---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES"
description: "Prohibits any city or town from enacting any zoning ordinance that would place restrictions on residential NARR-certified recovery residences that are not applicable to other residential homes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 8040"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 8040 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cruz", "Edwards", "Giraldo", "Speakman"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-27"
last_action: "2026-06-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f80af30d-d86d-48af-9c80-981abac7b91e"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "ae5dc6001a4f46f9c8de411c57b46ad92660d5938ae70d9a0fbdb6c145cae83d"
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 8040 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES

Prohibits any city or town from enacting any zoning ordinance that would place restrictions on residential NARR-certified recovery residences that are not applicable to other residential homes.

## Version chain

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

1. **8040 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8040Aaa.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **56–11** (pass) · lower
- AS AMENDED — **54–17** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cruz — primary (person)
- Edwards — primary (person)
- Giraldo — primary (person)
- Speakman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-27** 02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-13** 03/13/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/17/2026)
- **2026-03-17** 03/17/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2026-05-29** 05/29/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/03/2026)
- **2026-05-29** 05/29/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2026-06-03** 06/03/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-06-10** 06/10/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/11/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-06-11** 06/11/2026 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
- **2026-06-11** 06/11/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/11/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-06-11** 06/11/2026 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence `passage`
- **2026-06-16** 06/16/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-19** 06/19/2026 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/f80af30d-d86d-48af-9c80-981abac7b91e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).