---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES"
description: "Amends the standards and limitations on permitted parking requirements for dwelling units."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 8005"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 8005 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cruz", "Giraldo", "Morales", "Voas"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-02-27"
last_action: "2026-06-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d5240c48-2df4-440e-b4bd-9f1b0326f628"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "7263a9ef89b1838e9497d77c56045dd55047d673a0370498f904edb5aa19fa58"
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 8005 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES

Amends the standards and limitations on permitted parking requirements for dwelling units.

## Version chain

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

1. **8005 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8005A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **68–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cruz — primary (person)
- Giraldo — primary (person)
- Morales — primary (person)
- Voas — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-27** 02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-27** 02/27/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/05/2026)
- **2026-03-05** 03/05/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2026-04-10** 04/10/2026 Scheduled for consideration (04/15/2026)
- **2026-04-10** 04/10/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2026-04-15** 04/15/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-24** 04/24/2026 Placed on House Calendar (04/30/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-04-30** 04/30/2026 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2026-05-05** 05/05/2026 Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government `referral-committee`
- **2026-06-05** 06/05/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/09/2026)
- **2026-06-09** 06/09/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-06-09** 06/09/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/11/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-06-11** 06/11/2026 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2026-06-18** 06/18/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-23** 06/23/2026 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/d5240c48-2df4-440e-b4bd-9f1b0326f628`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).