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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO A TAX AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE AND EXXONMOBIL OIL CORPORATION (Provides for a tax treaty between the city of East Providence and ExxonMobil Oil Corporation subject to the ratification of the East Providence city council.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO A TAX AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE AND EXXONMOBIL OIL CORPORATION (Provides for a tax treaty between the city of East Providence and ExxonMobil Oil Corporation subject to the ratification of the East Providence city council.)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2021"
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identifier: "SB 708"
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citation: "Rhode Island SB 708 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Cities & Towns", "East Providence", "Finance", "Property", "Taxation"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Lawson"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 14
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2021-03-26"
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last_action: "2021-05-19"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ef26ae90-2e71-43a2-a0cf-c3f54db5a2e3"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "0aa81d2e4ed0b9c261bce5344a509da3dda91c2456ec22ff334f9647aee29530"
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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 SB 708 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO A TAX AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY OF EAST PROVIDENCE AND EXXONMOBIL OIL CORPORATION (Provides for a tax treaty between the city of East Providence and ExxonMobil Oil Corporation subject to the ratification of the East Providence city council.)
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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. **708** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/SenateText21/S0708.pdf)
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## Votes
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- IN CONCURRENCE — **70–1** (pass) · upper
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- EXXONMOBIL OIL CORPORATION — **30–5** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Lawson — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-03-26** 03/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-02** 04/02/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/05/2021)
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- **2021-04-05** 04/05/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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- **2021-04-09** 04/09/2021 Scheduled for consideration (04/15/2021)
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- **2021-04-15** 04/15/2021 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-04-16** 04/16/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (04/27/2021)
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- **2021-04-27** 04/27/2021 Senate read and passed `passage`
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- **2021-04-28** 04/28/2021 Referred to House Municipal Government & Housing `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-30** 04/30/2021 Scheduled for consideration (05/06/2021)
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- **2021-05-06** 05/06/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-05-07** 05/07/2021 Placed on House Calendar (05/11/2021)
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- **2021-05-11** 05/11/2021 House passed in concurrence `passage`
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- **2021-05-12** 05/12/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-05-19** 05/19/2021 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/ef26ae90-2e71-43a2-a0cf-c3f54db5a2e3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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