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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $25,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND NOTES TO FUND THE PROVIDENCE HOUSING TRUST FUND TO FINANCE AFFORDABLE MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING PROJECTS IN THE CITY"
+description: "Authorizes the city of Providence to issue not more than $25,000,000 in general obligation bonds and notes to fund the providence housing trust fund to finance affordable multi-family housing projects in the city."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2026"
+identifier: "HB 7491"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 7491 (2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Ajello", "DeSimone", "Diaz", "Hull", "Kislak", "Lima", "Lombardi", "Perez", "Sanchez", "Slater"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 14
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2026-02-04"
+last_action: "2026-06-19"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d90b3d79-8e41-448c-bd41-febae4486d66"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "617c4cf49fddb8eda5007cfce26197362ebad7ac4f10b2bad36481be0f8bc2f5"
+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 7491 (2026) — AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OF PROVIDENCE TO ISSUE NOT TO EXCEED $25,000,000 GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND NOTES TO FUND THE PROVIDENCE HOUSING TRUST FUND TO FINANCE AFFORDABLE MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING PROJECTS IN THE CITY
+
+Authorizes the city of Providence to issue not more than $25,000,000 in general obligation bonds and notes to fund the providence housing trust fund to finance affordable multi-family housing projects in the city.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **7491** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7491.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE — **70–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Ajello — primary (person)
+- DeSimone — primary (person)
+- Diaz — primary (person)
+- Hull — primary (person)
+- Kislak — primary (person)
+- Lima — primary (person)
+- Lombardi — primary (person)
+- Perez — primary (person)
+- Sanchez — primary (person)
+- Slater — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-02-04** 02/04/2026 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2026-03-27** 03/27/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/31/2026)
+- **2026-03-31** 03/31/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
+- **2026-05-01** 05/01/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/07/2026)
+- **2026-05-07** 05/07/2026 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-05-10** 05/10/2026 Placed on House Calendar (05/14/2026) `reading-3`
+- **2026-05-14** 05/14/2026 House read and passed `passage`
+- **2026-05-22** 05/22/2026 Referred to Senate Finance `referral-committee`
+- **2026-05-29** 05/29/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/02/2026)
+- **2026-06-02** 06/02/2026 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-06-05** 06/05/2026 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/09/2026) `reading-3`
+- **2026-06-09** 06/09/2026 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
+- **2026-06-16** 06/16/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2026-06-19** 06/19/2026 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/d90b3d79-8e41-448c-bd41-febae4486d66`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+