TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES (Adds an additional purpose to the standard provisions list that a zoning ordinance is required to address.)
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Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES (Adds an additional purpose to the standard provisions list that a zoning ordinance is required to address.)” Read the full text
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2025 sessionbill
Where it is
Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing · Feb 27, 2025
Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/11/2025) · Mar 7, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further study · Mar 11, 2025
Scheduled for consideration (03/20/2025) · Mar 14, 2025
Committee recommends passage · Mar 20, 2025
Placed on House Calendar (04/08/2025) · Apr 4, 2025
House passed as amended (floor amendment) · Apr 8, 2025
Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government · Jun 11, 2025
Scheduled for consideration (06/18/2025) · Jun 16, 2025
Committee recommends passage as amended in concurrence · Jun 18, 2025
Placed on Senate Calendar (06/20/2025) · Jun 18, 2025
Senate passed as amended in concurrence · Jun 21, 2025
Transmitted to Governor · Jun 25, 2025
Signed by Governor · Jul 1, 2025
The numbers
10
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
PassageSenate · 2025-06-21 · YEAS 22, NAYS 12, NOT VOTING 4, RECUSED 0
AS AMENDEDHouse · 2025-04-08 · YEAS 57, NAYS 11, NOT VOTING 7, RECUSED 0
PASSAGE OF AMENDMENTHouse · 2025-04-08 · YEAS 69, NAYS 0, NOT VOTING 6, RECUSED 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Rhode Island legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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