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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES"
+description: "Prohibits any city or town from enacting any zoning ordinance that would place restrictions on residential NARR-certified recovery residences that are not applicable to other residential homes."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2026"
+identifier: "HB 8040"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 8040 (2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Cruz", "Edwards", "Giraldo", "Speakman"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 12
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2026-02-27"
+last_action: "2026-06-19"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f80af30d-d86d-48af-9c80-981abac7b91e"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "ae5dc6001a4f46f9c8de411c57b46ad92660d5938ae70d9a0fbdb6c145cae83d"
+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 8040 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES
+
+Prohibits any city or town from enacting any zoning ordinance that would place restrictions on residential NARR-certified recovery residences that are not applicable to other residential homes.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **8040 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8040Aaa.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **56–11** (pass) · lower
+- AS AMENDED — **54–17** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Cruz — primary (person)
+- Edwards — primary (person)
+- Giraldo — primary (person)
+- Speakman — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-02-27** 02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2026-03-13** 03/13/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/17/2026)
+- **2026-03-17** 03/17/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
+- **2026-05-29** 05/29/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/03/2026)
+- **2026-05-29** 05/29/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
+- **2026-06-03** 06/03/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-06-10** 06/10/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/11/2026) `reading-3`
+- **2026-06-11** 06/11/2026 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
+- **2026-06-11** 06/11/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/11/2026) `reading-3`
+- **2026-06-11** 06/11/2026 Senate passed Sub A as amended 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/f80af30d-d86d-48af-9c80-981abac7b91e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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