---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- ABANDONED PROPERTY"
description: "Requires towns and cities to publish a list of abandoned properties and makes various other amendments relative to the sale of abandoned property by a receiver."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 7986"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7986 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alzate", "Batista", "Casimiro", "Giraldo", "Slater"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-03-05"
last_action: "2024-06-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f4e8ded5-7be4-4d64-ae07-27570428a195"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "1ef9b427dce67921a7b13e1c1946b79afa7737a43f9fbde139c7c0700603cc3a"
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 7986 (2024) — AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- ABANDONED PROPERTY

Requires towns and cities to publish a list of abandoned properties and makes various other amendments relative to the sale of abandoned property by a receiver.

## Version chain

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

1. **7986 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText24/HouseText24/H7986Aaa.pdf)

## Votes

- AS AMENDED — **60–10** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **68–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Alzate — primary (person)
- Batista — primary (person)
- Casimiro — primary (person)
- Giraldo — primary (person)
- Slater — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-03-05** 03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-08** 03/08/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/12/2024)
- **2024-03-12** 03/12/2024 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 (05/07/2024) `reading-3`
- **2024-05-07** 05/07/2024 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `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 as amended 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 as amended in concurrence `passage`
- **2024-06-21** 06/21/2024 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-06-24** 06/24/2024 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/f4e8ded5-7be4-4d64-ae07-27570428a195`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).