---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- SUBDIVISION OF LAND (Amends the provisions relative to the subdivision of land and the application process requesting relief from zoning ordinances and the review process thereof.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- SUBDIVISION OF LAND (Amends the provisions relative to the subdivision of land and the application process requesting relief from zoning ordinances and the review process thereof.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 6061"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 6061 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cities & Towns", "Housing", "Land/Landfills", "Property", "Zoning"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Craven", "Dawson", "McGaw", "O'Brien", "Shanley", "Shekarchi"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-03-03"
last_action: "2023-06-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0c711043-b552-4f00-a842-188351c3ac1b"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "db889b5f490ef6f6b33064a46d92160ac0610121bd09f2e4b8d86044cac6db3a"
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 6061 (2023) — AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- SUBDIVISION OF LAND (Amends the provisions relative to the subdivision of land and the application process requesting relief from zoning ordinances and the review process thereof.)

## Version chain

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

1. **6061 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText23/HouseText23/H6061Aaa.pdf)

## Votes

- AS AMENDED — **59–9** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **66–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Craven — primary (person)
- Dawson — primary (person)
- McGaw — primary (person)
- O'Brien — primary (person)
- Shanley — primary (person)
- Shekarchi — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-03** 03/03/2023 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-24** 03/24/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/28/2023)
- **2023-03-28** 03/28/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2023-05-19** 05/19/2023 Scheduled for consideration (05/23/2023)
- **2023-05-19** 05/19/2023 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2023-05-23** 05/23/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-23** 05/23/2023 Placed on House Calendar (05/25/2023) `reading-3`
- **2023-05-25** 05/25/2023 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
- **2023-06-06** 06/06/2023 Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-12** 06/12/2023 Scheduled for consideration (06/14/2023)
- **2023-06-14** 06/14/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A as amended in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/15/2023) `reading-3`
- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence `passage`
- **2023-06-19** 06/19/2023 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-24** 06/24/2023 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/0c711043-b552-4f00-a842-188351c3ac1b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).