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ARTICLE 5 AS AMENDED

RELATING TO TAXES AND FEES

SECTION 1. Sections 42-63.1-2 and 42-63.1-3 of the General Laws in Chapter 42-63.1

entitled "Tourism and Development" are hereby amended to read as follows:

42-63.1-2. Definitions. [Effective January 30, 2025.]

For the purposes of this chapter:

(1) “Consideration” means the monetary charge for the use of space devoted to transient

lodging accommodations.

(2) “Corporation” means the Rhode Island commerce corporation.

(3) “District” means the regional tourism districts set forth in § 42-63.1-5.

(4) “Hosting platform” means any electronic or operating system in which a person or

entity provides a means through which an owner may offer a residential unit for “tourist or

transient” use. This service is usually, though not necessarily, provided through an online or web-

based system which generally allows an owner to advertise the residential unit through a hosted

website and provides a means for a person or entity to arrange, or otherwise facilitate reservations

for, tourist or transient use in exchange for payment, whether the person or entity pays rent directly

to the owner or to the hosting platform. All hosting platforms are required to collect and remit the

tax owed under this section.

(5) “Hotel” means any facility offering a minimum of one (1) room for which the public

may, for a consideration, obtain transient lodging accommodations. The term “hotel” shall include

hotels, motels, tourist homes, tourist camps, lodging houses, and inns. The term “hotel” shall also

include houses, condominiums, or other residential dwelling units, regardless of the number of

rooms, which are used and/or advertised for rent for occupancy. The term “hotel” shall not include

schools, hospitals, sanitariums, nursing homes, and chronic care centers.

(6) “Occupancy” means a person, firm, or corporation’s use of space for transient lodging

accommodations not to exceed thirty (30) days. Excluded from “occupancy” is the use of space for

which the occupant has a written lease for the space, which lease covers a rental period of twelve

(12) months or more. Furthermore, any house, condominium, or other residential dwelling rented,

for which the occupant has a documented arrangement for the space covering a rental period of

more than thirty (30) consecutive days or for one calendar month is excluded from the definition

of occupancy.

(7) “Owner” means any person who owns real property and is the owner of record. Owner

shall also include a lessee where the lessee is offering a residential unit for “tourist or transient”

use.

(8) “Residential unit” means a room or rooms, including a condominium or a room or a

dwelling unit that forms part of a single, joint, or shared tenant arrangement, in any building, or

portion thereof, which is designed, built, rented, leased, let, or hired out to be occupied for non-

commercial use.

(9) “Tax” means the hotel tax and whole home short-term rental tax imposed by § 44-18-

36.1(a) and (d).

(10) “Tourist or transient” means any use of a residential unit for occupancy for less than

a thirty (30) consecutive day term of tenancy, or occupancy for less than thirty (30) consecutive

days of a residential unit leased or owned by a business entity, whether on a short-term or long-

term basis, including any occupancy by employees or guests of a business entity for less than thirty

(30) consecutive days where payment for the residential unit is contracted for or paid by the

business entity.

(11) “Tour operator” means a person that derives a majority of their or its revenue by

providing tour operator packages.

(12) “Tour operator packages” means travel packages that include the services of a tour

guide and where the itinerary encompasses five (5) or more consecutive days.

42-63.1-3. Distribution of tax.

(a) For returns and tax payments received on or before December 31, 2015, except as

provided in § 42-63.1-12, the proceeds of the hotel tax, excluding the portion of the hotel tax

collected from residential units offered for tourist or transient use through a hosting platform, shall

be distributed as follows by the division of taxation and the city of Newport:

(1) Forty-seven percent (47%) of the tax generated by the hotels in the district, except as

otherwise provided in this chapter, shall be given to the regional tourism district wherein the hotel

is located; provided, however, that from the tax generated by the hotels in the city of Warwick,

thirty-one percent (31%) of the tax shall be given to the Warwick regional tourism district

established in § 42-63.1-5(a)(5) and sixteen percent (16%) of the tax shall be given to the Greater

Providence-Warwick Convention and Visitors’ Bureau established in § 42-63.1-11; and provided

further, that from the tax generated by the hotels in the city of Providence, sixteen percent (16%)

of that tax shall be given to the Greater Providence-Warwick Convention and Visitors’ Bureau

established by § 42-63.1-11, and thirty-one percent (31%) of that tax shall be given to the

Convention Authority of the city of Providence established pursuant to the provisions of chapter

84 of the public laws of January, 1980; provided, however, that the receipts attributable to the

district as defined in § 42-63.1-5(a)(7) shall be deposited as general revenues, and that the receipts

attributable to the district as defined in § 42-63.1-5(a)(8) shall be given to the Rhode Island

commerce corporation as established in chapter 64 of this title.

(2) Twenty-five percent (25%) of the hotel tax shall be given to the city or town where the

hotel that generated the tax is physically located, to be used for whatever purpose the city or town

decides.

(3) Twenty-one percent (21%) of the hotel tax shall be given to the Rhode Island commerce

corporation established in chapter 64 of this title, and seven percent (7%) to the Greater Providence-

Warwick Convention and Visitors’ Bureau.

(b) For returns and tax payments received after December 31, 2015, except as provided in

§ 42-63.1-12, the proceeds of the hotel tax, excluding the portion of the hotel tax collected from

residential units offered for tourist or transient use through a hosting platform, shall be distributed

as follows by the division of taxation and the city of Newport:

(1) For the tax generated by the hotels in the Aquidneck Island district, as defined in § 42-

63.1-5, forty-two percent (42%) of the tax shall be given to the Aquidneck Island district, twenty-

five percent (25%) of the tax shall be given to the city or town where the hotel that generated the

tax is physically located, five percent (5%) of the tax shall be given to the Greater Providence-

Warwick Convention and Visitors Bureau established in § 42-63.1-11, and twenty-eight percent

(28%) of the tax shall be given to the Rhode Island commerce corporation established in chapter

64 of this title.

(2) For the tax generated by the hotels in the Providence district as defined in § 42-63.1-5,

twenty eight percent (28%) of the tax shall be given to the Providence district, twenty-five percent

(25%) of the tax shall be given to the city or town where the hotel that generated the tax is physically

located, twenty-three percent (23%) of the tax shall be given to the Greater Providence-Warwick

Convention and Visitors Bureau established in § 42-63.1-11, and twenty-four percent (24%) of the

tax shall be given to the Rhode Island commerce corporation established in chapter 64 of this title.

(3) For the tax generated by the hotels in the Warwick district as defined in § 42-63.1-5,

twenty-eight percent (28%) of the tax shall be given to the Warwick District, twenty-five percent

(25%) of the tax shall be given to the city or town where the hotel that generated the tax is physically

located, twenty-three percent (23%) of the tax shall be given to the Greater Providence-Warwick

Convention and Visitors Bureau established in § 42-63.1-11, and twenty-four percent (24%) of the

tax shall be given to the Rhode Island commerce corporation established in chapter 64 of this title.

(4) For the tax generated by the hotels in the Statewide district, as defined in § 42-63.1-5,

twenty-five percent (25%) of the tax shall be given to the city or town where the hotel that generated

the tax is physically located, five percent (5%) of the tax shall be given to the Greater Providence-

Warwick Convention and Visitors Bureau established in § 42-63.1-11, and seventy percent (70%)

of the tax shall be given to the Rhode Island commerce corporation established in chapter 64 of this

title.

(5) With respect to the tax generated by hotels in districts other than those set forth in

subsections (b)(1) through (b)(4) of this section, forty-two percent (42%) of the tax shall be given

to the regional tourism district, as defined in § 42-63.1-5, wherein the hotel is located, twenty-five

percent (25%) of the tax shall be given to the city or town where the hotel that generated the tax is

physically located, five percent (5%) of the tax shall be given to the Greater Providence-Warwick

Convention and Visitors Bureau established in § 42-63.1-11, and twenty-eight percent (28%) of

the tax shall be given to the Rhode Island commerce corporation established in chapter 64 of this

title.

(c) For returns and tax payments received before July 1, 2019, the proceeds of the hotel tax

collected from residential units offered for tourist or transient use through a hosting platform shall

be distributed as follows by the division of taxation and the city of Newport: twenty-five percent

(25%) of the tax shall be given to the city or town where the residential unit that generated the tax

is physically located, and seventy-five percent (75%) of the tax shall be given to the Rhode Island

commerce corporation established in chapter 64 of this title.

(d) The Rhode Island commerce corporation shall be required in each fiscal year to spend

on the promotion and marketing of Rhode Island as a destination for tourists or businesses an

amount of money of no less than the total proceeds of the hotel tax it receives pursuant to this

chapter for the fiscal year.

(e) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this section, for returns and tax payments

received on or after July 1, 2016, and on or before June 30, 2017, except as provided in § 42-63.1-

12, the proceeds of the hotel tax, excluding the portion of the hotel tax collected from residential

units offered for tourist or transient use through a hosting platform, shall be distributed in

accordance with the distribution percentages established in subsections (a)(1) through (a)(3) of this

section by the division of taxation and the city of Newport.

(f) For returns and tax payments received on or after July 1, 2018, except as provided in §

42-63.1-12, the proceeds of the hotel tax, excluding the portion of the hotel tax collected from

residential units offered for tourist or transient use through a hosting platform, shall be distributed

as follows by the division of taxation and the city of Newport:

(1) For the tax generated by the hotels in the Aquidneck Island district, as defined in § 42-

63.1-5, forty-five percent (45%) of the tax shall be given to the Aquidneck Island district, twenty-

five percent (25%) of the tax shall be given to the city or town where the hotel that generated the

tax is physically located, five percent (5%) of the tax shall be given to the Greater Providence-

Warwick Convention and Visitors Bureau established in § 42-63.1-11, and twenty-five percent

(25%) of the tax shall be given to the Rhode Island commerce corporation established in chapter

64 of this title.

(2) For the tax generated by the hotels in the Providence district as defined in § 42-63.1-5,

thirty percent (30%) of the tax shall be given to the Providence district, twenty-five percent (25%)

of the tax shall be given to the city or town where the hotel that generated the tax is physically

located, twenty-four percent (24%) of the tax shall be given to the Greater Providence-Warwick

Convention and Visitors Bureau established in § 42-63.1-11, and twenty-one percent (21%) of the

tax shall be given to the Rhode Island commerce corporation established in chapter 64 of this title.

(3) For the tax generated by the hotels in the Warwick district as defined in § 42-63.1-5,

thirty percent (30%) of the tax shall be given to the Warwick District, twenty-five percent (25%)

of the tax shall be given to the city or town where the hotel that generated the tax is physically

located, twenty-four percent (24%) of the tax shall be given to the Greater Providence-Warwick

Convention and Visitors Bureau established in § 42-63.1-11, and twenty-one percent (21%) of the

tax shall be given to the Rhode Island commerce corporation established in chapter 64 of this title.

(4) For the tax generated by the hotels in the Statewide district, as defined in § 42-63.1-5,

twenty-five percent (25%) of the tax shall be given to the city or town where the hotel that generated

the tax is physically located, five percent (5%) of the tax shall be given to the Greater Providence-

Warwick Convention and Visitors Bureau established in § 42-63.1-11, and seventy percent (70%)

of the tax shall be given to the Rhode Island commerce corporation established in chapter 64 of this

title.

(5) With respect to the tax generated by hotels in districts other than those set forth in

subsections (f)(1) through (f)(4) of this section, forty-five percent (45%) of the tax shall be given

to the regional tourism district, as defined in § 42-63.1-5, wherein the hotel is located, twenty-five

percent (25%) of the tax shall be given to the city or town where the hotel that generated the tax is

physically located, five percent (5%) of the tax shall be given to the Greater Providence-Warwick

Convention and Visitors Bureau established in § 42-63.1-11, and twenty-five (25%) of the tax shall

be given to the Rhode Island commerce corporation established in chapter 64 of this title.

(g) For returns and tax payments received on or after July 1, 2019, except as provided in §

42-63.1-12, the proceeds of the hotel tax, including the portion of the hotel tax collected from

residential units offered for tourist or transient use through a hosting platform except as provided

in subsection (h) of this section, shall be distributed as follows by the division of taxation and the

city of Newport:

(1) For the tax generated in the Aquidneck Island district, as defined in § 42-63.1-5, forty-

five percent (45%) of the tax shall be given to the Aquidneck Island district, twenty-five percent

(25%) of the tax shall be given to the city or town where the hotel or residential unit that generated

the tax is physically located, five percent (5%) of the tax shall be given to the Greater Providence-

Warwick Convention and Visitors Bureau established in § 42-63.1-11, and twenty-five percent

(25%) of the tax shall be given to the Rhode Island commerce corporation established in chapter

64 of this title.

(2) For the tax generated in the Providence district as defined in § 42-63.1-5, thirty percent

(30%) of the tax shall be given to the Providence district, twenty-five percent (25%) of the tax shall

be given to the city or town where the hotel or residential unit that generated the tax is physically

located, twenty-four percent (24%) of the tax shall be given to the Greater Providence-Warwick

Convention and Visitors Bureau established in § 42-63.1-11, and twenty-one percent (21%) of the

tax shall be given to the Rhode Island commerce corporation established in chapter 64 of this title.

