---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF JAMESTOWN TO FUND AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS AND TO ISSUE NOT MORE THAN $3,000,000 BONDS AND NOTES THEREFOR"
description: "Proposes a bond measure to authorize the Town of Jamestown to issue up to three million dollars ($3,000,000) in general obligation bonds, subject to voter approval, to support affordable housing projects in Jamestown."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 8403"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 8403 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Finkelman"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-04-03"
last_action: "2026-06-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2bf3736b-bb8b-4085-9d85-3737edf9bd32"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "509896baa84d55c5e836fce9a6dfd10ad809c243c191fcbbe91c40f393a9f2c2"
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 8403 (2026) — AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF JAMESTOWN TO FUND AFFORDABLE HOUSING PROJECTS AND TO ISSUE NOT MORE THAN $3,000,000 BONDS AND NOTES THEREFOR

Proposes a bond measure to authorize the Town of Jamestown to issue up to three million dollars ($3,000,000) in general obligation bonds, subject to voter approval, to support affordable housing projects in Jamestown.

## Version chain

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

1. **8403** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8403.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **69–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Finkelman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-04-03** 04/03/2026 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-04-24** 04/24/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/29/2026)
- **2026-04-29** 04/29/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2026-05-01** 05/01/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/07/2026)
- **2026-05-07** 05/07/2026 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-10** 05/10/2026 Placed on House Calendar (05/14/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-05-14** 05/14/2026 House read and passed `passage`
- **2026-05-22** 05/22/2026 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`
- **2026-05-29** 05/29/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/02/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-06-02** 06/02/2026 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2026-06-02** 06/02/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-10** 06/10/2026 Effective without Governor's signature `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2bf3736b-bb8b-4085-9d85-3737edf9bd32`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).