Housing Administration
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Establishes a housing land bank program with the goal of creating affordable housing in the State of Rhode Island. The housing land bank would have the authority to buy, receive and hold property in furtherance of this goal.

Financial Institutions;  Housing;  Property;  State Affairs;  State Departments; 

01/31/2025  Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government

Authorizes the establishment of a RI housing champion designation program. This program would make qualified municipalities eligible to receive preferential access to state resources, including discretionary state infrastructure funds, as available.

Cities & Towns;  Housing;  State Affairs; 

02/26/2025  Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government

Clarifies roles and regulatory authority for the administration of the program involving the repurposing of vacant schools for housing.

Cities & Towns;  Housing;  State Affairs;  State Departments; 

03/06/2025  Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government

Ensures that the Rhode Island department of housing is able to access the full calendar year worth of housing choice voucher data for the annual report by moving the report submission deadline back to align with availability of federal data.

Cities & Towns;  Housing;  Human Services;  Public Assistance;  State Departments; 

03/06/2025  Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government

Defines public-private partnerships and provide the framework to encourage the use of public-private partnerships for proposals for state purchases.

Dept. of Administration;  Property;  State Affairs; 

03/06/2025  Introduced, referred to Senate Finance

Restructures the Rhode Island Housing and Conservation Trust Fund, increases its membership to 15 members, 11 of whom are to be from the general public and reallocates the percentage of the funds for housing, conservation and other goals.

Housing;  State Affairs; 

03/07/2025  Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government

Authorizes the establishment of a RI housing champion designation program. This program would make qualified municipalities eligible to receive preferential access to state resources, including discretionary state infrastructure funds, as available.

Cities & Towns;  Housing;  State Affairs; 

01/29/2025  Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing

Restructures the Rhode Island Housing and Conservation Trust Fund, increases its membership to 15 members, 11 of whom are to be from the general public and reallocates the percentage of the funds for housing, conservation and other goals.

Agriculture;  Housing;  State Affairs; 

02/05/2025  Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
03/07/2025  Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
03/07/2025  Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/11/2025)

Requires the department of administration to provide a list of certified minority and women-owned business enterprises to each prospective contractor of a construction project.

Business & Professions;  Construction;  Property;  Public Works;  State Departments; 

02/26/2025  Introduced, referred to House Labor

Advances the interests of older Rhode Islanders by adding a representative of an aging adult organization and a permanent committee on aging to the state planning council and creates a permanent legislative commission on aging adults.

Commissions;  Handicapped;  State Affairs; 

02/26/2025  Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections
03/07/2025  Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
03/07/2025  Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/13/2025)

Defines public-private partnerships and provide the framework to encourage the use of public-private partnerships for proposals for state purchases.

Dept. of Administration;  Property;  Public Works;  State Affairs; 

02/28/2025  Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections
03/07/2025  Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
03/07/2025  Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/13/2025)

Ensures that the Rhode Island department of housing is able to access the full calendar year worth of housing choice voucher data for the annual report by moving the report submission deadline back to align with availability of federal data.

Cities & Towns;  Housing;  State Departments; 

02/28/2025  Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
03/07/2025  Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
03/07/2025  Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/11/2025)

Creates the department of housing land bank program to allow for the deposit of title to real estate assets for the purpose of developing residential housing.

Financial Institutions;  Housing;  Real Estate;  State Affairs;  State Departments; 

02/28/2025  Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing