---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Cape Verdean Museum Exhibit, located in Pawtucket.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Cape Verdean Museum Exhibit, located in Pawtucket.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 8285"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 8285 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alzate", "Amore", "Barros", "Felix", "Giraldo", "Henries", "Kazarian"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2022-05-25"
last_action: "2022-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/908f724c-09a3-4695-a187-bc8500f50f5a"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "26a0aa322605d5ccbc4e22d0c8ad07fb3807b8bc970bcae7ada733dd60e5dfac"
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 8285 (2022) — AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION (Exempts from taxation the real and tangible personal property of Cape Verdean Museum Exhibit, located in Pawtucket.)

## Version chain

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

1. **8285** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText22/HouseText22/H8285.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **61–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Alzate — primary (person)
- Amore — primary (person)
- Barros — primary (person)
- Felix — primary (person)
- Giraldo — primary (person)
- Henries — primary (person)
- Kazarian — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-05-25** 05/25/2022 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-05-27** 05/27/2022 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/31/2022)
- **2022-05-31** 05/31/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2022-06-13** 06/13/2022 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/15/2022)
- **2022-06-15** 06/15/2022 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-06-15** 06/15/2022 Placed on House Calendar (06/17/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-06-17** 06/17/2022 House read and passed `passage`
- **2022-06-22** 06/22/2022 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/23/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-06-23** 06/23/2022 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2022-06-24** 06/24/2022 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-07-02** 07/02/2022 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/908f724c-09a3-4695-a187-bc8500f50f5a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).