Committee hears technical amendments to Rhode Island's Low and Moderate Income Housing Act
House Bill 5801 would amend the state's Low and Moderate Income Housing Act to clarify calculation rules, restore an optional concept/master‑plan stage, and expand certain processes to all municipalities beginning Jan. 1, 2026; planners raised concerns about density bonuses and denial standards.
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The House Committee on Municipal Government and Housing heard House Bill 5801, a technical and substantive amendment package to the Low and Moderate Income Housing Act, on March 20, 2025. Attorney Joelle Rocha and representatives from Rhode Island Housing and the Housing Network described multiple changes intended to refine implementation of the law passed two years earlier.
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