---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO PARKS AND RECREATIONAL AREAS -- GENERAL PROVISIONS"
description: "Designates Sapowet Marsh Management Area, comprised of two hundred ninety-six (296) acres, more or less, located within the town of Tiverton and Sapowet Cove as open space to be utilized for passive outdoor recreation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 7060"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7060 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Abney", "Bennett", "Cortvriend", "Edwards", "Kennedy"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2024-01-05"
last_action: "2024-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/de173143-10d8-4529-b66a-d5dcba26fbb4"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "633c0ffe5b72a35e1683205754831dc6b1899bc4b1a78b5fe915273eb9d0ed9f"
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 7060 (2024) — AN ACT RELATING TO PARKS AND RECREATIONAL AREAS -- GENERAL PROVISIONS

Designates Sapowet Marsh Management Area, comprised of two hundred ninety-six (296) acres, more or less, located within the town of Tiverton and Sapowet Cove as open space to be utilized for passive outdoor recreation.

## Version chain

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

1. **7060 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText24/HouseText24/H7060A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **53–9** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Abney — primary (person)
- Bennett — primary (person)
- Cortvriend — primary (person)
- Edwards — primary (person)
- Kennedy — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-05** 01/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-09** 02/09/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/14/2024)
- **2024-02-14** 02/14/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2024-05-31** 05/31/2024 Scheduled for consideration (06/04/2024)
- **2024-06-03** 06/03/2024 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2024-06-04** 06/04/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-06-04** 06/04/2024 Placed on House Calendar (06/06/2024) `reading-3`
- **2024-06-06** 06/06/2024 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2024-06-13** 06/13/2024 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/13/2024) `reading-3`
- **2024-06-13** 06/13/2024 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2024-06-21** 06/21/2024 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-06-29** 06/29/2024 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/de173143-10d8-4529-b66a-d5dcba26fbb4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).