AT THE JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 1883, ENTITLED "AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE UNION FIRE DISTRICT OF SOUTH KINGSTOWN", AS AMENDED - Amends charter of the Union Fire District of South Kingstown by renaming "...
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2024-05-28
[Hearing: May 30]
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIS2019Intro
25%
HIGHWAYS -- SIDEWALKS - Requires that all maintenance of sidewalks along state highways, with the exception of snow and ice removal, be the responsibility of the state.
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2024-05-28
[Hearing: May 30]
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIS2639Intro
25%
TAXATION -- COLLECTION OF TAXES GENERALLY - Allows municipalities that issue tax bills via mail to develop programs to provide adequate notice through other digital means.
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2024-05-28
[Hearing: May 30]
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIH7666Engross
50%
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION -- THE RHODE ISLAND MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM - Provides minor technical changes, including an update to the membership of the state planning council to include the secretary o...
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2024-05-28
[Hearing: May 30]
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIS2763Intro
25%
TOWNS AND CITIES -- CITY HOUSING AUTHORITIES - Allows RIHMFC and related organization to administer allocations of funds for low-income housing.
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2024-05-28
[Hearing: May 30]
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIS2089Intro
25%
TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOW AND MODERATE INCOME HOUSING - Amends the definition of "low and moderate income housing" to include housing secured by a federal government voucher or subsidy.
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2024-05-28
[Hearing: May 30]
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIS2765Intro
25%
TOWNS AND CITIES -- CITY HOUSING AUTHORITIES - Establishes the composition of the housing authority for the city of Central Falls.
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2024-05-28
[Hearing: May 30]
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIS2821Intro
25%
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION -- THE RHODE ISLAND MUNICIPAL INFRASTRUCTURE GRANT PROGRAM - Provides minor technical changes, including an update to the membership of the state planning council to include the secretary o...
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2024-05-28
[Hearing: May 30]
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIS2630Intro
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TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES - Amends several sections of law relating to zoning ordinances to provide uniform zoning standards for accessory dwelling units.
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2024-05-16
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIS2989Intro
25%
MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOBILE AND MANUFACTURED HOMES - Makes several amendments relative to manufactured homes, including adding a definition for manufactured home and a provision allowing for certain manufactured homes to be considered a single...
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2024-05-16
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIS2988Intro
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TOWNS AND CITIES -- RHODE ISLAND COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND LAND USE ACT - Provides amendments relative to the compliance and implementation of the comprehensive planning and use act including the conditions upon which limitations may be placed on la...
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2024-05-16
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIS2998Intro
25%
TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES - Amends several sections of law relating to zoning ordinances to provide uniform zoning standards for accessory dwelling units.
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2024-05-16
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIS3036Intro
25%
TOWNS AND CITIES -- SUBDIVISION OF LAND - Requires that municipalities implement electronic permitting for all development applications pursuant to zoning and the subdivision of land.
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2024-05-16
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIS2995Intro
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STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION - Requires, by January 1, 2026, the creation of an online, publicly available, comprehensive statewide geographic information system of land related resources to include information from al...
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2024-05-16
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIS2994Intro
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TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES - Amends provisions relative to the application of zoning ordinances pertaining to wetland buffers to projects for development, redevelopment, construction or rehabilitation.
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2024-05-16
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIS2408Intro
25%
TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES -- PROMOTION OF NEIGHBORHOOD CHARACTER AND SMART GROWTH - Amends several sections of chapter 24 of title 45, entitled "zoning ordinances," also known as the "Rhode Island zoning enabling act of 1991," with the in...
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2024-05-16
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIS2409Intro
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HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE -- RHODE ISLAND INCLUSIVE HOME DESIGN ACT - Establishes a new article in the state building code that provides that certain new housing construction contain at least one floor that meets the requirements for a...
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2024-05-16
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIS2638Intro
25%
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND HOUSING AND CONSERVATION TRUST FUND ACT - Restructures RI Housing and Conservation Trust Fund, increase its membership to 15 members, 11 of whom are to be from the general public and reallocate the percent...
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2024-05-14
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIS2993Intro
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STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND HOUSING RESOURCES ACT OF 1998 - Provides that mobile and manufactured homes be included as affordable housing under certain conditions.
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2024-05-14
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIS2879Intro
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TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES - Provides that only residential properties and new or rehabilitated residential affordable housing units would be subject to the tax under § 44-5-13.1 relating to taxation of low-income housing.
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2024-05-14
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIS2991Intro
25%
TOWNS AND CITIES -- LOCAL PLANNING BOARD OR COMMISSION - Provides amendments to the membership provisions of planning boards or commissions and would enable municipalities to establish "combined review boards" to replace separate planning and zoning ...
