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Read. Follow. Verify.Rhode Island Bill Allocates 20% of Coventry Pines Golf Club Lease Fees to Local Town and Fire District
Last action · May 12, 2026: Committee recommended measure be held for further studySponsors: Raptakis and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
The state is required to distribute 10% of rental fees collected from the Coventry Pines Golf Club lease to the town of Coventry and another 10% to the Central Coventry Fire District.
Directs a portion of existing state-collected rental revenues toward local municipal and fire district budgets.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Town of Coventry
Receives 10% of the rental fees collected under the Coventry Pines Golf Club lease.
Central Coventry Fire District
Receives 10% of the rental fees collected under the Coventry Pines Golf Club lease.
Water Resources Board
Must pay out portions of collected rental fees to local entities.
Key Facts
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.
Procedural history
5 actions- May 12, 2026Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- May 8, 2026Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/12/2026)
- Apr 16, 2026Meeting postponed (04/16/2026)
- Apr 10, 2026Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
- Jan 9, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 35)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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