---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY - MAINTENANCE OF PRIVATE EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY (Requires that the cost of maintaining an easement or right-of-way be the responsibility of the owner(s) of the property that the easement benefits.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY - MAINTENANCE OF PRIVATE EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY (Requires that the cost of maintaining an easement or right-of-way be the responsibility of the owner(s) of the property that the easement benefits.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2018"
identifier: "HB 7337"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7337 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Housing", "Landlord & Tenant", "Property"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hearn", "Keable"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-01-31"
last_action: "2018-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c8ee07e3-9443-4a5f-a415-492d7400c51f"
source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
source_hash: "510fb13c00354a7d4e372ff8faa263c4047e3571bb51453c3201e38b3f428fed"
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 7337 (2018) — AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY - MAINTENANCE OF PRIVATE EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS-OF-WAY (Requires that the cost of maintaining an easement or right-of-way be the responsibility of the owner(s) of the property that the easement benefits.)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **7337 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText18/HouseText18/H7337A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **65–6** (pass) · lower
- IN CONCURRENCE — **55–7** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hearn — primary (person)
- Keable — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-01-31** 01/31/2018 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-19** 02/19/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/28/2018)
- **2018-02-28** 02/28/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2018-05-04** 05/04/2018 Scheduled for consideration (05/09/2018)
- **2018-05-09** 05/09/2018 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-05-11** 05/11/2018 Placed on House Calendar (05/15/2018)
- **2018-05-15** 05/15/2018 House read and passed `passage`
- **2018-05-31** 05/31/2018 Referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-15** 06/15/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/19/2018)
- **2018-06-19** 06/19/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-06-21** 06/21/2018 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/21/2018)
- **2018-06-21** 06/21/2018 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 Referred to House Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 Scheduled for consideration (06/23/2018)
- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 Placed on House Calendar (06/23/2018)
- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 House passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2018-06-27** 06/27/2018 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-07-02** 07/02/2018 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/c8ee07e3-9443-4a5f-a415-492d7400c51f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).