(3) For the tax generated in the Warwick district as defined in § 42-63.1-5, thirty percent

(30%) of the tax shall be given to the Warwick District, twenty-five percent (25%) of the tax shall

be given to the city or town where the hotel or residential unit that generated the tax is physically

located, twenty-four percent (24%) of the tax shall be given to the Greater Providence-Warwick

Convention and Visitors Bureau established in § 42-63.1-11, and twenty-one percent (21%) of the

tax shall be given to the Rhode Island commerce corporation established in chapter 64 of this title.

(4) For the tax generated in the Statewide district, as defined in § 42-63.1-5, twenty-five

percent (25%) of the tax shall be given to the city or town where the hotel or residential unit that

generated the tax is physically located, five percent (5%) of the tax shall be given to the Greater

Providence-Warwick Convention and Visitors Bureau established in § 42-63.1-11, and seventy

percent (70%) of the tax shall be given to the Rhode Island commerce corporation established in

chapter 64 of this title.

(5) With respect to the tax generated in districts other than those set forth in subsections

(g)(1) through (g)(4) of this section, forty-five percent (45%) of the tax shall be given to the regional

tourism district, as defined in § 42-63.1-5, wherein the hotel or residential unit is located, twenty-

five percent (25%) of the tax shall be given to the city or town where the hotel or residential unit

that generated the tax is physically located, five percent (5%) of the tax shall be given to the Greater

Providence-Warwick Convention and Visitors Bureau established in § 42-63.1-11, and twenty-five

percent (25%) of the tax shall be given to the Rhode Island commerce corporation established in

chapter 64 of this title.

(h) Distribution of whole home short-term rental tax. For returns and tax payments received

after December 31, 2025, the proceeds of the whole home short-term rental tax established in § 44-

18-36.1(d) shall be distributed as follows by the division of taxation and the city of Newport: fifty

percent (50%) of the tax shall be deposited into the Housing Resources and Homelessness restricted

receipt account, established pursuant to § 42-128-2(3), twenty-five percent (25%) shall be given to

the regional tourism district, as defined in § 42-63.1-5, wherein the residential unit is located, and

twenty-five percent (25%) shall be given to the city or town where the residential unit that generated

the tax is physically located.

SECTION 2. Chapter 42-64.11 of the General Laws entitled "Jobs Growth Act" is hereby

amended by adding thereto the following section:

42-64.11-7. Sunset.

No modifications shall be allowed, no applications shall be certified, and no taxpayers

certified prior to January 1, 2026, shall pay the tax under this chapter for tax years beginning on or

after January 1, 2026.

SECTION 3. Section 42-142-2 of the General Laws in Chapter 42-142 entitled

"Department of Revenue" is hereby amended to read as follows:

42-142-2. Powers and duties of the department.

(a) The department of revenue shall have the following powers and duties:

(1) To operate a division of taxation;

(2) To operate a division of motor vehicles;

(3) To operate a division of state lottery;

(4) To operate an office of revenue analysis;

(5) To operate a division of property valuation; and

(6) To operate a central collections unit; and

(7) To convene, in consultation with the governor, an advisory working group to assist in

the review and analysis of potential impacts of any adopted federal tax actions. The working group

shall develop options for administrative action or general assembly consideration that may be

needed to address any federal funding changes that impact Rhode Island revenues.

(b) The advisory working group may include, but not be limited to, the state tax

administrator, chief of revenue analysis, director of management and budget, as well as designees

from the following: state agencies, businesses, healthcare, public sector unions, and advocates.

(c) As soon as practicable after the enactment of the federal budget for fiscal year 2026,

but no later than October 31, 2025, the advisory working group shall forward a report to the

governor, speaker of the house, and president of the senate containing the findings,

recommendations, and options for consideration to become compliant with federal changes prior

to the governor's budget submittal.

SECTION 4. Section 44-11-11 of the General Laws in Chapter 44-11 entitled "Business

Corporation Tax" is hereby amended to read as follows:

44-11-11. “Net income” defined. [Effective January 1, 2025.]

(a)(1) “Net income” means, for any taxable year and for any corporate taxpayer, the taxable

income of the taxpayer for that taxable year under the laws of the United States, plus:

(i) Any interest not included in the taxable income;

(ii) Any specific exemptions;

(iii) The tax imposed by this chapter;

(iv) For any taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2020, the amount of any Paycheck

Protection Program loan forgiven for federal income tax purposes as authorized by the Coronavirus

Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act and/or the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 and/or

any other subsequent federal stimulus relief packages enacted by law, to the extent that the amount

of the loan forgiven exceeds $250,000; and minus:

(v) Interest on obligations of the United States or its possessions, and other interest exempt

from taxation by this state;

(vi) The federal net operating loss deduction; and

(vii) For any taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2025, in the case of a taxpayer

that is licensed in accordance with chapters 28.6 and/or 28.11 of title 21, the amount equal to any

expenditure that is eligible to be claimed as a federal income tax deduction but is disallowed under

26 U.S.C. § 280E; and

(viii) For the taxable year beginning on or before January 1, 2025, the amount of any

income, deduction, or allowance that would be subject to federal income tax but for the

Congressional enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act or any other similar Congressional

enactment. The enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act or any other similar Congressional

enactment and any Internal Revenue Service changes to forms, regulations, and/or processing

which go into effect during the current tax year or within six (6) months of the beginning of the

next tax year shall be deemed grounds for the promulgation of emergency rules and regulations

under § 42-35-2.10 to effectuate the purpose of preserving the Rhode Island tax base under Rhode

Island law with respect to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act or any other similar Congressional

enactment.

(2) All binding federal elections made by or on behalf of the taxpayer applicable either

directly or indirectly to the determination of taxable income shall be binding on the taxpayer except

where this chapter or its attendant regulations specifically modify or provide otherwise. Rhode

Island taxable income shall not include the “gross-up of dividends” required by the federal Internal

Revenue Code to be taken into taxable income in connection with the taxpayer’s election of the

foreign tax credit.

(b) A net operating loss deduction shall be allowed, which shall be the same as the net

operating loss deduction allowed under 26 U.S.C. § 172, except that:

(1) Any net operating loss included in determining the deduction shall be adjusted to reflect

the inclusions and exclusions from entire net income required by subsection (a) of this section and

§ 44-11-11.1;

(2) The deduction shall not include any net operating loss sustained during any taxable year

in which the taxpayer was not subject to the tax imposed by this chapter; and

(3) Limitation on 26 U.S.C. § 172 deduction.

(i) The deduction shall not exceed the deduction for the taxable year allowable under 26

U.S.C. § 172; provided, that the deduction for a taxable year may not be carried back to any other

taxable year for Rhode Island purposes but shall only be allowable on a carry forward basis for the

five (5) succeeding taxable years; and

(ii) For any taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2025, the deduction shall not

exceed the deduction for the taxable year allowable under 26 U.S.C. § 172; provided that, the

deduction for a taxable year may not be carried back to any other taxable year for Rhode Island

purposes, but shall only be allowable on a carry forward basis for the twenty (20) succeeding

taxable years.

(c) “Domestic international sales corporations” (referred to as DISCs), for the purposes of

this chapter, will be treated as they are under federal income tax law and shall not pay the amount

of the tax computed under § 44-11-2(a). Any income to shareholders of DISCs is to be treated in

the same manner as it is treated under federal income tax law as it exists on December 31, 1984.

(d) A corporation that qualifies as a “foreign sales corporation” (FSC) under the provisions

of subchapter N, 26 U.S.C. § 861 et seq., and that has in effect for the entire taxable year a valid

election under federal law to be treated as a FSC, shall not pay the amount of the tax computed

under § 44-11-2(a). Any income to shareholders of FSCs is to be treated in the same manner as it

is treated under federal income tax law as it exists on January 1, 1985.

(e) For purposes of a corporation’s state tax liability, any deduction to income allowable

under 26 U.S.C. § 1400Z-2(c) may be claimed in the case of any investment held by the taxpayer

for at least seven years. The division of taxation shall promulgate, in its discretion, rules and

regulations relative to the accelerated application of deductions under 26 U.S.C. § 1400Z-2(c).

SECTION 5. Section 44-30-12 of the General Laws in Chapter 44-30 entitled "Personal

Income Tax" is hereby amended to read as follows:

44-30-12. Rhode Island income of a resident individual. [Effective January 1, 2025.]

(a) General. The Rhode Island income of a resident individual means the individual’s

adjusted gross income for federal income tax purposes, with the modifications specified in this

section.

(b) Modifications increasing federal adjusted gross income. There shall be added to

federal adjusted gross income:

(1) Interest income on obligations of any state, or its political subdivisions, other than

Rhode Island or its political subdivisions;

(2) Interest or dividend income on obligations or securities of any authority, commission,

or instrumentality of the United States, but not of Rhode Island or its political subdivisions, to the

extent exempted by the laws of the United States from federal income tax but not from state income

taxes;

(3) The modification described in § 44-30-25(g);

(4)(i) The amount defined below of a nonqualified withdrawal made from an account in

the tuition savings program pursuant to § 16-57-6.1. For purposes of this section, a nonqualified

withdrawal is:

(A) A transfer or rollover to a qualified tuition program under Section 529 of the Internal

Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 529, other than to the tuition savings program referred to in § 16-57-

6.1; and

(B) A withdrawal or distribution that is:

(I) Not applied on a timely basis to pay “qualified higher education expenses” as defined

in § 16-57-3(12) of the beneficiary of the account from which the withdrawal is made;

(II) Not made for a reason referred to in § 16-57-6.1(e); or

(III) Not made in other circumstances for which an exclusion from tax made applicable by

Section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 529, pertains if the transfer, rollover,

withdrawal, or distribution is made within two (2) taxable years following the taxable year for

which a contributions modification pursuant to subsection (c)(4) of this section is taken based on

contributions to any tuition savings program account by the person who is the participant of the

account at the time of the contribution, whether or not the person is the participant of the account

at the time of the transfer, rollover, withdrawal, or distribution;

(ii) In the event of a nonqualified withdrawal under subsection (b)(4)(i)(A) or (b)(4)(i)(B)

of this section, there shall be added to the federal adjusted gross income of that person for the

taxable year of the withdrawal an amount equal to the lesser of:

(A) The amount equal to the nonqualified withdrawal reduced by the sum of any

administrative fee or penalty imposed under the tuition savings program in connection with the

nonqualified withdrawal plus the earnings portion thereof, if any, includible in computing the

person’s federal adjusted gross income for the taxable year; and

(B) The amount of the person’s contribution modification pursuant to subsection (c)(4) of

this section for the person’s taxable year of the withdrawal and the two (2) prior taxable years less

the amount of any nonqualified withdrawal for the two (2) prior taxable years included in

computing the person’s Rhode Island income by application of this subsection for those years. Any

amount added to federal adjusted gross income pursuant to this subdivision shall constitute Rhode

Island income for residents, nonresidents, and part-year residents;

(5) The modification described in § 44-30-25.1(d)(3)(i);

(6) The amount equal to any unemployment compensation received but not included in

federal adjusted gross income;

(7) The amount equal to the deduction allowed for sales tax paid for a purchase of a

qualified motor vehicle as defined by the Internal Revenue Code § 164(a)(6); and

(8) For any taxable year beginning on or after January 1, 2020, the amount of any Paycheck

Protection Program loan forgiven for federal income tax purposes as authorized by the Coronavirus

Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act and/or the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 and/or

any other subsequent federal stimulus relief packages enacted by law, to the extent that the amount

of the loan forgiven exceeds $250,000, including an individual’s distributive share of the amount

of a pass-through entity’s loan forgiveness in excess of $250,000; and

(9) For the taxable year beginning on or before January 1, 2025, the amount of any income,

deduction or allowance that would be subject to federal income tax but for the Congressional

enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act or any other similar Congressional enactment. The

enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act or any other similar Congressional enactment and any

Internal Revenue Service changes to forms, regulations, and/or processing which go into effect

during the current tax year or within six (6) months of the beginning of the next tax year shall be

deemed grounds for the promulgation of emergency rules and regulations under § 42-35-2.10 to

effectuate the purpose of preserving the Rhode Island tax base under Rhode Island law with respect

to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act or any other similar Congressional enactment.

