---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION (Entitles dairy farms to the exemptions from taxation granted to farmland, forestland, or open space.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION (Entitles dairy farms to the exemptions from taxation granted to farmland, forestland, or open space.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 364"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 364 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cities & Towns", "Farms", "Land/Landfills", "Open Space", "Taxation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Archambault", "Coyne", "Euer", "Lombardo"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-25"
last_action: "2021-07-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/af2df162-77f9-46ec-a666-f048250d6d0b"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "3d1b8518f6bb3390991d737128c47487a90c31595840bdf912ea45fabe5dad8b"
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 SB 364 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION (Entitles dairy farms to the exemptions from taxation granted to farmland, forestland, or open space.)

## Version chain

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

1. **364 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/SenateText21/S0364Aaa.pdf)

## Votes

- AS AMENDED — **70–0** (pass) · upper
- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **69–1** (pass) · upper
- Passage — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Archambault — primary (person)
- Coyne — primary (person)
- Euer — primary (person)
- Lombardo — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-25** 02/25/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-04-23** 04/23/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/29/2021)
- **2021-04-27** 04/27/2021 Proposed Substitute
- **2021-04-29** 04/29/2021 Committee recommended indefinite postponement
- **2021-04-29** 04/29/2021 Committee recommended Substitute A be held for further study
- **2021-06-18** 06/18/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/22/2021)
- **2021-06-22** 06/22/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-22** 06/22/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/24/2021)
- **2021-06-24** 06/24/2021 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Referred to House Municipal Government & Housing `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/30/2021)
- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Placed on House Calendar (07/01/2021)
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (07/01/2021)
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-07-02** 07/02/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-06** 07/06/2021 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/af2df162-77f9-46ec-a666-f048250d6d0b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).