---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION -- EXEMPTIONS (Includes the real and tangible personal property of St. John Baptist De La Salle Institute, d/b/a La Salle Academy, 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 St. John Baptist De La Salle Institute, d/b/a La Salle Academy, 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 5586"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5586 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Charitable Organizations", "Education", "Property", "Taxation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ackerman", "Cardillo", "Corvese", "Costantino", "Fogarty", "Hawkins", "Hull", "McLaughlin", "Perez", "Slater"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-12"
last_action: "2021-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f4d87ced-e5b6-4881-894a-2246a347767e"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "64fce5c46708d8e99bc2132a6491e0a6e909f044469da9a92e706e66d4783c8c"
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 5586 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION -- EXEMPTIONS (Includes the real and tangible personal property of St. John Baptist De La Salle Institute, d/b/a La Salle Academy, 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. **5586 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5586A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **54–14** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ackerman — primary (person)
- Cardillo — primary (person)
- Corvese — primary (person)
- Costantino — primary (person)
- Fogarty — primary (person)
- Hawkins — primary (person)
- Hull — primary (person)
- McLaughlin — primary (person)
- Perez — primary (person)
- Slater — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-12** 02/12/2021 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-26** 02/26/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/04/2021)
- **2021-03-04** 03/04/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-04-30** 04/30/2021 Scheduled for consideration (05/06/2021)
- **2021-05-05** 05/05/2021 Proposed Substitute
- **2021-05-06** 05/06/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-07** 05/07/2021 Placed on House Calendar (05/12/2021)
- **2021-05-12** 05/12/2021 House passed Sub A `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 of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-19** 05/19/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/25/2021)
- **2021-05-25** 05/25/2021 Senate passed Sub A 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/f4d87ced-e5b6-4881-894a-2246a347767e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).