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Committee holds and closes hearings on multiple local tax and exemption bills; no substantive votes taken

House Committee on Municipal Government and Housing · January 20, 2026
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Summary

The committee voted procedurally to hold all bills for further study and then heard and closed a series of local bills on tax exemptions and liability requirements from Barrington, Westerly, Bristol, Little Compton, Providence, Jamestown and statewide veterans proposals; no substantive committee votes on bill merits were taken.

At the start of the meeting the committee voted to "hold all the bills for further study," a procedural motion intended to allow time to review verbal and written testimony and organize hearings. The chair emphasized that a vote in favor of holding bills is non‑substantive and does not signal a…

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