---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Authorizes cities/towns to establish a property tax credit program in exchange for volunteer service by persons over age 60 up to $1,500 calculated by multiplying service hours by the state minimum wage per hour.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Authorizes cities/towns to establish a property tax credit program in exchange for volunteer service by persons over age 60 up to $1,500 calculated by multiplying service hours by the state minimum wage per hour.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 6238"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 6238 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cities & Towns", "Property", "Seniors", "Taxation", "Wages"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Amore", "Cassar", "Knight", "McEntee", "Speakman"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-04-14"
last_action: "2021-07-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a7d5ed47-5f0d-4c15-8e0c-1d306544fc81"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "d8aa8649c02cf5c219cb098bf1dbf2deed5f23c60437775c145273e598f1a37d"
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 6238 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Authorizes cities/towns to establish a property tax credit program in exchange for volunteer service by persons over age 60 up to $1,500 calculated by multiplying service hours by the state minimum wage per hour.)

## Version chain

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

1. **6238** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H6238.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **66–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Amore — primary (person)
- Cassar — primary (person)
- Knight — primary (person)
- McEntee — primary (person)
- Speakman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-04-14** 04/14/2021 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-30** 04/30/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/06/2021)
- **2021-05-06** 05/06/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/30/2021)
- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 Placed on House Calendar (07/01/2021)
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 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`
- **2021-07-12** 07/12/2021 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/a7d5ed47-5f0d-4c15-8e0c-1d306544fc81`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).