---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS (Permits the substitution by a developer of sprinklers in new developments instead of cisterns or water reservoirs for fire suppression, if allowed by ordinance.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS (Permits the substitution by a developer of sprinklers in new developments instead of cisterns or water reservoirs for fire suppression, if allowed by ordinance.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2018"
identifier: "SB 2789"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 2789 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cities & Towns", "Land/Landfills", "Property", "Water"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Fogarty", "Lombardi", "Nesselbush"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-04-05"
last_action: "2018-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f7ab1d57-3420-4afd-94a7-c94a786ef037"
source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
source_hash: "74503d3b1c72383f1b08f54e8857f3dae0e998301a1465501e5f87feeba23604"
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 2789 (2018) — AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS (Permits the substitution by a developer of sprinklers in new developments instead of cisterns or water reservoirs for fire suppression, if allowed by ordinance.)

## Version chain

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

1. **2789** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText18/SenateText18/S2789.pdf)

## Votes

- IN CONCURRENCE — **69–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage — **35–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Fogarty — primary (person)
- Lombardi — primary (person)
- Nesselbush — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-04-05** 04/05/2018 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-04-20** 04/20/2018 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 (05/22/2018)
- **2018-05-22** 05/22/2018 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-05-23** 05/23/2018 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/29/2018)
- **2018-05-29** 05/29/2018 Senate read and passed `passage`
- **2018-05-31** 05/31/2018 Referred to House Municipal Government `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-19** 06/19/2018 Scheduled for consideration (06/20/2018)
- **2018-06-20** 06/20/2018 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-06-21** 06/21/2018 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/22/2018)
- **2018-06-22** 06/22/2018 House passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2018-07-02** 07/02/2018 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-07-02** 07/02/2018 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/f7ab1d57-3420-4afd-94a7-c94a786ef037`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).