AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES

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Changes the per-unit fee structure of affordable housing to 150 % of the cost of developing a single-family home or a condominium unit.

Chamber: House
Introduced: Jan 16, 2026
Last action: Jan 16, 2026 — 01/16/2026 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing
Sponsor: Brian Newberry R
Session: 2026
Momentum: 28 · Low

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base In Committee — base rate 11%, measured from RI's completed sessions
Momentum -5 28/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 267 days quiet
Cosponsors +1 1 signed on
Sponsor influence +1 58/100

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