---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - LOCAL PLANNING BOARD OR COMMISSION (Requires planning board members to receive training on issues related to development in flood plains and the effects of sea level rise.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - LOCAL PLANNING BOARD OR COMMISSION (Requires planning board members to receive training on issues related to development in flood plains and the effects of sea level rise.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 5042"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5042 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Commissions", "Cities & Towns", "Education", "Water", "Zoning"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carson", "Craven", "Donovan", "Fogarty", "Knight"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-01-06"
last_action: "2017-10-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f776c58e-f506-4448-84a5-1f17a43d1ba2"
source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
source_hash: "ddf06d4eb1c8aa8dd428982129669a465c6766c8cdd20f540abf634e1a91399a"
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 5042 (2017) — AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - LOCAL PLANNING BOARD OR COMMISSION (Requires planning board members to receive training on issues related to development in flood plains and the effects of sea level rise.)

## Version chain

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

1. **5042 as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText17/HouseText17/H5042aa.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **60–9** (pass) · legislature
- AS AMENDED — **60–10** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Carson — primary (person)
- Craven — primary (person)
- Donovan — primary (person)
- Fogarty — primary (person)
- Knight — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-01-06** 01/06/2017 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government `referral-committee, introduction`
- **2017-01-13** 01/13/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (01/19/2017)
- **2017-01-19** 01/19/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2017-04-03** 04/03/2017 Scheduled for consideration (04/05/2017)
- **2017-04-05** 04/05/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2017-04-07** 04/07/2017 Scheduled for consideration (04/12/2017)
- **2017-04-12** 04/12/2017 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-05-05** 05/05/2017 Placed on House Calendar (05/16/2017)
- **2017-05-16** 05/16/2017 House passed as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
- **2017-06-08** 06/08/2017 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-16** 06/16/2017 Scheduled for hearing (06/22/2017)
- **2017-06-22** 06/22/2017 Committee heard
- **2017-06-26** 06/26/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/28/2017)
- **2017-06-28** 06/28/2017 Committee recommends passage as amended in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-09-14** 09/14/2017 Placed on Senate Calendar (09/19/2017)
- **2017-09-19** 09/19/2017 Senate passed as amended in concurrence `passage`
- **2017-10-03** 10/03/2017 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-10-05** 10/05/2017 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/f776c58e-f506-4448-84a5-1f17a43d1ba2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).