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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Enables city/town council to grant tax relief from payment of real estate/property tax during periods of federal/state government cessation of operations to state/federal employees.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Enables city/town council to grant tax relief from payment of real estate/property tax during periods of federal/state government cessation of operations to state/federal employees.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 5191"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5191 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cities & Towns"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Abney", "Amore", "Azzinaro", "Tobon", "Vella-Wilkinson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-01-24"
last_action: "2019-06-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0f795567-04c4-4b55-95f2-5508cc26cb14"
source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
source_hash: "87f0594208a21e86c237e1cf6e87b8110a3875a1df89253e5a179e93be6c521f"
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 5191 (2019) — AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION - LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES (Enables city/town council to grant tax relief from payment of real estate/property tax during periods of federal/state government cessation of operations to state/federal employees.)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **5191 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText19/HouseText19/H5191Aaa.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **740** (pass) · lower
- AS AMENDED — **668** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Abney — primary (person)
- Amore — primary (person)
- Azzinaro — primary (person)
- Tobon — primary (person)
- Vella-Wilkinson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-01-24** 01/24/2019 Introduced, referred to House Finance `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-04-30** 04/30/2019 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/08/2019)
- **2019-05-08** 05/08/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2019-06-15** 06/15/2019 Scheduled for consideration (06/18/2019)
- **2019-06-17** 06/17/2019 Proposed Substitute
- **2019-06-18** 06/18/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-06-18** 06/18/2019 Placed on House Calendar (06/24/2019)
- **2019-06-24** 06/24/2019 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
- **2019-06-25** 06/25/2019 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/26/2019)
- **2019-06-26** 06/26/2019 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence `passage`
- **2019-06-26** 06/26/2019 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-06-28** 06/28/2019 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/0f795567-04c4-4b55-95f2-5508cc26cb14`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).