---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Eliminates a duplication in the general laws by repealing one section of law that provided a tax levy and stabilization plan in the town of Burrillville.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Eliminates a duplication in the general laws by repealing one section of law that provided a tax levy and stabilization plan in the town of Burrillville.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 831"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 831 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Burrillville", "Cities & Towns", "Finance", "Taxation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["de la Cruz"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-04-23"
last_action: "2021-06-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/36a7bf6f-b25c-44d2-b63f-98c9513d8155"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "bec43f6479e316c769c84dd2ef3f01471080717af6c31965286dd63a1c4f2e2c"
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 831 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Eliminates a duplication in the general laws by repealing one section of law that provided a tax levy and stabilization plan in the town of Burrillville.)

## Version chain

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

1. **831** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/SenateText21/S0831.pdf)

## Votes

- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAX — **35–1** (pass) · upper
- IN CONCURRENCE — **68–2** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- de la Cruz — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-04-23** 04/23/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government `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 recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-07** 05/07/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/11/2021)
- **2021-05-11** 05/11/2021 Senate read and passed `passage`
- **2021-05-12** 05/12/2021 Referred to House Municipal Government & Housing `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
- **2021-06-04** 06/04/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/10/2021)
- **2021-06-10** 06/10/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-11** 06/11/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/15/2021)
- **2021-06-15** 06/15/2021 House passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-06-17** 06/17/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 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/36a7bf6f-b25c-44d2-b63f-98c9513d8155`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).