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H8609 2026 -- H 8609 ======== LC006551 ======== STATE OF RHODE ISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND REVIEW THE COST AND STATUS OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND OWNED, VACANT, AND ABANDONED PROPERTIES AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR METHODS TO MITIGATE THE ASSOCIATED EXPENSES Introduced By: Representatives Noret, Perez, Phillips, and Corvese Date Introduced: June 03, 2026 Referred To: House Municipal Government & Housing 1 RESOLVED, That the special legislative commission created by resolution No. 295 2 passed by the House of Representatives at its January session, A.D. 2022, and approved May 12, 3 2022, entitled House Resolution Creating a Special Legislative Commission to Study and 4 Review the Cost and Status of the State of Rhode Island Owned, Vacant, and Abandoned 5 Properties and Provide Recommendations for Methods to Mitigate the Associated Expenses and 6 as extended by resolution No. 341 passed by the House of Representatives at its January session, 7 A.D. 2023, and approved May 23, 2023, entitled House Resolution Extending the Reporting and 8 Expiration Dates of the Special Legislative Commission to Study and Review the Cost and 9 Status of the State of Rhode Island Owned, Vacant, and Abandoned Properties and Provide 10 Recommendations for Methods to Mitigate the Associated Expenses and as extended by 11 resolution No. 371 passed by the House of Representatives at its January session, A.D. 2024, and 12 approved June 10, 2024, entitled House Resolution Extending the Reporting and Expiration 13 Dates of the Special Legislative Commission to Study and Review the Cost and Status of the 14 State of Rhode Island Owned, Vacant, and Abandoned Properties and Provide Recommendations 15 for Methods to Mitigate the Associated Expenses and as extended by resolution No. 293 passed 16 by the House of Representatives at its January session, A.D. 2025, and approved May 13, 2025, 17 entitled House Resolution Extending the Reporting and Expiration Dates of the Special 18 Legislative Commission to Study and Review the Cost and Status of the State of Rhode Island 1 Owned, Vacant, and Abandoned Properties and Provide Recommendations for Methods to 2 Mitigate the Associated Expenses is hereby authorized to continue its study and make a report to 3 the House of Representatives on or before May 30, 2027, and said commission shall expire on 4 December 19, 2027; and be it further 5 RESOLVED, That the time for reporting authorized by resolution No. 293 passed by the 6 House of Representatives at its January session, A.D. 2025, and approved May 13, 2025, be and 7 the same is hereby rescinded. ======== LC006551 ======== LC006551 - Page 2 of 3 EXPLANATION BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND REVIEW THE COST AND STATUS OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND OWNED, VACANT, AND ABANDONED PROPERTIES AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR METHODS TO MITIGATE THE ASSOCIATED EXPENSES *** 1 This resolution would extend the reporting and expiration dates of the special legislative 2 commission to study and review the cost and status of the State of Rhode Island owned, vacant, 3 and abandoned properties and provide recommendations for methods to mitigate the associated 4 expenses, from May 24, 2026, to May 30, 2027, and said commission would expire on December 5 19, 2027. ======== LC006551 ======== LC006551 - Page 3 of 3
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