(c) Modifications reducing federal adjusted gross income. There shall be subtracted

from federal adjusted gross income:

(1) Any interest income on obligations of the United States and its possessions to the extent

includible in gross income for federal income tax purposes, and any interest or dividend income on

obligations, or securities of any authority, commission, or instrumentality of the United States to

the extent includible in gross income for federal income tax purposes but exempt from state income

taxes under the laws of the United States; provided, that the amount to be subtracted shall in any

case be reduced by any interest on indebtedness incurred or continued to purchase or carry

obligations or securities the income of which is exempt from Rhode Island personal income tax, to

the extent the interest has been deducted in determining federal adjusted gross income or taxable

income;

(2) A modification described in § 44-30-25(f) or § 44-30-1.1(c)(1);

(3) The amount of any withdrawal or distribution from the “tuition savings program”

referred to in § 16-57-6.1 that is included in federal adjusted gross income, other than a withdrawal

or distribution or portion of a withdrawal or distribution that is a nonqualified withdrawal;

(4) Contributions made to an account under the tuition savings program, including the

“contributions carryover” pursuant to subsection (c)(4)(iv) of this section, if any, subject to the

following limitations, restrictions, and qualifications:

(i) The aggregate subtraction pursuant to this subdivision for any taxable year of the

taxpayer shall not exceed five hundred dollars ($500) or one thousand dollars ($1,000) if a joint

return;

(ii) The following shall not be considered contributions:

(A) Contributions made by any person to an account who is not a participant of the account

at the time the contribution is made;

(B) Transfers or rollovers to an account from any other tuition savings program account or

from any other “qualified tuition program” under section 529 of the Internal Revenue Code, 26

U.S.C. § 529; or

(C) A change of the beneficiary of the account;

(iii) The subtraction pursuant to this subdivision shall not reduce the taxpayer’s federal

adjusted gross income to less than zero (0);

(iv) The contributions carryover to a taxable year for purpose of this subdivision is the

excess, if any, of the total amount of contributions actually made by the taxpayer to the tuition

savings program for all preceding taxable years for which this subsection is effective over the sum

of:

(A) The total of the subtractions under this subdivision allowable to the taxpayer for all

such preceding taxable years; and

(B) That part of any remaining contribution carryover at the end of the taxable year which

exceeds the amount of any nonqualified withdrawals during the year and the prior two (2) taxable

years not included in the addition provided for in this subdivision for those years. Any such part

shall be disregarded in computing the contributions carryover for any subsequent taxable year;

(v) For any taxable year for which a contributions carryover is applicable, the taxpayer

shall include a computation of the carryover with the taxpayer’s Rhode Island personal income tax

return for that year, and if for any taxable year on which the carryover is based the taxpayer filed a

joint Rhode Island personal income tax return but filed a return on a basis other than jointly for a

subsequent taxable year, the computation shall reflect how the carryover is being allocated between

the prior joint filers;

(5) The modification described in § 44-30-25.1(d)(1);

(6) Amounts deemed taxable income to the taxpayer due to payment or provision of

insurance benefits to a dependent, including a domestic partner pursuant to chapter 12 of title 36 or

other coverage plan;

(7) Modification for organ transplantation.

(i) An individual may subtract up to ten thousand dollars ($10,000) from federal adjusted

gross income if the individual, while living, donates one or more of their human organs to another

human being for human organ transplantation, except that for purposes of this subsection, “human

organ” means all or part of a liver, pancreas, kidney, intestine, lung, or bone marrow. A subtract

modification that is claimed hereunder may be claimed in the taxable year in which the human

organ transplantation occurs.

(ii) An individual may claim that subtract modification hereunder only once, and the

subtract modification may be claimed for only the following unreimbursed expenses that are

incurred by the claimant and related to the claimant’s organ donation:

(A) Travel expenses.

(B) Lodging expenses.

(C) Lost wages.

(iii) The subtract modification hereunder may not be claimed by a part-time resident or a

nonresident of this state;

(8) Modification for taxable Social Security income.

(i) For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2016:

(A) For a person who has attained the age used for calculating full or unreduced Social

Security retirement benefits who files a return as an unmarried individual, head of household, or

married filing separate whose federal adjusted gross income for the taxable year is less than eighty

thousand dollars ($80,000); or

(B) A married individual filing jointly or individual filing qualifying widow(er) who has

attained the age used for calculating full or unreduced Social Security retirement benefits whose

joint federal adjusted gross income for the taxable year is less than one hundred thousand dollars

($100,000), an amount equal to the Social Security benefits includible in federal adjusted gross

income.

(ii) Adjustment for inflation. The dollar amount contained in subsections (c)(8)(i)(A) and

(c)(8)(i)(B) of this section shall be increased annually by an amount equal to:

(A) Such dollar amount contained in subsections (c)(8)(i)(A) and (c)(8)(i)(B) of this section

adjusted for inflation using a base tax year of 2000, multiplied by;

(B) The cost-of-living adjustment with a base year of 2000.

(iii) For the purposes of this section the cost-of-living adjustment for any calendar year is

the percentage (if any) by which the consumer price index for the preceding calendar year exceeds

the consumer price index for the base year. The consumer price index for any calendar year is the

average of the consumer price index as of the close of the twelve-month (12) period ending on

August 31, of such calendar year.

(iv) For the purpose of this section the term “consumer price index” means the last

consumer price index for all urban consumers published by the department of labor. For the purpose

of this section the revision of the consumer price index which is most consistent with the consumer

price index for calendar year 1986 shall be used.

(v) If any increase determined under this section is not a multiple of fifty dollars ($50.00),

such increase shall be rounded to the next lower multiple of fifty dollars ($50.00). In the case of a

married individual filing separate return, if any increase determined under this section is not a

multiple of twenty-five dollars ($25.00), such increase shall be rounded to the next lower multiple

of twenty-five dollars ($25.00);

(9) Modification of taxable retirement income from certain pension plans or

annuities.

(i) For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2017, until the tax year beginning January

1, 2022, a modification shall be allowed for up to fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000), and for tax

years beginning on or after January 1, 2023, until the tax year beginning January 1, 2024, a

modification shall be allowed for up to twenty thousand dollars ($20,000), and for tax years

beginning on or after January 1, 2025, a modification shall be allowed for up to fifty thousand

dollars ($50,000), of taxable pension and/or annuity income that is included in federal adjusted

gross income for the taxable year:

(A) For a person who has attained the age used for calculating full or unreduced Social

Security retirement benefits who files a return as an unmarried individual, head of household, or

married filing separate whose federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is less than the

amount used for the modification contained in subsection (c)(8)(i)(A) of this section an amount not

to exceed $15,000 for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2017, until the tax year beginning

January 1, 2022, and an amount not to exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) for tax years

beginning on or after January 1, 2023, until the tax year beginning January 1, 2024, and an amount

not to exceed fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2025,

of taxable pension and/or annuity income includible in federal adjusted gross income; or

(B) For a married individual filing jointly or individual filing qualifying widow(er) who

has attained the age used for calculating full or unreduced Social Security retirement benefits whose

joint federal adjusted gross income for such taxable year is less than the amount used for the

modification contained in subsection (c)(8)(i)(B) of this section an amount not to exceed $15,000

for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2017, until the tax year beginning January 1, 2022,

and an amount not to exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000) for tax years beginning on or after

January 1, 2023, until the tax year beginning January 1, 2024, and an amount not to exceed fifty

thousand dollars ($50,000) for tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, of taxable pension

and/or annuity income includible in federal adjusted gross income.

(ii) Adjustment for inflation. The dollar amount contained by reference in subsections

(c)(9)(i)(A) and (c)(9)(i)(B) of this section shall be increased annually for tax years beginning on

or after January 1, 2018, by an amount equal to:

(A) Such dollar amount contained by reference in subsections (c)(9)(i)(A) and (c)(9)(i)(B)

of this section adjusted for inflation using a base tax year of 2000, multiplied by;

(B) The cost-of-living adjustment with a base year of 2000.

(iii) For the purposes of this section, the cost-of-living adjustment for any calendar year is

the percentage (if any) by which the consumer price index for the preceding calendar year exceeds

the consumer price index for the base year. The consumer price index for any calendar year is the

average of the consumer price index as of the close of the twelve-month (12) period ending on

August 31, of such calendar year.

(iv) For the purpose of this section, the term “consumer price index” means the last

consumer price index for all urban consumers published by the department of labor. For the purpose

of this section, the revision of the consumer price index which is most consistent with the consumer

price index for calendar year 1986 shall be used.

(v) If any increase determined under this section is not a multiple of fifty dollars ($50.00),

such increase shall be rounded to the next lower multiple of fifty dollars ($50.00). In the case of a

married individual filing a separate return, if any increase determined under this section is not a

multiple of twenty-five dollars ($25.00), such increase shall be rounded to the next lower multiple

of twenty-five dollars ($25.00).

(vi) For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2022, the dollar amount contained by

reference in subsection (c)(9)(i)(A) shall be adjusted to equal the dollar amount contained in

subsection (c)(8)(i)(A), as adjusted for inflation, and the dollar amount contained by reference in

subsection(c)(9)(i)(B) shall be adjusted to equal the dollar amount contained in subsection

(c)(8)(i)(B), as adjusted for inflation;

(10) Modification for Rhode Island investment in opportunity zones. For purposes of

a taxpayer’s state tax liability, in the case of any investment in a Rhode Island opportunity zone by

the taxpayer for at least seven (7) years, a modification to income shall be allowed for the

incremental difference between the benefit allowed under 26 U.S.C. § 1400Z-2(b)(2)(B)(iv) and

the federal benefit allowed under 26 U.S.C. § 1400Z-2(c);

(11) Modification for military service pensions.

(i) For purposes of a taxpayer’s state tax liability, a modification to income shall be allowed

as follows:

(A) For the tax years beginning on January 1, 2023, a taxpayer may subtract from federal

adjusted gross income the taxpayer’s military service pension benefits included in federal adjusted

gross income;

(ii) As used in this subsection, the term “military service” shall have the same meaning as

set forth in 20 C.F.R. § 212.2;

(iii) At no time shall the modification allowed under this subsection alone or in conjunction

with subsection (c)(9) exceed the amount of the military service pension received in the tax year

for which the modification is claimed;

(12) Any rebate issued to the taxpayer pursuant to § 44-30-103 to the extent included in

gross income for federal tax purposes; and

(13) For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2025, in the case of a taxpayer that is

licensed in accordance with chapters 28.6 and/or 28.11 of title 21, the amount equal to any

expenditure that is eligible to be claimed as a federal income tax deduction but is disallowed under

26 U.S.C. § 280E.

(d) Modification for Rhode Island fiduciary adjustment. There shall be added to, or

subtracted from, federal adjusted gross income (as the case may be) the taxpayer’s share, as

beneficiary of an estate or trust, of the Rhode Island fiduciary adjustment determined under § 44-

30-17.

(e) Partners. The amounts of modifications required to be made under this section by a

partner, which relate to items of income or deduction of a partnership, shall be determined under §

44-30-15.

SECTION 6. Section 44-18-7.3 of the General Laws in Chapter 44-18 entitled "Sales and

Use Taxes — Liability and Computation" is hereby amended to read as follows:

44-18-7.3. Services defined.

(a) “Services” means all activities engaged in for other persons for a fee, retainer,

commission, or other monetary charge, which activities involve the performance of a service in this

state as distinguished from selling property.

(b) The following businesses and services performed in this state, along with the applicable

2017 North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) codes, are included in the

definition of services:

(1) Taxicab and limousine services including but not limited to:

(i) Taxicab services including taxi dispatchers (485310); and

(ii) Limousine services (485320).

(2) Other road transportation service including but not limited to:

(i) Charter bus service (485510);

(ii) “Transportation network companies” (TNC) defined as an entity that uses a digital

network to connect transportation network company riders to transportation network operators who

provide prearranged rides. Any TNC operating in this state is a retailer as provided in § 44-18-15

and is required to file a business application and registration form and obtain a permit to make sales

at retail with the tax administrator, to charge, collect, and remit Rhode Island sales and use tax; and

(iii) All other transit and ground passenger transportation (485999).

(3) Pet care services (812910) except veterinary and testing laboratories services.

(4)(i) “Room reseller” or “reseller” means any person, except a tour operator as defined in

§ 42-63.1-2, having any right, permission, license, or other authority from or through a hotel as

defined in § 42-63.1-2, to reserve, or arrange the transfer of occupancy of, accommodations the

reservation or transfer of which is subject to this chapter, such that the occupant pays all or a portion

of the rental and other fees to the room reseller or reseller. Room reseller or reseller shall include,

but not be limited to, sellers of travel packages as defined in this section. Notwithstanding the

provisions of any other law, where said reservation or transfer of occupancy is done using a room

reseller or reseller, the application of the sales and use tax under §§ 44-18-18 and 44-18-20, and

the hotel tax under § 44-18-36.1 shall be as follows: The room reseller or reseller is required to

register with, and shall collect and pay to, the tax administrator the sales and use and hotel taxes,

with said taxes being calculated upon the amount of rental and other fees paid by the occupant to

the room reseller or reseller, less the amount of any rental and other fees paid by the room reseller

or reseller to the hotel. The hotel shall collect and pay to the tax administrator said taxes upon the

amount of rental and other fees paid to the hotel by the room reseller or reseller and/or the occupant.

