---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Changes the tax classifications for cable television assets.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Changes the tax classifications for cable television assets.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 5676"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5676 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cable TV", "Property", "Taxation", "Television"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Marszalkowski"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 20
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-24"
last_action: "2021-07-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fa01b62c-aa39-4721-93e6-8919ce648db1"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "881bc017b81d9192b9fe65c1ecde9cf85768db962e4347874ff5e419868e4478"
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 5676 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Changes the tax classifications for cable television assets.)

## Version chain

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

1. **5676 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5676A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **63–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Marszalkowski — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-24** 02/24/2021 Introduced, referred to House Finance `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-28** 02/28/2021 Committee transferred to House Municipal Government & Housing
- **2021-03-08** 03/08/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/12/2021)
- **2021-03-12** 03/12/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-06-18** 06/18/2021 Scheduled for consideration
- **2021-06-19** 06/19/2021 Proposed Substitute
- **2021-06-20** 06/20/2021 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (06/21/2021)
- **2021-06-20** 06/20/2021 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (06/21/2021)
- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/25/2021)
- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 Proposed Substitute
- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/28/2021)
- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2021-06-29** 06/29/2021 Referred to Senate Finance `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-29** 06/29/2021 Scheduled for consideration (07/01/2021)
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (07/01/2021)
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-07-07** 07/07/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-17** 07/17/2021 Effective without Governor's signature `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fa01b62c-aa39-4721-93e6-8919ce648db1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).