---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES-NEWPORT (Provides that the property tax rate for each classification in Newport be uniform, except for non-owner occupied and owner-occupied properties.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES-NEWPORT (Provides that the property tax rate for each classification in Newport be uniform, except for non-owner occupied and owner-occupied properties.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 6356"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 6356 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cities & Towns", "Newport", "Taxation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Abney", "Carson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-05-03"
last_action: "2023-06-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4bc281b7-acda-4485-9428-f5f3f635e465"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "690a42794adc2adf3ac1cbeef19874721dfdd9ace3be77552b7038a10a625306"
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 6356 (2023) — AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES-NEWPORT (Provides that the property tax rate for each classification in Newport be uniform, except for non-owner occupied and owner-occupied properties.)

## Version chain

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

1. **6356** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText23/HouseText23/H6356.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **68–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Abney — primary (person)
- Carson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-03** 05/03/2023 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-05-12** 05/12/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/18/2023)
- **2023-05-18** 05/18/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2023-05-26** 05/26/2023 Scheduled for consideration (05/30/2023)
- **2023-05-30** 05/30/2023 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-02** 06/02/2023 Placed on House Calendar (06/07/2023) `reading-3`
- **2023-06-07** 06/07/2023 House read and passed `passage`
- **2023-06-08** 06/08/2023 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/13/2023) `reading-3`
- **2023-06-13** 06/13/2023 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2023-06-14** 06/14/2023 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-19** 06/19/2023 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/4bc281b7-acda-4485-9428-f5f3f635e465`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).