---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION -- SMITHFIELD (Authorizes the town of Smithfield to exempt or stabilize taxes on qualified property used for manufacturing or commercial purposes in the town of Smithfield.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION -- SMITHFIELD (Authorizes the town of Smithfield to exempt or stabilize taxes on qualified property used for manufacturing or commercial purposes in the town of Smithfield.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 6299"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 6299 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cities & Towns", "Finance", "Property", "Smithfield", "Taxation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Costantino", "Hawkins"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-05-05"
last_action: "2021-07-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/407015fe-2d81-4b3d-aa4d-df99d80233d5"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "84904e8664027c9431ded9e84456fbe86495acf84f5dd716864f46c72ff99f45"
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 6299 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION -- SMITHFIELD (Authorizes the town of Smithfield to exempt or stabilize taxes on qualified property used for manufacturing or commercial purposes in the town of Smithfield.)

## Version chain

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

1. **6299** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H6299.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Costantino — primary (person)
- Hawkins — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-05-05** 05/05/2021 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-14** 05/14/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/19/2021)
- **2021-05-19** 05/19/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-06-14** 06/14/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/17/2021)
- **2021-06-17** 06/17/2021 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-18** 06/18/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/23/2021)
- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 House read and passed `passage`
- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/28/2021)
- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Committee recommends passage 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 in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-07-06** 07/06/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-14** 07/14/2021 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/407015fe-2d81-4b3d-aa4d-df99d80233d5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).