---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION -- EXEMPTIONS (Includes the real and tangible personal property of The Providence Community Health Centers, a Rhode Island domestic nonprofit corporation, located in Providence, Rhode Island, on the list of properties exempt from taxation.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION -- EXEMPTIONS (Includes the real and tangible personal property of The Providence Community Health Centers, a Rhode Island domestic nonprofit corporation, located in Providence, Rhode Island, on the list of properties exempt from taxation.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 5016"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5016 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Corporations", "Property", "Providence", "Taxation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Slater"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-01-13"
last_action: "2021-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cde8a4e3-89dd-403f-a8dd-f52bb7c939b2"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "f4652ecc2f1180020b0ecdb805b860c9f8fc2305b3a3847ebd61a433f5cb201d"
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 5016 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION -- EXEMPTIONS (Includes the real and tangible personal property of The Providence Community Health Centers, a Rhode Island domestic nonprofit corporation, located in Providence, Rhode Island, on the list of properties exempt from taxation.)

## Version chain

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

1. **5016** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5016.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **70–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Slater — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-13** 01/13/2021 Introduced, referred to House Finance `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-04** 02/04/2021 Committee transferred to House Municipal Government & Housing
- **2021-02-05** 02/05/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/11/2021)
- **2021-02-11** 02/11/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-04-30** 04/30/2021 Scheduled for consideration (05/06/2021)
- **2021-05-06** 05/06/2021 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-07** 05/07/2021 Placed on House Calendar (05/11/2021)
- **2021-05-11** 05/11/2021 House read and passed `passage`
- **2021-05-14** 05/14/2021 Referred to Senate Finance `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-14** 05/14/2021 Scheduled for consideration (05/18/2021)
- **2021-05-18** 05/18/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-19** 05/19/2021 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (05/25/2021)
- **2021-05-25** 05/25/2021 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-05-25** 05/25/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-01** 06/01/2021 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/cde8a4e3-89dd-403f-a8dd-f52bb7c939b2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).