No assessment shall be made by the tax administrator against a hotel because of an incorrect

remittance of the taxes under this chapter by a room reseller or reseller. No assessment shall be

made by the tax administrator against a room reseller or reseller because of an incorrect remittance

of the taxes under this chapter by a hotel. If the hotel has paid the taxes imposed under this chapter,

the occupant and/or room reseller or reseller, as applicable, shall reimburse the hotel for said taxes.

If the room reseller or reseller has paid said taxes, the occupant shall reimburse the room reseller

or reseller for said taxes. Each hotel and room reseller or reseller shall add and collect, from the

occupant or the room reseller or the reseller, the full amount of the taxes imposed on the rental and

other fees. When added to the rental and other fees, the taxes shall be a debt owed by the occupant

to the hotel or room reseller or reseller, as applicable, and shall be recoverable at law in the same

manner as other debts. The amount of the taxes collected by the hotel and/or room reseller or

reseller from the occupant under this chapter shall be stated and charged separately from the rental

and other fees, and shall be shown separately on all records thereof, whether made at the time the

transfer of occupancy occurs, or on any evidence of the transfer issued or used by the hotel or the

room reseller or the reseller. A room reseller or reseller shall not be required to disclose to the

occupant the amount of tax charged by the hotel; provided, however, the room reseller or reseller

shall represent to the occupant that the separately stated taxes charged by the room reseller or

reseller include taxes charged by the hotel. No person shall operate a hotel in this state, or act as a

room reseller or reseller for any hotel in the state, unless the tax administrator has issued a permit

pursuant to § 44-19-1.

(ii) “Travel package” means a room, or rooms, bundled with one or more other, separate

components of travel such as air transportation, car rental, or similar items, which travel package

is charged to the customer or occupant for a single, retail price. When the room occupancy is

bundled for a single consideration, with other property, services, amusement charges, or any other

items, the separate sale of which would not otherwise be subject to tax under this chapter, the entire

single consideration shall be treated as the rental or other fees for room occupancy subject to tax

under this chapter; provided, however, that where the amount of the rental, or other fees for room

occupancy is stated separately from the price of such other property, services, amusement charges,

or other items, on any sales slip, invoice, receipt, or other statement given the occupant, and such

rental and other fees are determined by the tax administrator to be reasonable in relation to the

value of such other property, services, amusement charges, or other items, only such separately

stated rental and other fees will be subject to tax under this chapter. The value of the transfer of any

room, or rooms, bundled as part of a travel package may be determined by the tax administrator

from the room reseller’s and/or reseller’s and/or hotel’s books and records that are kept in the

regular course of business.

(5) Investigation, Guard, and Armored Car Services (561611, 561612 & 561613).

(6) "Parking services" (812930) means the act of offering a parking space in or on a parking

facility for purposes of occupancy by a patron in exchange for a parking fee for a duration of less

than one month.

(c) All services as defined herein are required to file a business application and registration

form and obtain a permit to make sales at retail with the tax administrator, to charge, collect, and

remit Rhode Island sales and use tax.

(d) The tax administrator is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations in accordance

with the provisions of chapter 35 of title 42 to carry out the provisions, policies, and purposes of

this chapter.

SECTION 7. Section 44-18-36.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 44-18 entitled "Sales and

Use Taxes — Liability and Computation" is hereby amended to read as follows:

44-18-36.1. Hotel tax Hotel tax and whole home short-term rental tax.

(a) There is imposed a hotel tax of five percent (5%) upon the total consideration charged

for occupancy of any space furnished by any hotel, travel packages, or room reseller or reseller as

defined in § 44-18-7.3(b) in this state. A house, condominium, or other resident dwelling shall be

exempt from the five percent (5%) hotel tax under this subsection if the house, condominium, or

other resident dwelling is rented in its entirety. The hotel tax is in addition to any sales tax imposed.

This hotel tax is administered and collected by the division of taxation and unless provided to the

contrary in this chapter, all the administration, collection, and other provisions of chapters 18 and

19 of this title apply. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to limit the powers of the convention

authority of the city of Providence established pursuant to the provisions of chapter 84 of the public

laws of 1980, except that distribution of hotel tax receipts shall be made pursuant to chapter 63.1

of title 42 rather than chapter 84 of the public laws of 1980.

(b) There is hereby levied and imposed, upon the total consideration charged for occupancy

of any space furnished by any hotel in this state, in addition to all other taxes and fees now imposed

by law, a local hotel tax at a rate of one percent (1%) through December 31, 2025, and two percent

(2%) for tax periods beginning on or after January 1, 2026. The local hotel tax shall be administered

and collected in accordance with subsection (a).

(c) All sums received by the division of taxation from the local hotel tax, penalties or

forfeitures, interest, costs of suit and fines shall be distributed at least quarterly, credited and paid

by the state treasurer to the city or town where the space for occupancy that is furnished by the

hotel is located. Unless provided to the contrary in this chapter, all of the administration, collection,

and other provisions of chapters 18 and 19 of this title shall apply.

(d) There is hereby levied and imposed, upon the total consideration charged for

occupancy, as defined in § 42-63.1-2(6), of a house, condominium, or other resident dwelling in

this state rented in its entirety furnished by any room reseller or reseller as defined in § 44-18-7.3(b)

or any other taxpayer, in addition to all other taxes and fees now imposed by law, a whole home

short-term rental tax at a rate of five percent (5%). The whole home short-term rental tax shall be

administered, collected, and distributed in accordance with subsection (a).

(d)(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the city of Newport

shall have the authority to collect from hotels located in the city of Newport the tax imposed by

subsection (a) subsections (a) and (b) of this section. The city of Newport shall also have the

authority to collect the tax imposed by subsection (d) of this section with respect to a house,

condominium, or other resident dwelling rented in its entirety located in the city of Newport.

(1) Within ten (10) days of collection of the tax taxes, the city of Newport shall distribute

the tax taxes imposed by subsections (a) and (d) of this section as provided in § 42-63.1-3. No later

than the first day of March and the first day of September in each year in which the tax is taxes are

collected, the city of Newport shall submit to the division of taxation a report of the tax taxes

collected and distributed during the six-(6)month (6) period ending thirty (30) days prior to the

reporting date.

(2) The city of Newport shall have the same authority as the division of taxation to recover

delinquent hotel and/or whole home short-term rental taxes pursuant to chapter44-1919 of this title,

and the amount of any hotel and/or whole home short-term rental tax, penalty and interest imposed

by the city of Newport until collected constitutes a lien on the real property of the taxpayer.

SECTION 8. Section 44-20-1 of the General Laws in Chapter 44-20 entitled "Cigarette,

Other Tobacco Products, and Electronic Nicotine-Delivery System Products" is hereby amended

to read as follows:

44-20-1. Definitions. [Effective January 1, 2025.]

Whenever used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) “Administrator” means the tax administrator.

(2) “Cigarettes” means and includes any cigarettes suitable for smoking in cigarette form,

“heat not burn products,” and each sheet of cigarette rolling paper, including but not limited to,

paper made into a hollow cylinder or cone, made with paper or any other material, with or without

a filter suitable for use in making cigarettes.

(3) “Dealer” means any person whether located within or outside of this state, who sells or

distributes cigarettes and/or other tobacco products and/or electronic nicotine-delivery system

products to a consumer in this state.

(4) “Distributor” means any person:

(i) Whether located within or outside of this state, other than a dealer, who sells or

distributes cigarettes and/or other tobacco products and/or electronic nicotine-delivery system

products within or into this state. Such term shall not include any cigarette or other tobacco product

manufacturer, export warehouse proprietor, or importer with a valid permit under 26 U.S.C. § 5712,

if such person sells or distributes cigarettes and/or other tobacco products and/or electronic

nicotine-delivery system products in this state only to licensed distributors, or to an export

warehouse proprietor or another manufacturer with a valid permit under 26 U.S.C. § 5712;

(ii) Selling cigarettes and/or other tobacco products and/or electronic nicotine-delivery

system products directly to purchasers in this state by means of at least twenty-five (25) vending

machines;

(iii) Engaged in this state in the business of manufacturing cigarettes and/or other tobacco

products and/or electronic nicotine-delivery system products or any person engaged in the business

of selling cigarettes and/or other tobacco products and/or electronic nicotine-delivery system

products to dealers, or to other persons, for the purpose of resale only; provided, that seventy-five

percent (75%) of all cigarettes and/or other tobacco products and/or electronic nicotine-delivery

system products sold by that person in this state are sold to dealers or other persons for resale and

selling cigarettes and/or other tobacco products and/or electronic nicotine-delivery system products

directly to at least forty (40) dealers or other persons for resale; or

(iv) Maintaining one or more regular places of business in this state for that purpose;

provided, that seventy-five percent (75%) of the sold cigarettes and/or other tobacco products

and/or electronic nicotine-delivery system products are purchased directly from the manufacturer

and selling cigarettes and/or other tobacco products and/or electronic nicotine-delivery system

products directly to at least forty (40) dealers or other persons for resale.

(5) “Electronic nicotine-delivery system” means an electronic device that may be used to

simulate smoking in the delivery of nicotine or other substance to a person inhaling from the device,

and includes, but is not limited to, an electronic cigarette, electronic cigar, electronic cigarillo,

electronic little cigars, electronic pipe, electronic hookah, e-liquids, e-liquid products, or any related

device and any cartridge or other component of such device.

(6) “Electronic nicotine-delivery system products” means any combination of electronic

nicotine-delivery system and/or e-liquid and/or any derivative thereof, and/or any e-liquid

container. Electronic nicotine-delivery system products shall include hemp-derived consumable

CBD products as defined in § 2-26-3.

(7) “E-liquid” and “e-liquid products” mean any liquid or substance placed in or sold for

use in an electronic nicotine-delivery system that generally utilizes a heating element that

aerosolizes, vaporizes, or combusts a liquid or other substance containing nicotine or nicotine

derivative:

(i) Whether the liquid or substance contains nicotine or a nicotine derivative; or

(ii) Whether sold separately or sold in combination with a personal vaporizer, electronic

nicotine-delivery system, or an electronic inhaler.

(8) “Importer” means any person who imports into the United States, either directly or

indirectly, a finished cigarette or other tobacco product and/or electronic nicotine-delivery system

product for sale or distribution.

(9) “Licensed,” when used with reference to a manufacturer, importer, distributor, or

dealer, means only those persons who hold a valid and current license issued under § 44-20-2 for

the type of business being engaged in. When the term “licensed” is used before a list of entities,

such as “licensed manufacturer, importer, wholesale dealer, or retailer dealer,” such term shall be

deemed to apply to each entity in such list.

(10) “Manufacturer” means any person who manufactures, fabricates, assembles,

processes, or labels a finished cigarette and/or other tobacco products and/or electronic nicotine-

delivery system products.

(11) “Other tobacco products” (OTP) means any products that are made from or derived

from tobacco or that contain nicotine, whether natural or artificial, including, but not limited to,

cigars (excluding Little Cigars, as defined in § 44-20.2-1, which are subject to cigarette tax),

cheroots, stogies, smoking tobacco (including granulated, plug cut, crimp cut, ready rubbed and

any other kinds and forms of tobacco suitable for smoking in a pipe or otherwise), chewing tobacco

(including Cavendish, twist, plug, scrap and any other kinds and forms of tobacco suitable for

chewing), any and all forms of hookah, shisha and “mu’assel” tobacco, snuff, and shall include any

other articles or products made of, derived from, or containing tobacco or nicotine, in whole or in

part, or any tobacco or nicotine substitute, except cigarettes and electronic nicotine-delivery system

products. Other tobacco products shall not mean any product that has been approved by the United

States Food and Drug Administration for the sale of or use as a tobacco or nicotine cessation

product or for other medical purposes and is marketed and sold or prescribed exclusively for that

approved purpose.

(12) “Person” means any individual, including an employee or agent, firm, fiduciary,

partnership, corporation, trust, or association, however formed.

(13) “Pipe” means an apparatus made of any material used to burn or vaporize products so

that the smoke or vapors can be inhaled or ingested by the user.

(14) “Place of business” means any location where cigarettes and/or other tobacco products

and/or electronic nicotine-delivery system products are sold, stored, or kept, including, but not

limited to; any storage room, attic, basement, garage or other facility immediately adjacent to the

location. It also includes any receptacle, hide, vessel, vehicle, airplane, train, or vending machine.

(15) “Sale” or “sell” means gifts, exchanges, and barter of cigarettes and/or other tobacco

products and/or electronic nicotine-delivery system products. The act of holding, storing, or

keeping cigarettes and/or other tobacco products and/or electronic nicotine-delivery system

products at a place of business for any purpose shall be presumed to be holding the cigarettes and/or

other tobacco products and/or electronic nicotine-delivery system products for sale. Furthermore,

any sale of cigarettes and/or other tobacco products and/or electronic nicotine-delivery system

products by the servants, employees, or agents of the licensed dealer during business hours at the

place of business shall be presumed to be a sale by the licensee.

