---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RHODE ISLAND COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND LAND USE ACT"
description: "Provides amendments relative to the compliance and implementation of the comprehensive planning and use act including the conditions upon which limitations may be placed on land use applications by municipalities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 7951"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7951 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Corvese", "Craven", "Edwards", "Fellela"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2024-03-05"
last_action: "2024-06-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e63b93c3-bf1b-452c-8a99-cc6741236438"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "94e06ec9498caac29e9f1ec7170e33280771b0e133f3c1940e36760fdc819922"
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 7951 (2024) — AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RHODE ISLAND COMPREHENSIVE PLANNING AND LAND USE ACT

Provides amendments relative to the compliance and implementation of the comprehensive planning and use act including the conditions upon which limitations may be placed on land use applications by municipalities.

## Version chain

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

1. **7951 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText24/HouseText24/H7951A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **61–8** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Corvese — primary (person)
- Craven — primary (person)
- Edwards — primary (person)
- Fellela — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-03-05** 03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-22** 03/22/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/27/2024)
- **2024-03-27** 03/27/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2024-04-26** 04/26/2024 Scheduled for consideration (04/30/2024)
- **2024-04-26** 04/26/2024 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2024-04-30** 04/30/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-05-03** 05/03/2024 Placed on House Calendar (05/07/2024) `reading-3`
- **2024-05-07** 05/07/2024 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2024-05-13** 05/13/2024 Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-08** 06/08/2024 Scheduled for consideration (06/11/2024)
- **2024-06-11** 06/11/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-06-14** 06/14/2024 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/13/2024) `reading-3`
- **2024-06-14** 06/14/2024 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2024-06-21** 06/21/2024 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-06-25** 06/25/2024 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/e63b93c3-bf1b-452c-8a99-cc6741236438`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).