---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES"
description: "Removes basement area from the calculation of floor area ratios in relation to the provisions that a zoning ordinance may address."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 7324"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7324 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Baginski", "Edwards", "Finkelman"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2024-01-26"
last_action: "2024-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c62e36be-2ab3-4efc-b1c9-f3cc20911d95"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "f428092fa04cabd86d77168866dab48a86908538d16066732eca26fec9ae73e3"
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 7324 (2024) — AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES

Removes basement area from the calculation of floor area ratios in relation to the provisions that a zoning ordinance may address.

## Version chain

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

1. **7324 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText24/HouseText24/H7324A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **62–9** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Baginski — primary (person)
- Edwards — primary (person)
- Finkelman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-26** 01/26/2024 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`
- **2024-04-18** 04/18/2024 Scheduled for consideration (04/23/2024)
- **2024-04-22** 04/22/2024 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2024-04-23** 04/23/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-26** 04/26/2024 Placed on House Calendar (04/30/2024) `reading-3`
- **2024-04-30** 04/30/2024 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2024-05-29** 05/29/2024 Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-07** 06/07/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/10/2024)
- **2024-06-10** 06/10/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-06-12** 06/12/2024 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/c62e36be-2ab3-4efc-b1c9-f3cc20911d95`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).