---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES"
description: "Makes certain technical amendments /clarifications to the statutes relating to the assessment of real property and the timing and process to appeals thereof."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 6043"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 6043 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Finkelman"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-03-07"
last_action: "2025-06-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9d67798c-37e5-4e30-a150-24214dd47843"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "9b9081212cbb87120abcb1f663589f17320c149c698741bdbb7f96f24e0c4f29"
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 6043 (2025) — AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES

Makes certain technical amendments /clarifications to the statutes relating to the assessment of real property and the timing and process to appeals thereof.

## Version chain

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

1. **6043 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText25/HouseText25/H6043A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **62–8** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Finkelman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-07** 03/07/2025 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-18** 04/18/2025 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/22/2025)
- **2025-04-22** 04/22/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2025-05-30** 05/30/2025 Scheduled for consideration (06/04/2025)
- **2025-05-30** 05/30/2025 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2025-06-04** 06/04/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-06** 06/06/2025 Placed on House Calendar (06/10/2025) `reading-3`
- **2025-06-10** 06/10/2025 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2025-06-13** 06/13/2025 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/18/2025) `reading-3`
- **2025-06-18** 06/18/2025 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2025-06-18** 06/18/2025 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-06-24** 06/24/2025 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/9d67798c-37e5-4e30-a150-24214dd47843`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).