(16) “Stamp” means the impression, device, stamp, label, or print manufactured, printed,

or made as prescribed by the administrator to be affixed to packages of cigarettes, as evidence of

the payment of the tax provided by this chapter or to indicate that the cigarettes are intended for a

sale or distribution in this state that is exempt from state tax under the provisions of state law; and

also includes impressions made by metering machines authorized to be used under the provisions

of this chapter.

SECTION 9. Section 44-20-13.2 of the General Laws in Chapter 44-20 entitled "Cigarette,

Other Tobacco Products, and Electronic Nicotine-Delivery System Products" is hereby amended

to read as follows:

44-20-13.2. Tax imposed on other tobacco products, smokeless tobacco, cigars, pipe

tobacco products, and electronic nicotine-delivery products.[Effective January 1, 2025.]

(a) A tax is imposed on all other tobacco products, smokeless tobacco, cigars, pipe tobacco

products, and electronic nicotine-delivery system products sold, or held for sale in the state by any

person, the payment of the tax to be accomplished according to a mechanism established by the

administrator, division of taxation, department of revenue. The tax imposed by this section shall be

as follows:

(1) For all other tobacco products, smokeless tobacco, cigars, and pipe tobacco products,

at the rate of eighty percent (80%) of the wholesale cost of other tobacco products, cigars, pipe

tobacco products, and smokeless tobacco other than snuff.

(2) Notwithstanding the eighty percent (80%) rate in subsection (a)(1) of this section, in

the case of cigars, the tax shall not exceed fifty cents ($.50) for each cigar.

(3) At the rate of one dollar ($1.00) per ounce of snuff, and a proportionate tax at the like

rate on all fractional parts of an ounce thereof. Such tax shall be computed based on the net weight

as listed by the manufacturer; provided, however, that any product listed by the manufacturer as

having a net weight of less than 1.2 ounces shall be taxed as if the product has a net weight of 1.2

ounces.

(4) Effective January 1, 2025:

(i) For electronic nicotine-delivery system products that are prefilled, sealed by the

manufacturer, and not refillable, at the rate of fifty cents per milliliter ($0.50/mL) of the e-liquid

and/or e-liquid products contained therein; and

(ii) For any other electronic nicotine-delivery system products, at the rate of ten percent

(10%) of the wholesale cost of such products, whether or not sold at wholesale, and if not sold,

then at the same rate upon the use by the wholesaler.

(iii) Existing Inventory Floor Tax. For all electronic nicotine-delivery system products held

by licensed electronic nicotine-delivery system products retailers as of January 1, 2025: Each

person engaging in the business of selling electronic nicotine-delivery system products at retail in

this state shall pay a tax measured by the volume of e-liquid and/or e-liquid products contained in

electronic nicotine-delivery system products that are prefilled, sealed by the manufacturer, and not

refillable and the wholesale cost of all other electronic nicotine-delivery system products held by

the person in this state at 12:01 a.m. on January 1, 2025, and is computed for electronic nicotine-

delivery system products that are prefilled, sealed by the manufacturer, and not refillable, at the

rate of fifty cents per milliliter ($0.50/mL) of the e-liquid and/or e-liquid products contained therein

and for any other electronic nicotine-delivery system products at the rate of ten percent (10%) of

the wholesale cost of such products on January 1, 2025. Each person subject to the payment of the

tax imposed by this section shall, on or before January 16, 2025, file a return, under oath or certified

under the penalties of perjury, with the administrator on forms furnished by the administrator,

showing the volume of e-liquid and/or e-liquid products contained in electronic nicotine-delivery

system products which are prefilled, sealed by the manufacturer, and not refillable and the

wholesale cost of all other electronic nicotine-delivery system products in that person’s possession

in this state at 12:01 a.m. on January 1, 2025, as described in this section, and the amount of tax

due, and shall at the time of filing the return pay the tax to the administrator. Failure to obtain forms

shall not be an excuse for the failure to make a return containing the information required by the

administrator.

(iv) For all electronic nicotine-delivery system products sold by licensed electronic

nicotine-delivery system products distributors, manufacturers, and/or importers in Rhode Island as

of January 1, 2025: Any person engaging in the business of distributing at wholesale electronic

nicotine-delivery system products in this state shall pay a tax measured by the volume of e-liquid

and/or e-liquid products contained in electronic nicotine-delivery system products that are prefilled,

sealed by the manufacturer, and not refillable computed at the rate of fifty cents per milliliter

($0.50/mL) of the e-liquid and/or e-liquid products contained therein and for all other electronic

nicotine-delivery system products at the rate of ten percent (10%) of the wholesale cost of such

products.

(b)(1) Prior to January 1, 2025, any dealer having in the dealer’s possession any other

tobacco products with respect to the storage or use of which a tax is imposed by this section shall,

within five (5) days after coming into possession of the other tobacco products in this state, file a

return with the tax administrator in a form prescribed by the tax administrator. The return shall be

accompanied by a payment of the amount of the tax shown on the form to be due. Records required

under this section shall be preserved on the premises described in the relevant license in such a

manner as to ensure permanency and accessibility for inspection at reasonable hours by authorized

personnel of the administrator.

(2) Effective January 1, 2025, all other tobacco products, except for cigars, and electronic

nicotine-delivery system products sold at wholesale in Rhode Island must be sold by a Rhode Island

licensed distributor, manufacturer, or importer, and purchases of other tobacco products, except for

cigars, and/or electronic nicotine-delivery system products, from an unlicensed distributor,

manufacturer, or importer are prohibited. Any other tobacco products, except for cigars, and/or

electronic nicotine-delivery system products purchased and/or obtained from an unlicensed person

shall be subject to the terms of this chapter including, but not limited to, § 44-20-15 and shall be

taxed pursuant to this section.

(3) Effective January 1, 2025, any dealer having in the dealer’s possession any cigars with

respect to the storage or use of which a tax is imposed by this section shall, within five (5) days

after coming into possession of cigars in this state, file a return with the tax administrator in a form

prescribed by the tax administrator. The return shall be accompanied by a payment of the amount

of the tax shown on the form to be due. Records required under this section shall be preserved on

the premises described in the relevant license in such a manner as to ensure permanency and

accessibility for inspection at reasonable hours by authorized personnel of the administrator.

(c) Existing Inventory Floor Tax.

(1) For all nicotine products defined in § 44-20-1 as other tobacco products but not

previously taxed as other tobacco products held by licensed retailers as of October 1, 2025: Each

person engaging in the business of selling nicotine products at retail in this state shall pay a tax at

the rate of eighty percent (80%) of the wholesale cost of such products on October 1, 2025. Each

person subject to the payment of the tax imposed by this section shall, on or before October 16,

2025, file a return, under oath or certified under the penalties of perjury., with the administrator on

forms furnished by the administrator, showing the wholesale cost of all nicotine products not

previously taxed as other tobacco products in that person's possession in this state at 12:01 a.m. on

October 1, 2025, as described in this section, and the amount of tax due., and shall at the time of

filing the return pay the tax to the administrator. Failure to obtain forms shall not be an excuse for

the failure to make a return containing the information required by the administrator.

(2) For all nicotine products defined in § 44-20-1 as other tobacco products but not

previously taxed as other tobacco products held by licensed distributors, manufacturers, and/or

importers in Rhode Island as of October 1, 2025: Each person engaging in the business of

distributing at wholesale nicotine products defined in § 44-20-1 as other tobacco products but not

previously taxed as other tobacco products in this state shall pay a tax at the rate of eighty percent

(80%) of the wholesale cost of such products on October 1, 2025. Each person subject to the

payment of the tax imposed by this section shall, on or before October 16, 2025, file a return, under

oath or certified under the penalties of perjury, with the administrator on forms furnished by the

administrator, showing the wholesale cost of all nicotine products not previously taxed as other

tobacco products in that person's possession in this state at 12:01 a.m. on October 1, 2025, as

described in this section, and the amount of tax due, and shall at the time of filing the return pay

the tax to the administrator. Failure to obtain forms shall not be an excuse for the failure to make a

return containing the information required by the administrator.

(c)(d) The proceeds collected are paid into the general fund.

SECTION 10. Section 44-25-1 of the General Laws in Chapter 44-25 entitled "Real Estate

Conveyance Tax" is hereby amended to read as follows:

44-25-1. Tax imposed — Payment — Burden.

(a) There is imposed, on each deed, instrument, or writing by which any lands, tenements,

or other realty sold is granted, assigned, transferred, or conveyed, to, or vested in, the purchaser or

purchasers, or any other person or persons, by his, her, or their direction, or on any grant,

assignment, transfer, or conveyance or such vesting, by such persons that has the effect of making

any real estate company an acquired real estate company, when the consideration paid exceeds one

hundred dollars ($100), a tax at the rate of two dollars and thirty cents ($2.30) three dollars and

seventy-five cents ($3.75) for each five hundred dollars ($500), or fractional part of it, that is paid

for the purchase of property or the interest in an acquired real estate company (inclusive of the

value of any lien or encumbrance remaining at the time the sale, grant, assignment, transfer, or

conveyance or vesting occurs, or in the case of an interest in an acquired real estate company, a

percentage of the value of such lien or encumbrance equivalent to the percentage interest in the

acquired real estate company being granted, assigned, transferred, conveyed, or vested). The tax is

payable at the time of making, the execution, delivery, acceptance, or presentation for recording of

any instrument affecting such transfer, grant, assignment, transfer, conveyance, or vesting. In the

absence of an agreement to the contrary, the tax shall be paid by the grantor, assignor, transferor,

or person making the conveyance or vesting.

(b) In addition to the tax imposed by subsection (a), there is imposed, on each deed,

instrument, or writing by which any residential real property sold is granted, assigned, transferred,

or conveyed to, or vested in, the purchaser or purchasers, or any other person or persons, by his,

her, or their direction, or on any grant, assignment, transfer, or conveyance or such vesting, by such

persons that has the effect of making any real estate company an acquired real estate company,

when the consideration paid exceeds eight hundred thousand dollars ($800,000), a tax at the rate of

two dollars and thirty cents ($2.30) three dollars and seventy-five cents ($3.75) for each five

hundred dollars ($500), or fractional part of it, of the consideration in excess of eight hundred

thousand dollars ($800,000) that is paid for the purchase of residential real property or the interest

in an acquired real estate company (inclusive of the value of any lien or encumbrance remaining at

the time the sale, grant, assignment, transfer, or conveyance or vesting occurs, or in the case of an

interest in an acquired real estate company, a percentage of the value of such lien or encumbrance

equivalent to the percentage interest in the acquired real estate company being granted, assigned,

transferred, conveyed, or vested). The tax imposed by this subsection shall be paid at the same time

and in the same manner as the tax imposed by subsection (a). For tax years beginning on or after

January 1, 2026, the threshold of eight hundred thousand dollars ($800,000) provided pursuant to

this section shall be adjusted by the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban

Consumers (CPI-U) as published by the United States Department of Labor Statistics determined

as of September 30 of the prior calendar years. Said adjustment shall be compounded annually and

shall be rounded up to the nearest five-dollar ($5.00) increment. In no event shall the threshold in

any tax year be less than the prior tax year.

(c) In the event no consideration is actually paid for the lands, tenements, or realty, the

instrument or interest in an acquired real estate company of conveyance shall contain a statement

to the effect that the consideration is such that no documentary stamps are required.

(d) The tax shall be distributed as follows:

(1) With respect to the tax imposed by subsection (a): the tax administrator shall contribute

to the distressed community relief program the sum of thirty cents ($.30) fifty cents ($.50) per two

dollars and thirty cents ($2.30) three dollars and seventy-five cents ($3.75) of the face value of the

stamps to be distributed pursuant to § 45-13-12, and to the housing resources and homelessness

restricted receipt account established pursuant to § 42-128-2 the sum of thirty cents ($.30) fifty

cents ($.50) per two dollars and thirty cents ($2.30) three dollars and seventy-five cents ($3.75) of

the face value of the stamps. The state shall retain sixty cents ($.60) ninety-five cents ($.95) for

state use. The balance of the tax shall be retained by the municipality collecting the tax.

(2) With respect to the tax imposed by subsection (b): the tax administrator shall contribute

the entire tax to the housing production fund established to the housing production fund the sum of

two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) per three dollars and seventy-five cents ($3.75) to be distributed

pursuant to § 42-128-2.1, and to the housing resources and homelessness restricted receipt account

the sum of one dollar and twenty-five cents ($1.25) to be distributed pursuant to § 42-128-2.

(3) Notwithstanding the above, in the case of the tax on the grant, transfer, assignment, or

conveyance or vesting with respect to an acquired real estate company, the tax shall be collected

by the tax administrator and shall be distributed to the municipality where the real estate owned by

the acquired real estate company is located; provided, however, in the case of any such tax collected

by the tax administrator, if the acquired real estate company owns property located in more than

one municipality, the proceeds of the tax shall be allocated amongst said municipalities in the

proportion the assessed value of said real estate in each such municipality bears to the total of the

assessed values of all of the real estate owned by the acquired real estate company in Rhode Island.

