---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION -- VETERANS' EXEMPTIONS -- TOWN OF EXETER"
description: "Creates an exemption from property taxes in the amount of $5,000 for any veteran of the military or naval service of the United States who is to be totally disabled through a service-connected disability in the town of Exeter."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 3261"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 3261 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Morgan"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 9
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-05-05"
last_action: "2026-06-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0fbfca1b-af85-45c6-927b-3ad25ec11aed"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "a5a286dd97b1454ca234ac1fafe310182e7c9b5d149816d9347547f0d3eefab5"
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 SB 3261 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION -- VETERANS' EXEMPTIONS -- TOWN OF EXETER

Creates an exemption from property taxes in the amount of $5,000 for any veteran of the military or naval service of the United States who is to be totally disabled through a service-connected disability in the town of Exeter.

## Version chain

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

1. **3261** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S3261.pdf)

## Votes

- IN CONCURRENCE — **63–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage — **37–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Morgan — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-05-05** 05/05/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-05-15** 05/15/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/21/2026)
- **2026-05-21** 05/21/2026 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-22** 05/22/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/27/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-05-27** 05/27/2026 Senate read and passed `passage`
- **2026-06-02** 06/02/2026 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/04/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-06-04** 06/04/2026 House passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2026-06-04** 06/04/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-10** 06/10/2026 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/0fbfca1b-af85-45c6-927b-3ad25ec11aed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).