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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Adopts a new tax rate for Class 2 property. Requires tax rate change to be applied at the same percentage rate change for all classes.)"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Adopts a new tax rate for Class 2 property. Requires tax rate change to be applied at the same percentage rate change for all classes.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2023"
+identifier: "HB 5605"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 5605 (2023)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["East Providence", "Finance", "Property", "Real Estate", "Taxation"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Boylan", "Dawson", "Henries", "Kazarian"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 12
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2023-02-15"
+last_action: "2023-05-10"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9e3283bb-6dc5-4058-8224-e3c87e3b7790"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "bce6d39a508fb7bc905ae9477d08783a3766060d695686c81103013b491ff3b1"
+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 HB 5605 (2023) — AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Adopts a new tax rate for Class 2 property. Requires tax rate change to be applied at the same percentage rate change for all classes.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **5605 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText23/HouseText23/H5605A.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE — **71–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Boylan — primary (person)
+- Dawson — primary (person)
+- Henries — primary (person)
+- Kazarian — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-02-15** 02/15/2023 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2023-03-03** 03/03/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/07/2023)
+- **2023-03-07** 03/07/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
+- **2023-04-14** 04/14/2023 Scheduled for consideration (04/19/2023)
+- **2023-04-14** 04/14/2023 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
+- **2023-04-19** 04/19/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-04-21** 04/21/2023 Placed on House Calendar (04/25/2023) `reading-3`
+- **2023-04-25** 04/25/2023 House passed Sub A `passage`
+- **2023-05-05** 05/05/2023 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (05/09/2023) `reading-3`
+- **2023-05-09** 05/09/2023 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
+- **2023-05-09** 05/09/2023 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-05-10** 05/10/2023 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9e3283bb-6dc5-4058-8224-e3c87e3b7790`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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