# Rhode Island H7809: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- STATE TAX OFFICIALS .

Rhode Island H7809, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- STATE TAX OFFICIALS ., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Alex Marszalkowski (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-19 (Signed by Governor — Chapter 232) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H7809-2026
- As of: 2026-11-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Rhode Island H7809
- State: Rhode Island
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- STATE TAX OFFICIALS .
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-12
- Last action: 2026-06-19, Signed by Governor — Chapter 232
- Sponsor: Alex Marszalkowski (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (68 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Hold 3% on nonresident contractor payments: mixed, medium. If you pay a contractor who has no regular business location in Rhode Island, you must withhold 3% of the contract price. A job-site or other temporary office does not count as a regular business location. Keep the money until 60 days after the job is done and the contractor asks the tax administra…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Alex Marszalkowski (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-10 | House | STATE TAX OFFICIALS PASSAGE | pass | 68 | 0 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2026-06-19: Signed by Governor — Chapter 232 (Governor)
- 2026-06-16: Transmitted to Governor (Governor)
- 2026-06-11: Senate passed in concurrence (Senate)
- 2026-06-10: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/11/2026) (Senate)
- 2026-06-10: House read and passed (House)
- 2026-06-08: Placed on House Calendar (06/10/2026) (House)
- 2026-06-08: Committee recommends passage
- 2026-06-06: Scheduled for consideration (06/08/2026)
- 2026-05-07: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- 2026-05-01: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/07/2026)
- 2026-02-12: Introduced, referred to House Finance (House)

## Bill text

- H7809 - As Introduced, 2026-02-12: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7809.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7809.pdf)

## Related bills

- H8104: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MORTGAGES OF REAL PROPERTY . (became law)
- H8046: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- FEES . (became law)
- H8025: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION . (became law)
- H7866: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- UNFAIR CLAIMS SETTLEMENT PRACTICES ACT . (became law)
- H7642: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- DISTRICT COURT PRACTICE . (became law)
- S3363: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION . (became law)

## Sources
- [H7809 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7809.htm)
- [H7809 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7809.pdf)

## Related
- [H8104: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MORTGAGES OF REAL PROPERTY .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8104-2026)
- [H8046: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- FEES .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8046-2026)
- [H8025: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8025-2026)
- [H7866: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- UNFAIR CLAIMS SETTLEMENT PRACTICES ACT .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H7866-2026)
- [H7642: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- DISTRIC…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H7642-2026)
- [S3363: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3363-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H7809-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).