# Rhode Island S2576: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES .

Rhode Island S2576, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES ., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Walter S. Felag Jr. (Democratic); status became law, last action 2026-06-24 (Effective without Governor's signature — Chapter 318); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S2576-2026
- 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 S2576
- State: Rhode Island
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES .
- Status: became law
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-13
- Last action: 2026-06-24, Effective without Governor's signature — Chapter 318
- Sponsor: Walter S. Felag Jr. (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (105 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Tiverton may offer homestead tax break: benefit, low. Tiverton can create a homestead exemption for owner-occupied Class 1 homes. If the town adopts it, your taxable value goes down and your tax bill can drop. The law does not set the exemption amount or detailed rules.
- Different rates for owner vs rental homes: mixed, low. Tiverton can split Class 1 into owner-occupied and non-owner-occupied homes. The town may set different tax rates for these two groups. The rate must be the same for everyone within each group. This can shift taxes between homeowners and landlords. The law does not set the rates.
- New property tax classes in Tiverton: mixed, low. Tiverton now uses five property classes to set taxes. Each year, the assessor lists every property’s full value, each class’s share of the total tax, and rates to raise that share. The town can set different rates for each class, but the rate is the same for everyone inside a class. Classes are: sm…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Walter S. Felag Jr. (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Louis P. DiPalma (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-08 | House | LEVY & ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES PASSAGE IN CONCURRENCE | pass | 69 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-31 | Senate | RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES Passage | pass | 36 | 0 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2026-06-24: Effective without Governor's signature — Chapter 318 (Governor)
- 2026-06-16: Transmitted to Governor (Governor)
- 2026-06-08: House passed in concurrence (House)
- 2026-06-05: Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/08/2026) (House)
- 2026-06-03: Committee recommends passage in concurrence
- 2026-05-29: Scheduled for consideration (06/03/2026)
- 2026-04-01: Referred to House Municipal Government & Housing (House)
- 2026-03-31: Senate read and passed (Senate)
- 2026-03-26: Placed on Senate Calendar (03/31/2026) (Senate)
- 2026-03-12: Committee recommends passage
- 2026-03-09: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/12/2026)
- 2026-02-13: Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government (Senate)

## Bill text

- S2576 - As Introduced, 2026-02-13: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2576.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2576.pdf)

## Related bills

- S3047: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- DISTRICT COURT PRACTICE . (became law)
- 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)

## Sources
- [S2576 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2576.htm)
- [S2576 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2576.pdf)

## Related
- [S3047: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- DISTRIC…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3047-2026)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S2576-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).