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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES (Amends the \"building height\" definition in chapter 24 of title 45 (zoning ordinances) for property in special flood hazard areas. The building height would be measured from the base flood elevation. Effective March 1, 2019.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES (Amends the \"building height\" definition in chapter 24 of title 45 (zoning ordinances) for property in special flood hazard areas. The building height would be measured from the base flood elevation. Effective March 1, 2019.)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2018"
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identifier: "HB 7741"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 7741 (2018)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Building Code", "Cities & Towns", "Environment", "Zoning"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Cunha", "Edwards", "Lima", "Shanley", "Shekarchi"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2018-02-28"
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last_action: "2018-07-02"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bbfe1e5a-0052-4519-a76d-ccfe81cd05bb"
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source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
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source_hash: "3f0b6ce1688a3e4da2a472415d039880a74006179738f25e6229dbfceedf930f"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
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---
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# Rhode Island HB 7741 (2018) — AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES (Amends the "building height" definition in chapter 24 of title 45 (zoning ordinances) for property in special flood hazard areas. The building height would be measured from the base flood elevation. Effective March 1, 2019.)
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **7741 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText18/HouseText18/H7741A.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **55–11** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Cunha — primary (person)
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- Edwards — primary (person)
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- Lima — primary (person)
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- Shanley — primary (person)
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- Shekarchi — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-02-28** 02/28/2018 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2018-04-18** 04/18/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/25/2018)
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- **2018-04-25** 04/25/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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- **2018-04-27** 04/27/2018 Scheduled for consideration (05/02/2018)
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- **2018-05-02** 05/02/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2018-05-18** 05/18/2018 Placed on House Calendar (05/23/2018)
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- **2018-05-23** 05/23/2018 House passed Sub A `passage`
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- **2018-05-31** 05/31/2018 Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government `referral-committee`
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- **2018-06-18** 06/18/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/20/2018)
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- **2018-06-20** 06/20/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2018-06-22** 06/22/2018 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/22/2018)
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- **2018-06-22** 06/22/2018 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
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- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 Senate voted to reconsider
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- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
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- **2018-07-02** 07/02/2018 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2018-07-02** 07/02/2018 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bbfe1e5a-0052-4519-a76d-ccfe81cd05bb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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