Provided, however, in fiscal years 2004 and 2005, from the proceeds of this tax, the tax

administrator shall deposit as general revenues the sum of ninety cents ($.90) per two dollars and

thirty cents ($2.30) of the face value of the stamps. The balance of the tax on the purchase of

property shall be retained by the municipality collecting the tax. The balance of the tax on the

transfer with respect to an acquired real estate company, shall be collected by the tax administrator

and shall be distributed to the municipality where the property for which interest is sold is

physically located. Provided, however, that in the case of any tax collected by the tax administrator

with respect to an acquired real estate company where the acquired real estate company owns

property located in more than one municipality, the proceeds of the tax shall be allocated amongst

the municipalities in proportion that the assessed value in any such municipality bears to the

assessed values of all of the real estate owned by the acquired real estate company in Rhode Island.

(e) For purposes of this section, the term “acquired real estate company” means a real estate

company that has undergone a change in ownership interest if (1) The change does not affect the

continuity of the operations of the company; and (2) The change, whether alone or together with

prior changes has the effect of granting, transferring, assigning, or conveying or vesting,

transferring directly or indirectly, 50% or more of the total ownership in the company within a

period of three (3) years. For purposes of the foregoing subsection (e)(2), a grant, transfer,

assignment, or conveyance or vesting, shall be deemed to have occurred within a period of three

(3) years of another grant(s), transfer(s), assignment(s), or conveyance(s) or vesting(s) if during the

period the granting, transferring, assigning, or conveying party provides the receiving party a

legally binding document granting, transferring, assigning, or conveying or vesting the realty or a

commitment or option enforceable at a future date to execute the grant, transfer, assignment, or

conveyance or vesting.

(f) A real estate company is a corporation, limited liability company, partnership, or other

legal entity that meets any of the following:

(1) Is primarily engaged in the business of holding, selling, or leasing real estate, where

90% or more of the ownership of the real estate is held by 35 or fewer persons and which company

either (i) derivesDerives 60% or more of its annual gross receipts from the ownership or disposition

of real estate; or (ii) ownsOwns real estate the value of which comprises 90% or more of the value

of the entity’s entire tangible asset holdings exclusive of tangible assets that are fairly transferrable

and actively traded on an established market; or

(2) Ninety percent or more of the ownership interest in such entity is held by 35 or fewer

persons and the entity owns as 90% or more of the fair market value of its assets a direct or indirect

interest in a real estate company. An indirect ownership interest is an interest in an entity 90% or

more of which is held by 35 or fewer persons and the purpose of the entity is the ownership of a

real estate company.

(g) In the case of a grant, assignment, transfer, or conveyance or vesting that results in a

real estate company becoming an acquired real estate company, the grantor, assignor, transferor, or

person making the conveyance or causing the vesting, shall file or cause to be filed with the division

of taxation, at least five (5) days prior to the grant, transfer, assignment, or conveyance or vesting,

notification of the proposed grant, transfer, assignment, or conveyance or vesting, the price, terms

and conditions thereof, and the character and location of all of the real estate assets held by the real

estate company and shall remit the tax imposed and owed pursuant to subsection (a). Any such

grant, transfer, assignment, or conveyance or vesting which results in a real estate company

becoming an acquired real estate company shall be fraudulent and void as against the state unless

the entity notifies the tax administrator in writing of the grant, transfer, assignment, or conveyance

or vesting as herein required in subsection (g) and has paid the tax as required in subsection (a).

Upon the payment of the tax by the transferor, the tax administrator shall issue a certificate of the

payment of the tax which certificate shall be recordable in the land evidence records in each

municipality in which such real estate company owns real estate. Where the real estate company

has assets other than interests in real estate located in Rhode Island, the tax shall be based upon the

assessed value of each parcel of property located in each municipality in the state of Rhode Island.

SECTION 11. Section 44-31-2 of the General Laws in Chapter 44-31 entitled "Investment

Tax Credit" is hereby amended to read as follows:

44-31-2. Specialized investment tax credit.

(a) A certified building owner, as provided in chapter 64.7 of title 42, may be allowed a

specialized investment tax credit against the tax imposed by chapters 11, 14, 17 and 30 of this title.

(b) The taxpayer may claim credit for the rehabilitation and reconstruction costs of a

certified building, which has been substantially rehabilitated. Once substantial rehabilitation is

established by the taxpayer, the taxpayer may claim credit for all rehabilitation and reconstruction

costs incurred with respect to the certified building within five (5) years from the date of final

designation of the certified building by the council pursuant to § 42-64.7-6.

(c) The credit shall be ten percent (10%) of the rehabilitation and reconstruction costs of

the certified building. The credit shall be allowable in the year the substantially rehabilitated

certified building is first placed into service, which is the year in which, under the taxpayer’s

depreciation practice, the period for depreciation with respect to such property begins, or the year

in which the property is placed in a condition or state of readiness and availability for its specifically

assigned function, whichever is earlier.

(d) The credit shall not offset any tax liability in taxable years other than the year or years

in which the taxpayer qualifies for the credit. The credit shall not reduce the tax below the

minimum. Amounts of unused credit for this taxpayer may be carried over and offset against this

taxpayer’s tax for a period not to exceed the following seven (7) taxable years.

(e) In the case of a corporation, this credit is only allowed against the tax of that of a

corporation included in a consolidated return that qualifies for the credit and not against the tax of

other corporations that may join in the filing of a consolidated tax return.

(f) Sunset. No credits shall be allowed under this section for tax years beginning on or after

January 1, 2026. Credits allowed for tax years ending on or before December 31, 2025, may be

carried forward into tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, in accordance with subsection

(d) of this section.

SECTION 12. Sections 44-31.2-5 and 44-31-.2-6 of the General Laws in Chapter 44-31.2

entitled "Motion Picture Production Tax Credits" are hereby amended to read as follows:

44-31.2-5. Motion picture production company tax credit.

(a) A motion picture production company shall be allowed a credit to be computed as

provided in this chapter against a tax imposed by chapters 11, 14, 17, and 30 of this title. The

amount of the credit shall be thirty percent (30%) of the state-certified production costs incurred

directly attributable to activity within the state, provided:

(1) That the primary locations are within the state of Rhode Island and the total production

budget as defined herein is a minimum of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000); or

(2) The motion picture production incurs and pays a minimum of ten million dollars

($10,000,000) in state-certified production costs within a twelve-month (12) period.

The credit shall be earned in the taxable year in which production in Rhode Island is

completed, as determined by the film office in final certification pursuant to § 44-31.2-6(c).

(b) For the purposes of this section: “total production budget” means and includes the

motion picture production company’s pre-production, production, and post-production costs

incurred for the production activities of the motion picture production company in Rhode Island in

connection with the production of a state-certified production. The budget shall not include costs

associated with the promotion or marketing of the film, video, or television product.

(c) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the credit shall not exceed seven million

dollars ($7,000,000) and shall be allowed against the tax for the taxable period in which the credit

is earned and can be carried forward for not more than three (3) succeeding tax years. Pursuant to

rules promulgated by the tax administrator, the administrator may issue a waiver of the seven

million dollars ($7,000,000) tax credit cap for any feature-length film or television series up to the

remaining funds available pursuant to section (e) of this section.

(d) Credits allowed to a motion picture production company, which is a subchapter S

corporation, partnership, or a limited liability company that is taxed as a partnership, shall be passed

through respectively to persons designated as partners, members, or owners on a pro rata basis or

pursuant to an executed agreement among such persons designated as subchapter S corporation

shareholders, partners, or members documenting an alternate distribution method without regard to

their sharing of other tax or economic attributes of such entity.

(e) No more than fifteen million dollars ($15,000,000) in total may be issued for any tax

year beginning after December 31, 2007, for motion picture tax credits pursuant to this chapter

and/or musical and theatrical production tax credits pursuant to chapter 31.3 of this title. After

December 31, 2019, no more than twenty million dollars ($20,000,000) in total may be issued for

any tax year for motion picture tax credits pursuant to this chapter and/or musical and theater

production tax credits pursuant to chapter 31.3 of this title. Said credits shall be equally available

to motion picture productions and musical and theatrical productions. No specific amount shall be

set aside for either type of production.

(f) Exclusively for tax year 2022 and tax year 2023, the total amount of motion picture tax

credits issued pursuant to this section and/or musical and theatrical production tax credits pursuant

to chapter 31.3 of this title shall not exceed thirty million dollars ($30,000,000) thirty-five million

dollars ($35,000,000).

(g) Exclusively for tax year 2023 and tax year 2024, the total amount of motion picture tax

credits issued pursuant to this section and/or musical and theatrical production tax credits pursuant

to chapter 31.3 of this title shall not exceed forty million dollars ($40,000,000).

44-31.2-6. Certification and administration.

(a) Initial certification of a production. The applicant shall properly prepare, sign, and

submit to the film office an application for initial certification of the Rhode Island production. The

application shall include such information and data as the film office deems necessary for the proper

evaluation and administration of the application, including, but not limited to, any information

about the motion picture production company, and a specific Rhode Island motion picture. The film

office shall review the completed application and determine whether it meets the requisite criteria

and qualifications for the initial certification for the production. If the initial certification is granted,

the film office shall issue a notice of initial certification of the motion picture production to the

motion picture production company and to the tax administrator. The notice shall state that, after

appropriate review, the initial application meets the appropriate criteria for conditional eligibility.

The notice of initial certification will provide a unique identification number for the production

based on the estimated completion date of the production and is only a statement of conditional

eligibility for the production and, as such, does not grant or convey any Rhode Island tax benefits.

The motion picture production company is responsible for notifying the film office and the Rhode

Island division of taxation if it does not expect to complete its production within the same calendar

year of its estimated completion date. If the motion picture production company does not expect to

complete its production within the same calendar year of its estimated completion date, it shall

notify both the film office and the Rhode Island division of taxation immediately upon learning of

the reason for the change in completion date.

(b) Final certification of a production. Upon completion of the Rhode Island production

activities, the applicant shall request a certificate of good standing from the Rhode Island division

of taxation. The certificates shall verify to the film office the motion picture production company’s

compliance with the requirements of § 44-31.2-2(11). The applicant shall properly prepare, sign,

and submit to the film office an application for final certification of the production and which must

include the certificate of good standing from the division of taxation. In addition, the application

shall contain such information and data as the film office determines is necessary for the proper

evaluation and administration, including, but not limited to, any information about the motion

picture production company, its investors, and information about the production previously granted

initial certification. The final application shall also contain a cost report and an “accountant’s

certification.” The film office and tax administrator may rely without independent investigation,

upon the accountant’s certification, in the form of an opinion, confirming the accuracy of the

information included in the cost report. Upon review of a duly completed and filed application, the

film office will make a determination pertaining to the final certification of the production. Within

ninety (90) days after the division of taxation’s receipt of the motion picture production company

final certification and cost report, the division of taxation shall issue a certification of the amount

of credit for which the motion picture production company qualifies under § 44-31.2-5. To claim

the tax credit, the division of taxation’s certification as to the amount of the tax credit shall be

attached to all state tax returns on which the credit is claimed.

(c) Final certification and credits. Upon determination that the motion picture production

company qualifies for final certification, the film office shall issue a letter to the production

company indicating “certificate of completion of a state-certified production.” A motion picture

production company is prohibited from using state funds, state loans, or state guaranteed loans to

qualify for the motion picture tax credit. All documents that are issued by the film office pursuant

to this section shall reference the identification number that was issued to the production as part of

its initial certification.

(d) The director of the Rhode Island council on the arts, in consultation as needed with the

tax administrator, shall promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to carry out the

intent and purposes of this chapter in accordance with the general guidelines provided herein for

the certification of the production and the resultant production credit.

(e) The tax administrator of the division of taxation, in consultation with the director of the

Rhode Island film and television office, shall promulgate the rules and regulations as are necessary

to carry out the intent and purposes of this chapter in accordance with the general guidelines for

the tax credit provided herein.

(f) Any motion picture production company applying for the credit shall be required to

reimburse the division of taxation for any audits required in relation to granting the credit.

SECTION 13. Sections 44-32-1, 44-32-2 and 44-32-3 of the General Laws in Chapter 44-

32 entitled "Elective Deduction for Research and Development Facilities" are hereby amended to

read as follows:

44-32-1. Elective deduction against allocated entire net income.

(a) General. Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, at the election of a taxpayer

who is subject to the income tax imposed by chapters 11 or 30 of this title, there shall be deducted

from the portion of its entire net income allocated within the state the items prescribed in subsection

(b) of this section, in lieu of depreciation or investment tax credit.

(b) One-year write-off of new research and development facilities.

