AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT

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Overview Bill text 1 History 3 Sponsors 6

Removes the requirement that 5% of the hotel tax generated from the South County tourism district be paid to the Greater Providence-Warwick Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Chamber: Senate
Introduced: Feb 27, 2026
Last action: May 11, 2026 — 05/11/2026 Meeting postponed (05/12/2026)
Sponsor: Lori Urso D
Session: 2026
Momentum: 37 · Low

PASSAGE PROBABILITY

1% Unlikely

Why this number

Stage base In Committee — base rate 11%, measured from RI's completed sessions
Momentum -3 37/100 from the pace of recorded action
Time since last action -22 152 days quiet
Cosponsors +7 5 signed on
Sponsor influence -3 25/100

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