Rhode Island bill redirects 5% of regional tourism district hotel tax from Greater Providence-Warwick Convention and Visitors Bureau to RI Commerce Corporation

Original title: AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT (Removes the requirement that 5% of the hotel tax generated from regional tourism districts be paid to the Greater Providence-Warwick Convention and Visitors Bureau, and adds that 5% of the hotel tax to the existing tax paid to the RI commerce corporation.)

Last action · May 21, 2026: Committee recommended measure be held for further studySponsors: Victoria Gu and 4 others

Companion · H 7467same policy, House version

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What This Bill Proposed

Rhode Island Senate bill S 2814 eliminates the requirement that 5 percent of revenue from be paid to the Greater Providence-Warwick Convention and Visitors Bureau, instead adding those funds to the existing tax payments received by the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation.

Why it matters

The change reallocates funding streams for state tourism promotion, shifting revenue away from the regional convention and visitors bureau and into the statewide commerce agency.

Who It Would Have Affected

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Directly affected

Greater Providence-Warwick Convention and Visitors Bureau

Stops receiving the 5% hotel tax allocation generated from regional tourism districts.

Directly affected

RI commerce corporation

Receives an additional 5% hotel tax allocation added to its existing payments.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Where does the 5% regional tourism district hotel tax go under this bill?

The tax is added to the existing tax paid to the Rhode Island Commerce Corporation instead of going to the Greater Providence-Warwick Convention and Visitors Bureau.

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Where This Stands

This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in Senate committee.

Procedural history

3 actions

May 21, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
May 18, 2026
Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/21/2026)
Mar 4, 2026Introduced
Introduced, referred to Senate Finance

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