---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES (Creates the transit oriented development pilot program to encourage residential housing near convenient public transportation.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES (Creates the transit oriented development pilot program to encourage residential housing near convenient public transportation.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 6084"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 6084 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cities & Towns", "Housing", "Property", "Transportation", "Zoning"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Azzinaro", "Felix", "Hull", "Kazarian", "Shekarchi", "Tanzi"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-03-03"
last_action: "2023-06-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f2514ea9-3d83-4e2d-a870-3edb9ca9ffea"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "33bd7dfd6e621db32a5edc68ef884e6753360f0891b6017e51d8a670a926958b"
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 6084 (2023) — AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES (Creates the transit oriented development pilot program to encourage residential housing near convenient public transportation.)

## Version chain

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

1. **6084 SUB B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText23/HouseText23/H6084B.pdf)

## Votes

- AS AMENDED — **70–1** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **71–0** (pass) · lower
- IN CONCURRENCE — **60–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Azzinaro — primary (person)
- Felix — primary (person)
- Hull — primary (person)
- Kazarian — primary (person)
- Shekarchi — primary (person)
- Tanzi — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-03** 03/03/2023 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-10** 03/10/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/16/2023)
- **2023-03-16** 03/16/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2023-04-17** 04/17/2023 Scheduled for consideration (04/19/2023)
- **2023-04-17** 04/17/2023 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2023-04-19** 04/19/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-21** 04/21/2023 Placed on House Calendar (04/25/2023) `reading-3`
- **2023-04-25** 04/25/2023 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
- **2023-06-06** 06/06/2023 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-12** 06/12/2023 Scheduled for consideration (06/14/2023)
- **2023-06-13** 06/13/2023 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2023-06-14** 06/14/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub B `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/15/2023) `reading-3`
- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 Senate passed Sub B `passage`
- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 Placed on House Calendar (06/15/2023) `reading-3`
- **2023-06-16** 06/16/2023 House passed Sub B in concurrence `passage`
- **2023-06-19** 06/19/2023 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-24** 06/24/2023 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/f2514ea9-3d83-4e2d-a870-3edb9ca9ffea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).