---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES"
description: "Allows the waiver of interest on overdue taxes for commercial properties."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 7568"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7568 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cortvriend", "Costantino", "Nardone", "Noret", "Place", "Read", "Santucci", "Shallcross Smith", "Solomon", "Speakman"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-02-06"
last_action: "2026-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f1280e47-ec9f-4450-9ce7-743fa26631a7"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "af8d62150ca5be3fa4838ae969739034543a36331d022b496b9dda2e4fe41e3e"
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 7568 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES

Allows the waiver of interest on overdue taxes for commercial properties.

## Version chain

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

1. **7568** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7568.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **60–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cortvriend — primary (person)
- Costantino — primary (person)
- Nardone — primary (person)
- Noret — primary (person)
- Place — primary (person)
- Read — primary (person)
- Santucci — primary (person)
- Shallcross Smith — primary (person)
- Solomon — primary (person)
- Speakman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-06** 02/06/2026 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-06** 02/06/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/11/2026)
- **2026-02-11** 02/11/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2026-03-20** 03/20/2026 Scheduled for consideration (03/24/2026)
- **2026-03-24** 03/24/2026 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-27** 03/27/2026 Placed on House Calendar (03/31/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-03-31** 03/31/2026 House read and passed `passage`
- **2026-04-03** 04/03/2026 Referred to Senate Finance `referral-committee`
- **2026-05-29** 05/29/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/02/2026)
- **2026-06-02** 06/02/2026 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-06-09** 06/09/2026 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/10/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-06-10** 06/10/2026 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2026-06-16** 06/16/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-18** 06/18/2026 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/f1280e47-ec9f-4450-9ce7-743fa26631a7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).