---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- TAX SALES (Expedites the foreclosure procedure on vacant property.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- TAX SALES (Expedites the foreclosure procedure on vacant property.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2018"
identifier: "HB 7816"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7816 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Property", "Taxation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Craven"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-28"
last_action: "2018-07-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/66655b9b-b897-470b-9d96-7f8c77399430"
source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
source_hash: "95bd1625b9ce4652ba41f3c64a40513779422b27598291bb2bf55ece2370f85e"
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 7816 (2018) — AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- TAX SALES (Expedites the foreclosure procedure on vacant property.)

## Version chain

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

1. **7816 as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText18/HouseText18/H7816aa.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **65–0** (pass) · lower
- AS AMENDED — **50–18** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Craven — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-02-28** 02/28/2018 Introduced, referred to House Finance `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-08** 03/08/2018 Committee transferred to House Judiciary
- **2018-04-18** 04/18/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/25/2018)
- **2018-04-25** 04/25/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2018-05-18** 05/18/2018 Scheduled for consideration (05/23/2018)
- **2018-05-23** 05/23/2018 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-06-01** 06/01/2018 Placed on House Calendar (06/12/2018)
- **2018-06-12** 06/12/2018 House passed floor amendment only `passage`
- **2018-06-12** 06/12/2018 House passed as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
- **2018-06-14** 06/14/2018 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-18** 06/18/2018 Scheduled for consideration (06/20/2018)
- **2018-06-20** 06/20/2018 Committee recommends passage as amended in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-06-20** 06/20/2018 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/21/2018)
- **2018-06-21** 06/21/2018 Senate passed as amended in concurrence `passage`
- **2018-07-02** 07/02/2018 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-07-10** 07/10/2018 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/66655b9b-b897-470b-9d96-7f8c77399430`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).