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---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES"
description: "Amends provisions relative to the application of zoning ordinances pertaining to wetland buffers to projects for development, redevelopment, construction or rehabilitation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 7982"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7982 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cortvriend", "Speakman"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2024-03-05"
last_action: "2024-06-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/96010928-f70b-46b5-966d-e316be9160c6"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "252bd8d1c50e253e016b50bfa3797bd9cb4cd515fe43ada2d98ee5a1fa3ed88f"
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 7982 (2024) — AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES
Amends provisions relative to the application of zoning ordinances pertaining to wetland buffers to projects for development, redevelopment, construction or rehabilitation.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **7982** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText24/HouseText24/H7982.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **648** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Cortvriend — primary (person)
- Speakman — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2024-03-05** 03/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-08** 03/08/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/12/2024)
- **2024-03-12** 03/12/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2024-04-18** 04/18/2024 Scheduled for consideration (04/23/2024)
- **2024-04-23** 04/23/2024 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-26** 04/26/2024 Placed on House Calendar (04/30/2024) `reading-3`
- **2024-04-30** 04/30/2024 House read and passed `passage`
- **2024-05-13** 05/13/2024 Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-08** 06/08/2024 Scheduled for consideration (06/11/2024)
- **2024-06-11** 06/11/2024 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-06-14** 06/14/2024 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/13/2024) `reading-3`
- **2024-06-14** 06/14/2024 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2024-06-21** 06/21/2024 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-06-25** 06/25/2024 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/96010928-f70b-46b5-966d-e316be9160c6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).