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Read. Follow. Verify.Rhode Island bill increases state aid distributions to cities and towns in lieu of property taxes
Last action · April 9, 2026: Committee recommended measure be held for further studySponsor: Slater
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What This Bill Proposed
Legislation increases the amount of state aid distributed to municipalities through appropriations in lieu of property taxes for certain exempt private and state properties.
Local governments stand to receive larger state financial distributions to offset lost revenue from tax-exempt properties within their borders.
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.
Rhode Island towns and cities
Municipalities receive increased financial distributions from the state to offset revenue losses from tax-exempt properties.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Apr 9, 2026Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- Apr 3, 2026Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/09/2026)
- Jan 30, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, referred to House Finance
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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