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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Amends the classification table utilized by cities and towns in connection with the assessment of tangible personal property in order to provide clarity to businesses operating within the state.)"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Amends the classification table utilized by cities and towns in connection with the assessment of tangible personal property in order to provide clarity to businesses operating within the state.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2018"
+identifier: "SB 2748"
+citation: "Rhode Island SB 2748 (2018)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Business & Professions", "Cities & Towns", "Property", "Taxation"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Pearson"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 12
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2018-03-27"
+last_action: "2018-07-10"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d2af2f42-09dd-48d3-ab45-a8e039acb521"
+source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
+source_hash: "5926dd9e4fcbfe9678075131b800a873617e141fd23fe40daa5737a91ff5c345"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
+---
+
+# Rhode Island SB 2748 (2018) — AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Amends the classification table utilized by cities and towns in connection with the assessment of tangible personal property in order to provide clarity to businesses operating within the state.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **2748 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText18/SenateText18/S2748Aaa.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Passage — **34–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Pearson — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-03-27** 03/27/2018 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-24** 04/24/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/26/2018)
+- **2018-04-26** 04/26/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A as amended `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2018-05-01** 05/01/2018 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/03/2018)
+- **2018-05-03** 05/03/2018 Senate passed Sub A as amended `passage`
+- **2018-05-04** 05/04/2018 Referred to House Finance `referral-committee`
+- **2018-06-19** 06/19/2018 Scheduled for consideration (06/20/2018)
+- **2018-06-20** 06/20/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A as amended in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2018-06-21** 06/21/2018 Placed on House Calendar (06/22/2018)
+- **2018-06-22** 06/22/2018 House passed Sub A as amended in concurrence `passage`
+- **2018-07-02** 07/02/2018 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2018-07-10** 07/10/2018 Effective without Governor's signature `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d2af2f42-09dd-48d3-ab45-a8e039acb521`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+