# Rhode Island S2037: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION .

Rhode Island S2037, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION ., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Pamela J. Lauria (Democratic); status became law, last action 2026-04-10 (Effective without Governor's signature — Chapter 008); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S2037-2026
- 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 S2037
- State: Rhode Island
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION .
- Status: became law
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-09
- Last action: 2026-04-10, Effective without Governor's signature — Chapter 008
- Sponsor: Pamela J. Lauria (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (99 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 4

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Blind property tax relief by town: benefit, high. Local relief now varies by town for legally blind residents. Warren exempts up to $40,895; Cumberland up to $47,544; West Warwick $335. Westerly may exempt up to $29,000 by ordinance; the council may set a different cap up to $22,500. Tiverton gives a property tax credit of at least $300 by ordinan…
- Statewide tax break for blind homeowners: benefit, high. The law exempts up to $6,000 of your property from local taxes if you are legally blind. The break lowers your taxable value. It applies first to your real and tangible property, then to intangible property only if needed. Your annual savings equal your local tax rate times $6,000.
- Automatic hikes to blind exemption end: cost, low. The law ends the automatic yearly increases to this exemption that matched local tax growth. Future increases will not happen automatically.
- Rules to claim blind tax break: cost, low. You must be a legal Rhode Island resident to get this exemption. Blindness must be certified by a doctor or the Rhode Island services for the blind. You must give proof to your local assessor by the filing deadline. The exemption applies first to real and tangible property, and only then to intangi…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Pamela J. Lauria (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-02 | House | PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION PASSAGE IN CONCURRENCE | pass | 63 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-10 | Senate | RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION Passage | pass | 36 | 0 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2026-04-10: Effective without Governor's signature — Chapter 008 (Governor)
- 2026-04-02: Transmitted to Governor (Governor)
- 2026-04-02: House passed in concurrence (House)
- 2026-03-27: Placed on the House Consent Calendar (04/02/2026) (House)
- 2026-03-24: Committee recommends passage in concurrence
- 2026-03-20: Scheduled for consideration (03/24/2026)
- 2026-03-11: Referred to House Municipal Government & Housing (House)
- 2026-03-10: Senate read and passed (Senate)
- 2026-03-06: Placed on Senate Calendar (03/10/2026) (Senate)
- 2026-03-05: Committee recommends passage
- 2026-02-27: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/05/2026)
- 2026-01-09: Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government (Senate)

## Bill text

- S2037 - As Introduced, 2026-01-09: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2037.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2037.pdf)

## Related bills

- H8605: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS . (became law)
- H8580: AN ACT RELATING TO THE NORTH TIVERTON FIRE DISTRICT . (became law)
- H8586: AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- RHODE ISLAND TURNPIKE AND BRIDGE AUTHORITY . (became law)
- H8525: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES . (became law)
- H8506: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELATING TO CENTRAL FALLS PENSION PLAN . (became law)
- H8437: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION . (became law)

## Sources
- [S2037 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2037.htm)
- [S2037 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2037.pdf)

## Related
- [H8605: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8605-2026)
- [H8580: AN ACT RELATING TO THE NORTH TIVERTON FIRE DISTRICT .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8580-2026)
- [H8586: AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- RHODE ISLAND TURNPIKE AND BRIDGE AUTHORITY .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8586-2026)
- [H8525: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8525-2026)
- [H8506: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELATING TO CENTRAL FALLS PENSION PLAN .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8506-2026)
- [H8437: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8437-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S2037-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).