AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES

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Amends the zoning ordinances to allow the town to restrict occupancy to one unrelated person per bedroom in a dwelling, up to a five (5) bedroom unit. Units with more than five (5) bedrooms may be limited to five (5) unrelated persons per unit.

Chamber: Senate
Introduced: Feb 6, 2026
Last action: Feb 6, 2026 — 02/06/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
Sponsor: Alana DiMario D
Session: 2026
Momentum: 26 · Low

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base In Committee — base rate 11%, measured from RI's completed sessions
Momentum -5 26/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 246 days quiet
Sponsor influence +2 74/100

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