H8609 • 2026

HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND REVIEW THE COST AND STATUS OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND OWNED, VACANT, AND ABANDONED PROPERTIES AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR METHODS TO MITIGATE THE ASSOCIATED EXPENSES (Extends the reporting/expiration dates of the special legislative commission to study/review the cost and status of the State of RI owned, vacant, and abandoned properties and provide recommendations for methods to mitigate the associated expenses.)

Passed Legislature

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Sponsor: Noret, Perez, Phillips, Corvese
Last action: 2026-06-11
Official status: House read and passed
Effective date: Not listed

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HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND REVIEW THE COST AND STATUS OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND OWNED, VACANT, AND ABANDONED PROPERTIES AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR METHODS TO MITIGATE THE ASSOCIATED EXPENSES (Extends the reporting/expiration dates of the special legislative commission to study/review the cost and status of the State of RI owned, vacant, and abandoned properties and provide recommendations for methods to mitigate the associated expenses.)

What This Bill Does

HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND REVIEW THE COST AND STATUS OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND OWNED, VACANT, AND ABANDONED PROPERTIES AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR METHODS TO MITIGATE THE ASSOCIATED EXPENSES (Extends the reporting/expiration dates of the special legislative commission to study/review the cost and status of the State of RI owned, vacant, and abandoned properties and provide recommendations for methods to mitigate the associated expenses.)

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Bill History

2026-06-11 House
House read and passed
2026-06-10 Committee
Committee recommends passage
2026-06-10 Rhode Island General Assembly
Placed on House Calendar (06/11/2026)
2026-06-08 Rhode Island General Assembly
Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/10/2026)
2026-06-03 Rhode Island General Assembly
Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing

Official Summary Text

HOUSE RESOLUTION EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND REVIEW THE COST AND STATUS OF THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND OWNED, VACANT, AND ABANDONED PROPERTIES AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR METHODS TO MITIGATE THE ASSOCIATED EXPENSES (Extends the reporting/expiration dates of the special legislative commission to study/review the cost and status of the State of RI owned, vacant, and abandoned properties and provide recommendations for methods to mitigate the associated expenses.)

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H8609

2026 -- H 8609
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026
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H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N
EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE SPECIAL
LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND REVIEW THE COST AND STATUS OF
THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND OWNED, VACANT, AND ABANDONED PROPERTIES
AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR METHODS TO MITIGATE THE
ASSOCIATED EXPENSES

Introduced By:
Representatives Noret, Perez, Phillips, and Corvese

Date Introduced:
June 03, 2026

Referred To:
House Municipal Government & Housing
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RESOLVED, That the special legislative commission created by resolution No. 295
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passed by the House of Representatives at its January session, A.D. 2022, and approved May 12,
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2022, entitled "House Resolution Creating a Special Legislative Commission to Study and
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Review the Cost and Status of the State of Rhode Island Owned, Vacant, and Abandoned
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Properties and Provide Recommendations for Methods to Mitigate the Associated Expenses" and
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as extended by resolution No. 341 passed by the House of Representatives at its January session,
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A.D. 2023, and approved May 23, 2023, entitled "House Resolution Extending the Reporting and
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Expiration Dates of the Special Legislative Commission to Study and Review the Cost and
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Status of the State of Rhode Island Owned, Vacant, and Abandoned Properties and Provide
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Recommendations for Methods to Mitigate the Associated Expenses" and as extended by
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resolution No. 371 passed by the House of Representatives at its January session, A.D. 2024, and
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approved June 10, 2024, entitled "House Resolution Extending the Reporting and Expiration
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Dates of the Special Legislative Commission to Study and Review the Cost and Status of the
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State of Rhode Island Owned, Vacant, and Abandoned Properties and Provide Recommendations
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for Methods to Mitigate the Associated Expenses" and as extended by resolution No. 293 passed
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by the House of Representatives at its January session, A.D. 2025, and approved May 13, 2025,
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entitled "House Resolution Extending the Reporting and Expiration Dates of the Special
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Legislative Commission to Study and Review the Cost and Status of the State of Rhode Island

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Owned, Vacant, and Abandoned Properties and Provide Recommendations for Methods to
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Mitigate the Associated Expenses" is hereby authorized to continue its study and make a report to
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the House of Representatives on or before May 30, 2027, and said commission shall expire on
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December 19, 2027; and be it further
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RESOLVED, That the time for reporting authorized by resolution No. 293 passed by the
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House of Representatives at its January session, A.D. 2025, and approved May 13, 2025, be and
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the same is hereby rescinded.
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EXPLANATION
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
OF
H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N
EXTENDING THE REPORTING AND EXPIRATION DATES OF THE SPECIAL
LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND REVIEW THE COST AND STATUS OF
THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND OWNED, VACANT, AND ABANDONED PROPERTIES
AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR METHODS TO MITIGATE THE
ASSOCIATED EXPENSES
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This resolution would extend the reporting and expiration dates of the special legislative
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commission to study and review the cost and status of the State of Rhode Island owned, vacant,
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and abandoned properties and provide recommendations for methods to mitigate the associated
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expenses, from May 24, 2026, to May 30, 2027, and said commission would expire on December
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19, 2027.
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