H7005 Authorizes Barrington Tax Credit for Legally Blind Persons
Summary
Rhode Island enacted H7005, authorizing the town of Barrington to create by ordinance a property tax credit for legally blind residents. The bill passed unanimously in both chambers. The legislation is effective immediately upon signing and applies solely to the town of Barrington.
What changed
Rhode Island H7005 authorizes the town of Barrington to provide a property tax credit reduction for legally blind persons by ordinance. The bill received unanimous approval in both chambers before being signed into law.
The primary impact is on Barrington's municipal government, which now has the authority (but is not obligated) to enact such a credit. Blind property owners in Barrington may benefit if the town chooses to exercise this authority. Other municipalities and tax professionals may monitor this as potential precedent.
What to do next
- Barrington officials should prepare ordinance to implement the tax credit
- Blind property owners in Barrington should monitor for implementation
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ChangeBridge / Rhode Island / H7005 Signed by Governor H7005 H Signed by Governor 2026-04-10
Authorizes the town of Barrington to provide a tax dollar credit reduction for legally blind persons by ordinance.
TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION - Authorizes the town of Barrington to provide a tax dollar credit reduction for legally blind persons by ordinance.
Bill Details
State Rhode Island
Session 2026 Regular Session
Chamber House
Official Source status.rilegislature.gov/
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Sponsors
Jennifer Boylan (Rep - D) Jason Knight (Rep - D)
Action History
2026-04-10 H Effective without Governor's signature 2026-04-02 H Transmitted to Governor 2026-04-02 S Senate passed in concurrence 2026-03-27 S Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (04/02/2026) 2026-03-12 S Committee recommends passage in concurrence 2026-03-09 S Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/12/2026) 2026-02-06 S Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government 2026-02-03 H House read and passed 2026-01-30 H Placed on House Calendar (02/03/2026) 2026-01-27 H Committee recommends passage 2026-01-23 H Scheduled for consideration (01/27/2026) 2026-01-20 H Committee recommended measure be held for further study 2026-01-16 H Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (01/20/2026) 2026-01-07 H Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
Votes
2026-01-27 House Committee on Municipal Government & Housing: Passage Yea: 12 Nay: 0 2026-02-03 Passage Yea: 66 Nay: 0
Committee Referrals
2026-01-07 H Municipal Government & Housing 2026-02-06 S Housing and Municipal Government
Bill Text Versions
2026-01-07 Introduced
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Taxation TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION Legislative data powered by LegiScan (CC BY 4.0)
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