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2024-05-14
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIS2760Intro
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STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING LAND BANK PROGRAM - Establishes a housing land bank program with the goal of creating affordable housing in the State of Rhode Island. The housing land bank would have the authority to buy, receiv...
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2024-05-14
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIS2761Intro
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HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE - Establishes building safety code standards for multi-dwelling buildings and requires the development of recommendations for resolving any conflicts between fire safety codes and the building codes.
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2024-05-14
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIS2992Intro
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PROPERTY -- ABANDONED PROPERTY - Requires towns and cities to publish a list of abandoned properties and makes various other amendments relative to the sale of abandoned property by a receiver.
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2024-05-14
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIS2990Intro
25%
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE - Amends various provisions relative to the duties of the state building commissioner and would establish a building code education and training unit to educate building officials and inspectors statewide.
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2024-05-14
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIH7983Engross
50%
HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE - Amends various provisions relative to the duties of the state building commissioner and would establish a building code education and training unit to educate building officials and inspectors statewide.
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2024-05-13
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIH7984Engross
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STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND HOUSING RESOURCES ACT OF 1998 - Provides that mobile and manufactured homes be included as affordable housing under certain conditions.
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2024-05-13
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIH7986Engross
50%
PROPERTY -- ABANDONED PROPERTY - Requires towns and cities to publish a list of abandoned properties and makes various other amendments relative to the sale of abandoned property by a receiver.
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2024-05-13
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIH7982Engross
50%
TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES - Amends provisions relative to the application of zoning ordinances pertaining to wetland buffers to projects for development, redevelopment, construction or rehabilitation.
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2024-05-13
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIH7978Engross
50%
TOWNS AND CITIES -- SUBDIVISION OF LAND - Requires that municipalities implement electronic permitting for all development applications pursuant to zoning and the subdivision of land.
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2024-05-13
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIH7935Engross
50%
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- NEWPORT AND BRISTOL COUNTY CONVENTION AND VISITORS' BUREAU - Makes various amendments to the chapter creating the Newport and Bristol County Convention and Visitors Bureau.
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2024-05-13
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIH7951Engross
50%
TOWNS AND CITIES -- RHODE ISLAND COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND LAND USE ACT - Provides amendments relative to the compliance and implementation of the comprehensive planning and use act including the conditions upon which limitations may be placed on la...
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2024-05-13
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIH7865Engross
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PROPERTY -- CONDOMINIUM LAW - Provides that the "meetings" requirements from § 34-36.1-3.08 be applicable to condominiums created before July 1, 1982 and would permit remote participation in condominium meetings.
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2024-05-13
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIS2966Intro
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TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Provides a tax exemption to residents of the Town of Bristol who are over the age of sixty-five (65) years and who have continuously owned and resided in their primary residence in the town for at least twen...
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2024-05-09
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIS2764Intro
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PROPERTY -- HOMELESS BILL OF RIGHTS - Updates the Homeless Bill of Rights to add rules governing encampments and includes the right to clean and sanitary conditions.
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2024-05-09
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIS2188Intro
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PROPERTY -- RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD AND TENANT ACT - Prohibits a landlord from inquiring about the immigration status of a tenant subject to any federal laws or regulations, but may request financial information or proof of identity.
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2024-05-09
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIS2823Intro
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PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY - Authorizes the Rhode Island Public Transit Authority to enter into certain projects and procure related services including the transit center project, using design build contrac...
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2024-05-02
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIS2882Intro
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HEALTH AND SAFETY -- COMPREHENSIVE FIRE SAFETY ACT - Mandates an entity that owns five hundred acres or more of land to have a forest plan with fire mitigation.
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2024-05-02
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIS2968Intro
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MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SIZE, WEIGHT AND LOAD LIMITS -- WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS ON ROUTE 114 A EAST PROVIDENCE - Prohibits commercial motor trucks, with a gross weight rating of twenty-six thousand one pounds (26,001 lbs.) or more, from traveling on ...
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2024-05-02
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIS2405Intro
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MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT - Provides for code blue and code red alerts to trigger certain procedures municipalities must follow during extreme heat or cold to help at-risk individuals with shelter.
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2024-05-02
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIS2414Intro
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WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT - Allows the commissioners of the water and sewer commission for the town of Jamestown to limit its public water system's obligation to supply water only within designated and described area as oppo...
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2024-04-25
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIS2410Intro
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STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT - Requires hosting platforms offering short-term rental of residential property for tourist or transient use to disclose on listings the current, valid registration number and its expiration dat...
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2024-04-25
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
RIS2020Intro
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TOWNS AND CITIES -- SHORT-TERM RENTAL COMMUNITY IMPACT FEE - Enables cities and towns to impose an impact fee of 2% on the total consideration charged for occupancy of a house, condominium, or other resident dwelling that is rented in its entirety fo...
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2024-04-25
To Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee
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