---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION EXEMPTION (Extends the manufacturing machinery and equipment exemption.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION EXEMPTION (Extends the manufacturing machinery and equipment exemption.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 6039"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 6039 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Business & Professions", "Property", "Taxation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cardillo", "Costantino", "Hawkins", "Hull", "Kazarian", "Noret", "Potter", "Solomon", "Vella-Wilkinson", "Williams"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-26"
last_action: "2021-07-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a3604266-da99-4559-a41f-41c28c28c89e"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "3f8ca2845c49091cf8c7d831dbcd8a5e5c1bb6cbe5ebd3c037e6f78eadd67063"
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 6039 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION EXEMPTION (Extends the manufacturing machinery and equipment exemption.)

## Version chain

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

1. **6039** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H6039.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **65–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cardillo — primary (person)
- Costantino — primary (person)
- Hawkins — primary (person)
- Hull — primary (person)
- Kazarian — primary (person)
- Noret — primary (person)
- Potter — primary (person)
- Solomon — primary (person)
- Vella-Wilkinson — primary (person)
- Williams — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-26** 02/26/2021 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-12** 03/12/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/18/2021)
- **2021-03-18** 03/18/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/25/2021)
- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/28/2021)
- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 House read and passed `passage`
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (07/01/2021)
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-07-07** 07/07/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-09** 07/09/2021 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/a3604266-da99-4559-a41f-41c28c28c89e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).