(1) Expenditures paid or incurred during the taxable year for the construction,

reconstruction, erection or acquisition of any new, not used, property as described in subsection (c)

of this section, which is used or to be used for purposes of research and development in the

experimental or laboratory sense. The purposes are not deemed to include the ordinary testing or

inspection of materials or products for quality control, efficiency surveys, management studies,

consumer surveys, advertising, promotion, or research in connection with literary, historical, or

similar projects. The deduction shall be allowed only on condition that the entire net income for

the taxable year and all succeeding taxable years is computed without the deduction of any

expenditures and without any deduction for depreciation of the property, except to the extent that

its basis may be attributable to factors other than the expenditures, (expenditures and depreciation

deducted for federal income tax purposes shall be added to the entire net income allocated to Rhode

Island), or in case a deduction is allowable pursuant to this subdivision for only a part of the

expenditures, on condition that any deduction allowed for federal income tax purposes on account

of the expenditures or on account of depreciation of the property is proportionately reduced in

computing the entire net income for the taxable year and all succeeding taxable years. Concerning

property that is used or to be used for research and development only in part, or during only part of

its useful life, a proportionate part of the expenditures shall be deductible. If all or part of the

expenditures concerning any property has been deducted as provided in this section, and the

property is used for purposes other than research and development to a greater extent than originally

reported, the taxpayer shall report the use in its report for the first taxable year during which it

occurs, and the tax administrator may recompute the tax for the year or years for which the

deduction was allowed, and may assess any additional tax resulting from the recomputation as a

current tax, within three (3) years of the reporting of the change to the tax administrator. Any

change in use of the property in whole or in part from that, which originally qualified the property

for the deduction, requires a recomputation. The tax administrator has the authority to promulgate

regulations to prevent the avoidance of tax liability.

(2) The deduction shall be allowed only where an election for amortization of air or water

pollution control facilities has not been exercised in respect to the same property.

(3) The tax as a result of recomputation of a prior year’s deduction is due as an additional

tax for the year the property ceases to qualify.

(c) Property covered by deductions. The deductions shall be allowed only with respect to

tangible property which is new, not used, is depreciable pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 167, was acquired

by purchase as defined in 26 U.S.C. § 179(d), has a situs in this state, and is used in the taxpayer’s

trade or business. For the taxable years beginning on or after July 1, 1974, a taxpayer is not allowed

a deduction under this section with respect to tangible property leased by it to any other person or

corporation or leased from any other person or corporation. For purposes of the preceding sentence,

any contract or agreement to lease or rent or for a license to use the property is considered a lease,

unless the contract or agreement is treated for federal income tax purposes as an installment

purchase rather than a lease. With respect to property that the taxpayer uses itself for purposes other

than leasing for part of a taxable year and leases for a part of a taxable year, the taxpayer shall be

allowed a deduction under this section in proportion to the part of the year it uses the property.

(d) Entire net income. “Entire net income”, as used in this section, means net income

allocated to this state.

(e) Carry-over of excess deductions. If the deductions allowable for any taxable year

pursuant to this section exceed the portion of the taxpayer’s entire net income allocated to this state

for that year, the excess may be carried over to the following taxable year or years, not to exceed

three (3) years, and may be deducted from the portion of the taxpayer’s entire net income allocated

to this state for that year or years.

(f) Gain or loss on sale or disposition of property. In any taxable year when property is sold

or disposed of before the end of its useful life, with respect to which a deduction has been allowed

pursuant to subsection (b) of this section, the gain or loss on this entering into the computation of

federal taxable income is disregarded in computing the entire net income, and there is added to or

subtracted from the portion of the entire net income allocated within the state the gain or loss upon

the sale or other disposition. In computing the gain or loss, the basis of the property sold or disposed

of is adjusted to reflect the deduction allowed with respect to the property pursuant to subsection

(b) of this section; provided, that no loss is recognized for the purpose of this subsection with

respect to a sale or other disposition of property to a person whose acquisition of this property is

not a purchase as defined in 26 U.S.C. § 179(d).

(g) Investment credit not allowed on research and development property. No investment

credit under chapter 31 of this title shall be allowed on the research and development property for

which accelerated write-off is adopted under this section.

(h) Consolidated returns. The research and development deduction shall only be allowed

against the entire net income of the corporation included in a consolidated return and shall not be

allowed against the entire net income of other corporations that may join in the filing of a

consolidated state tax return.

(i) Sunset. No deductions shall be allowed under this section for tax years beginning on or

after January 1, 2026. Deductions allowed for tax years ending on or before December 31, 2025,

may be carried forward into tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, in accordance with

subsection (e) of this section.

44-32-2. Credit for research and development property acquired, constructed, or

reconstructed or erected after July 1, 1994.

(a) A taxpayer shall be allowed a credit against the tax imposed by chapters 11, 17, or 30

of this title. The amount of the credit shall be ten percent (10%) of the cost or other basis for federal

income tax purposes of tangible personal property, and other tangible property, including buildings

and structural components of buildings, described in subsection (b) of this section; acquired,

constructed or reconstructed, or erected after July 1, 1994.

(b) A credit shall be allowed under this section with respect to tangible personal property

and other tangible property, including buildings and structural components of buildings which are:

depreciable pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 167 or recovery property with respect to which a deduction is

allowable under 26 U.S.C. § 168, have a useful life of three (3) years or more, are acquired by

purchase as defined in 26 U.S.C. § 179(d), have a situs in this state and are used principally for

purposes of research and development in the experimental or laboratory sense which shall also

include property used by property and casualty insurance companies for research and development

into methods and ways of preventing or reducing losses from fire and other perils. The credit shall

be allowable in the year the property is first placed in service by the taxpayer, which is the year in

which, under the taxpayer’s depreciation practice, the period for depreciation with respect to the

property begins, or the year in which the property is placed in a condition or state of readiness and

availability for a specifically assigned function, whichever is earlier. These purposes shall not be

deemed to include the ordinary testing or inspection of materials or products for quality control,

efficiency surveys, management studies, consumer surveys, advertising, promotions, or research in

connection with literary, historical, or similar projects.

(c) A taxpayer shall not be allowed a credit under this section with respect to any property

described in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, if a deduction is taken for the property under §

44-32-1.

(d) A taxpayer shall not be allowed a credit under this section with respect to tangible

personal property and other tangible property, including buildings and structural components of

buildings, which it leases to any other person or corporation. For purposes of the preceding

sentence, any contract or agreement to lease or rent or for a license to use the property is considered

a lease.

(e) The credit allowed under this section for any taxable year does not reduce the tax due

for that year, in the case of corporations, to less than the minimum fixed by § 44-11-2(e). If the

amount of credit allowable under this section for any taxable year is less than the amount of credit

available to the taxpayer, any amount of credit not credited in that taxable year may be carried over

to the following year or years, up to a maximum of seven (7) years, and may be credited against

the taxpayer’s tax for the following year or years. For purposes of chapter 30 of this title, if the

credit allowed under this section for any taxable year exceeds the taxpayer’s tax for that year, the

amount of credit not credited in that taxable year may be carried over to the following year or years,

up to a maximum of seven (7) years, and may be credited against the taxpayer’s tax for the

following year or years.

(f)(1) With respect to property which is depreciable pursuant to 26 U.S.C. § 167 and which

is disposed of or ceases to be in qualified use prior to the end of the taxable year in which the credit

is to be taken, the amount of the credit is that portion of the credit provided for in this section which

represents the ratio which the months of qualified use bear to the months of useful life. If property

on which credit has been taken is disposed of or ceases to be in qualified use prior to the end of its

useful life, the difference between the credit taken and the credit allowed for actual use must be

added back in the year of disposition. If the property is disposed of or ceases to be in qualified use

after it has been in qualified use for more than twelve (12) consecutive years, it is not necessary to

add back the credit as provided in this subdivision. The amount of credit allowed for actual use is

determined by multiplying the original credit by the ratio which the months of qualified use bear

to the months of useful life. For purposes of this subdivision, “useful life of property” is the same

as the taxpayer uses for depreciation purposes when computing his federal income tax liability.

(2) Except with respect to that property to which subdivision (3) of this subsection applies,

with respect to three (3) year property, as defined in 26 U.S.C. § 168(c), which is disposed of or

ceases to be in qualified use prior to the end of the taxable year in which the credit is to be taken,

the amount of the credit shall be that portion of the credit provided for in this section which

represents the ratio which the months of qualified use bear to thirty-six (36). If property on which

credit has been taken is disposed of or ceases to be in qualified use prior to the end of thirty-six

(36) months, the difference between the credit taken and the credit allowed for actual use must be

added back in the year of disposition. The amount of credit allowed for actual use is determined by

multiplying the original credit by the ratio that the months of qualified use bear to thirty-six (36).

(3) With respect to any recovery property to which 26 U.S.C. § 168 applies, which is a

building or a structural component of a building and which is disposed of or ceases to be in qualified

use prior to the end of the taxable year in which the credit is to be taken, the amount of the credit

is that portion of the credit provided for in this section which represents the ratio which the months

of qualified use bear to the total number of months over which the taxpayer chooses to deduct the

property under 26 U.S.C. § 168. If property on which credit has been taken is disposed of or ceases

to be in qualified use prior to the end of the period over which the taxpayer chooses to deduct the

property under 26 U.S.C. § 168, the difference between the credit taken and the credit allowed for

actual use must be added back in the year of disposition. If the property is disposed of or ceases to

be in qualified use after it has been in qualified use for more than twelve (12) consecutive years, it

is not necessary to add back the credit as provided in this subdivision. The amount of credit allowed

for actual use is determined by multiplying the original credit by the ratio that the months of

qualified use bear to the total number of months over which the taxpayer chooses to deduct the

property under 26 U.S.C. § 168.

(g) No deduction for research and development facilities under § 44-32-1 shall be allowed

for research and development property for which the credit is allowed under this section.

(h) No investment tax credit under § 44-31-1 shall be allowed for research and development

property for which the credit is allowed under this section.

(i) The investment tax credit allowed by § 44-31-1 shall be taken into account before the

credit allowed under this section.

(j) The credit allowed under this section only allowed against the tax of that corporation

included in a consolidated return that qualifies for the credit and not against the tax of other

corporations that may join in the filing of a consolidated return.

(k) In the event that the taxpayer is a partnership, joint venture or small business

corporation, the credit shall be divided in the same manner as income.

(l) Sunset. No credits shall be allowed under this section for tax years beginning on or after

January 1, 2026. Credits allowed for tax years ending on or before December 31, 2025, may be

carried forward into tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, in accordance with subsection

(e) of this section.

44-32-3. Credit for qualified research expenses.

(a) A taxpayer shall be allowed a credit against the tax imposed by chapters 11, 17 or 30

of this title. The amount of the credit shall be five percent (5%)(and in the case of amounts paid or

accrued after January 1, 1998, twenty-two and one-half percent (22.5%) for the first twenty-five

thousand dollars ($25,000) worth of credit and sixteen and nine-tenths percent (16.9%) for the

amount of credit above twenty-five thousand dollars ($25,000)) of the excess, if any, of:

(1) The qualified research expenses for the taxable year, over

(2) The base period research expenses.

(b)(1) “Qualified research expenses” and “base period research expenses” have the same

meaning as defined in 26 U.S.C. § 41; provided, that the expenses have been incurred in this state

after July 1, 1994.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision (1) of this subsection, “qualified research

expenses” also includes amounts expended for research by property and casualty insurance

companies into methods and ways of preventing or reducing losses from fire and other perils.

(c) The credit allowed under this section for any taxable year shall not reduce the tax due

for that year by more than fifty percent (50%) of the tax liability that would be payable, and in the

case of corporations, to less than the minimum fixed by § 44-11-2(e). If the amount of credit

allowable under this section for any taxable year is less than the amount of credit available to the

taxpayer any amount of credit not credited in that taxable year may be carried over to the following

year or years, up to a maximum of seven (7) years, and may be credited against the taxpayer’s tax

for that year or years. For purposes of chapter 30 of this title, if the credit allowed under this section

for any taxable year exceeds the taxpayer’s tax for that year, the amount of credit not credited in

that taxable year may be carried over to the following year or years, up to a maximum of seven (7)

years, and may be credited against the taxpayer’s tax for that year or years. For purposes of

determining the order in which carry-overs are taken into consideration, the credit allowed by § 44-

32-2 is taken into account before the credit allowed under this section.

(d) For tax years beginning on or after January 1, 2026, the credit allowed under this section

for any taxable year shall not reduce the tax due for that year by more than fifty percent (50%) of

the tax liability that would be payable, and in the case of corporations, to less than the minimum

fixed by § 44-11-2(e). If the amount of credit allowable under this section for any taxable year is

less than the amount of credit available to the taxpayer any amount of credit not credited in that

taxable year may be carried over to the following year or years, up to a maximum of fifteen (15)

years, and may be credited against the taxpayer’s tax for that year or years. For purposes of chapter

30 of this title, if the credit allowed under this section for any taxable year exceeds the taxpayer’s

tax for that year, the amount of credit not credited in that taxable year may be carried over to the

following year or years, up to a maximum of fifteen (15) years, and may be credited against the

taxpayer’s tax for that year or years. For purposes of determining the order in which carry-overs

are taken into consideration, the credit allowed by § 44-32-2 is taken into account before the credit

allowed under this section.

