---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION-PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION -- GLOCESTER -- EXEMPTION OF ELDERLY AND DISABLED PERSONS"
description: "Amends the current statute governing exemptions from property taxes for elderly and the disabled in the town of Glocester."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 8436"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 8436 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Chippendale", "Place", "Santucci"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-04-10"
last_action: "2026-06-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b889e08d-f147-416a-a379-dd6d1744b42e"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "79c2011fe9da7b7adf23a20522d2d48530f45f126df1cadec026a5f57a4c9acd"
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 8436 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION-PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION -- GLOCESTER -- EXEMPTION OF ELDERLY AND DISABLED PERSONS

Amends the current statute governing exemptions from property taxes for elderly and the disabled in the town of Glocester.

## Version chain

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

1. **8436 as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8436aa.pdf)

## Votes

- AS AMENDED — **68–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **66–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Chippendale — primary (person)
- Place — primary (person)
- Santucci — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-04-10** 04/10/2026 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`
- **2026-05-29** 05/29/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/03/2026)
- **2026-06-03** 06/03/2026 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-06-05** 06/05/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/08/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-06-08** 06/08/2026 House passed as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
- **2026-06-09** 06/09/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/11/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-06-11** 06/11/2026 Senate passed as amended in concurrence `passage`
- **2026-06-16** 06/16/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-24** 06/24/2026 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/b889e08d-f147-416a-a379-dd6d1744b42e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).