# Rhode Island S2577: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES .

Rhode Island S2577, AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES ., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Linda L. Ujifusa (Democratic); status became law, last action 2026-05-06 (Effective without Governor's signature — Chapter 028); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S2577-2026
- 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 S2577
- 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: 2026-05-06, Effective without Governor's signature — Chapter 028
- Sponsor: Linda L. Ujifusa (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (103 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New Portsmouth property tax classes in 2026: mixed, medium. Portsmouth can set a property tax classification plan by ordinance. The plan applies to taxes assessed on or after December 31, 2026. The town council can adopt, repeal, or change the plan for any later tax year. The plan must follow state limits on how far class tax rates can differ. Depending on…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Linda L. Ujifusa (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-28 | House | LEVY & ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES PASSAGE IN CONCURRENCE | pass | 67 | 0 |   |
| 2026-03-31 | Senate | RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES Passage | pass | 36 | 0 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2026-05-06: Effective without Governor's signature — Chapter 028 (Governor)
- 2026-04-28: Transmitted to Governor (Governor)
- 2026-04-28: House passed in concurrence (House)
- 2026-04-24: Placed on the House Consent Calendar (04/28/2026) (House)
- 2026-04-15: Committee recommends passage in concurrence
- 2026-04-10: Scheduled for consideration (04/15/2026)
- 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

- S2577 - As Introduced, 2026-02-13: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2577.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2577.pdf)

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- 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
- [S2577 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2577.htm)
- [S2577 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2577.pdf)

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- [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-S2577-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).