---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION -- VETERANS' EXEMPTIONS -- TOWN OF EXETER"
description: "Creates an exemption from property taxes in the amount of $5,000 for any veteran of the military or naval service of the United States who is to be totally disabled through a service-connected disability in the town of Exeter."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 8295"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 8295 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cotter"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-03-13"
last_action: "2026-06-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4720bde5-9c40-4d0b-a6cb-9695a5609622"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "4571f44d213da048bce4745c009af6c86358ada42f62c4895364bd3405f4f627"
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 8295 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION -- VETERANS' EXEMPTIONS -- TOWN OF EXETER

Creates an exemption from property taxes in the amount of $5,000 for any veteran of the military or naval service of the United States who is to be totally disabled through a service-connected disability in the town of Exeter.

## Version chain

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

1. **8295** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8295.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **69–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cotter — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-03-13** 03/13/2026 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-20** 03/20/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/24/2026)
- **2026-03-24** 03/24/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2026-04-10** 04/10/2026 Scheduled for consideration (04/15/2026)
- **2026-04-15** 04/15/2026 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-24** 04/24/2026 Placed on House Calendar (04/28/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-04-28** 04/28/2026 House read and passed `passage`
- **2026-05-05** 05/05/2026 Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government `referral-committee`
- **2026-05-26** 05/26/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/28/2026)
- **2026-05-28** 05/28/2026 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-06-03** 06/03/2026 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/04/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-06-04** 06/04/2026 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2026-06-04** 06/04/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-10** 06/10/2026 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/4720bde5-9c40-4d0b-a6cb-9695a5609622`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).