(d)(e) The investment tax credit allowed by § 44-31-1 shall be taken into account before

the credit allowed under this section.

(e)(f) The credit allowed under this section shall only be allowed against the tax of that

corporation included in a consolidated return that qualifies for the credit and not against the tax of

other corporations that may join in the filing of a consolidated return.

(f)(g) In the event the taxpayer is a partnership, joint venture or small business corporation,

the credit is divided in the same manner as income.

SECTION 14. Chapter 44-39.1 of the General Laws entitled "Employment Tax Credit" is

hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

44-39.1-5. Sunset.

No credits shall be allowed under this chapter for tax years beginning on or after January

1, 2026.

SECTION 15. Sections 44-43-2 and 44-43-3 of the General Laws in Chapter 44-43 entitled

"Tax Incentives for Capital Investment in Small Businesses" are hereby amended to read as follows:

44-43-2. Deduction or modification.

(a) In the year in which a taxpayer first makes a qualifying investment in a certified venture

capital partnership or the year in which an entrepreneur first makes an investment in a qualifying

entity, the taxpayer or the entrepreneur shall be allowed:

(1) A deduction for purposes of computing net income or net worth in accordance with

chapter 11 of this title; or

(2) A deduction from gross earnings for purposes of computing the public service

corporation tax in accordance with chapter 13 of this title; or

(3) A deduction for the purposes of computing net income in accordance with chapter 14

of this title; or

(4) A deduction for the purposes of computing gross premiums in accordance with chapter

17 of this title; or

(5) A modification reducing federal adjusted gross income in accordance with chapter 30

of this title.

(b) The deduction or modification shall be in an amount equal to the taxpayer’s qualifying

investment in a certified venture capital partnership or an entrepreneur’s investment in a qualifying

business entity and shall be measured at the year end of the certified venture capital partnership,

the year end of the qualifying business entity, or the year end of the investing taxpayer, whichever

comes first.

(c) Sunset. No deductions or modifications shall be allowed under this section for tax years

beginning on or after January 1, 2026.

44-43-3. Wage credit.

(a) There shall be allocated among the entrepreneurs of a qualifying business entity (based

on the ratio of each entrepreneur’s interest in the entity to the total interest held by all entrepreneurs)

with respect to each entity on an annual basis commencing with the calendar year in which the

entity first qualified as a qualifying business entity a credit against the tax imposed by chapter 30

of this title. The credit shall be equal to three percent (3%) of the wages (as defined in 26 U.S.C. §

3121(a)) in excess of fifty thousand dollars ($50,000) paid during each calendar year to employees

of the entity; provided, that there shall be excluded from the amount on which the credit is based

any wages:

(1) Paid to any owner of the entity;

(2) Paid more than five (5) years after the entity commenced business or five (5) years after

the purchase of the business entity by new owners, whichever occurs later; or

(3) Paid to employees who are not principally employed in Rhode Island and whose wages

are not subject to withholding pursuant to chapter 30 of this title.

(b) The credit authorized by this section shall cease in the taxable year next following after

the taxable year in which the average annual gross revenue of the business entity equals or exceeds

one million five hundred thousand dollars ($1,500,000).

(c) Sunset. No credits shall be allowed under this section for tax years beginning on or after

January 1, 2026.

SECTION 16. Chapter 44-53 of the General Laws entitled "Levy and Distraint" is hereby

amended by adding thereto the following section:

44-53-18. Financial institution data match system for state tax collection purposes.

(a) Definitions. As used in this section:

(1) “Division” means the Rhode Island department of revenue, division of taxation.

(2) “Financial institution” means any bank, savings and loan association, federal or state

credit union, trust company, consumer lender, international banking facility, financial institution

holding company, benefit association, insurance company, safe deposit company, or any entity

authorized by the taxpayer to buy, sell, transfer, store, and/or trade monetary assets or its equivalent,

including, but not limited to, virtual currency, and any party affiliated with the financial institution.

A financial institution includes any person or entity authorized or required to participate in a

financial institution data match system or program for child support enforcement purposes under

federal or state law.

(b) Financial institution data match system for state tax collection purposes.

(1) To assist the tax administrator in the collection of debts, the division shall develop and

operate a financial institution data match system for the purpose of identifying and seizing the non-

exempt assets of delinquent taxpayers as identified by the tax administrator. The tax administrator

is authorized to designate a third party to develop and operate this system. Any third party

designated by the tax administrator to develop and operate a financial data match system must keep

all information it obtains from both the division and the financial institution confidential, and any

employee, agent, or representative of that third party is prohibited from disclosing that information

to anyone other than the division or the financial institution.

(2) Each financial institution doing business in the state shall, in conjunction with the tax

administrator or the tax administrator’s authorized designee, develop and operate a data match

system to facilitate the identification and seizure of non-exempt financial assets of delinquent

taxpayers identified by the tax administrator or the tax administrator’s authorized designee. If a

financial institution has a data match system developed or used to administer the child support

enforcement programs of this state, and if that system is approved by the tax administrator or the

tax administrator’s authorized designee, the financial institution may use that system to comply

with the provisions of this section.

(c) Each financial institution must provide identifying information at least each calendar

quarter to the division for each delinquent taxpayer identified by the division who or that maintains

an account at the institution. The identifying information must include the delinquent taxpayer’s

name, address, and social security number or other taxpayer identification number, and all account

numbers and balances in each account.

(d) A financial institution that complies with this section will not be liable under state law

to any person for the disclosure of information to the tax administrator or the tax administrator’s

authorized designee, or any other action taken in good faith to comply with this section.

(e) Both the financial institution furnishing a report to the tax administrator under this

section and the tax administrator’s authorized designee are prohibited from disclosing to the

delinquent taxpayer that the name of the delinquent taxpayer has been received from or furnished

to the tax administrator, unless authorized in writing by the tax administrator to do so. A violation

of this subsection will result in the imposition of a civil penalty equal to the greater of one thousand

dollars ($1,000) or the amount in the account of the person to whom the disclosure was made for

each instance of unauthorized disclosure by the financial institution or the tax administrator’s

authorized designee under subsection (b)(1). That civil penalty can be assessed and collected under

this title as if that penalty were tax.

(f) A financial institution may disclose to its depositors or account holders that the division

has the authority to request certain identifying information on certain depositors or account holders

under the financial institution data match system for state tax collection purposes.

(g) This section does not prevent the division from encumbering a delinquent taxpayer’s

account with a financial institution by any other remedy available for the enforcement of tax

collection activities.

SECTION 17. Sections 45-24-31 and 45-24-37 of the General Laws in Chapter 45-24

entitled "Zoning Ordinances" are hereby amended to read as follows:

45-24-31. Definitions.

Where words or terms used in this chapter are defined in § 45-22.2-4 or § 45-23-32, they

have the meanings stated in that section. In addition, the following words have the following

meanings. Additional words and phrases may be used in developing local ordinances under this

chapter; however, the words and phrases defined in this section are controlling in all local

ordinances created under this chapter:

(1) Abutter. One whose property abuts, that is, adjoins at a border, boundary, or point with

no intervening land.

(2) Accessory dwelling unit (ADU). A residential living unit on the same lot where the

principal use is a legally established single-family dwelling unit or multi-family dwelling unit. An

ADU provides complete independent living facilities for one or more persons. It may take various

forms including, but not limited to: a detached unit; a unit that is part of an accessory structure,

such as a detached garage; or a unit that is part of an expanded or remodeled primary dwelling.

(3) Accessory use. A use of land or of a building, or portion thereof, customarily incidental

and subordinate to the principal use of the land or building. An accessory use may be restricted to

the same lot as the principal use. An accessory use shall not be permitted without the principal use

to which it is related.

(4) Adaptive reuse. “Adaptive reuse,” as defined in § 42-64.22-2.

(5) Aggrieved party. An aggrieved party, for purposes of this chapter, shall be:

(i) Any person, or persons, or entity, or entities, who or that can demonstrate that his, her,

or itstheir property will be injured by a decision of any officer or agency responsible for

administering the zoning ordinance of a city or town; or

(ii) Anyone requiring notice pursuant to this chapter.

(6) Agricultural land. “Agricultural land,” as defined in § 45-22.2-4.

(7) Airport hazard area. “Airport hazard area,” as defined in § 1-3-2.

(8) Applicant. An owner, or authorized agent of the owner, submitting an application or

appealing an action of any official, board, or agency.

(9) Application. The completed form, or forms, and all accompanying documents, exhibits,

and fees required of an applicant by an approving authority for development review, approval, or

permitting purposes.

(10) Buffer. Land that is maintained in either a natural or landscaped state, and is used to

screen or mitigate the impacts of development on surrounding areas, properties, or rights-of-way.

(11) Building. Any structure used or intended for supporting or sheltering any use or

occupancy.

(12) Building envelope. The three-dimensional space within which a structure is permitted

to be built on a lot and that is defined by regulations governing building setbacks, maximum height,

and bulk; by other regulations; or by any combination thereof.

(13) Building height. For a vacant parcel of land, building height shall be measured from

the average, existing-grade elevation where the foundation of the structure is proposed. For an

existing structure, building height shall be measured from average grade taken from the outermost

four (4) corners of the existing foundation. In all cases, building height shall be measured to the top

of the highest point of the existing or proposed roof or structure. This distance shall exclude spires,

chimneys, flag poles, and the like. For any property or structure located in a special flood hazard

area, as shown on the official FEMA Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMs), or depicted on the

Rhode Island coastal resources management council (CRMC) suggested design elevation three foot

(3′) sea level rise (CRMC SDE 3 SLR) map as being inundated during a one-hundred-year (100)

storm, the greater of the following amounts, expressed in feet, shall be excluded from the building

height calculation:

(i) The base flood elevation on the FEMA FIRM plus up to five feet (5′) of any utilized or

proposed freeboard, less the average existing grade elevation; or

(ii) The suggested design elevation as depicted on the CRMC SDE 3 SLR map during a

one-hundred-year (100) storm, less the average existing grade elevation. CRMC shall reevaluate

the appropriate suggested design elevation map for the exclusion every ten (10) years, or as

otherwise necessary.

(14) Cluster. A site-planning technique that concentrates buildings in specific areas on the

site to allow the remaining land to be used for recreation, common open space, and/or preservation

of environmentally, historically, culturally, or other sensitive features and/or structures. The

techniques used to concentrate buildings shall be specified in the ordinance and may include, but

are not limited to, reduction in lot areas, setback requirements, and/or bulk requirements, with the

resultant open land being devoted by deed restrictions for one or more uses. Under cluster

development, there is no increase in the number of lots that would be permitted under conventional

development except where ordinance provisions include incentive bonuses for certain types or

conditions of development.

(15) Common ownership. Either:

(i) Ownership by one or more individuals or entities in any form of ownership of two (2)

or more contiguous lots; or

(ii) Ownership by any association (ownership may also include a municipality) of one or

more lots under specific development techniques.

(16) Community residence. A home or residential facility where children and/or adults

reside in a family setting and may or may not receive supervised care. This does not include halfway

houses or substance-use-disorder-treatment facilities. This does include, but is not limited to, the

following:

(i) Whenever six (6) or fewer children or adults with intellectual and/or developmental

disability reside in any type of residence in the community, as licensed by the state pursuant to

chapter 24 of title 40.1. All requirements pertaining to local zoning are waived for these community

residences;

(ii) A group home providing care or supervision, or both, to not more than eight (8) persons

with disabilities, and licensed by the state pursuant to chapter 24 of title 40.1;

(iii) A residence for children providing care or supervision, or both, to not more than eight

(8) children, including those of the caregiver, and licensed by the state pursuant to chapter 72.1 of

title 42;

(iv) A community transitional residence providing care or assistance, or both, to no more

than six (6) unrelated persons or no more than three (3) families, not to exceed a total of eight (8)

persons, requiring temporary financial assistance, and/or to persons who are victims of crimes,

abuse, or neglect, and who are expected to reside in that residence not less than sixty (60) days nor

more than two (2) years. Residents will have access to, and use of, all common areas, including

eating areas and living rooms, and will receive appropriate social services for the purpose of

fostering independence, self-sufficiency, and eventual transition to a permanent living situation.

(17) Comprehensive plan. The comprehensive plan adopted and approved pursuant to

chapter 22.2 of this title and to which any zoning adopted pursuant to this chapter shall be in

compliance.

(18) Day care — Daycare center. Any other daycare center that is not a family daycare

home.

(19) Day care — Family daycare home. Any home, other than the individual’s home, in

which day care in lieu of parental care or supervision is offered at the same time to six (6) or less

individuals who are not relatives of the caregiver, but may not contain more than a total of eight

(8) individuals receiving day care.

(20) Density, residential. The number of dwelling units per unit of land.

(21) Development. The construction, reconstruction, conversion, structural alteration,

relocation, or enlargement of any structure; any mining, excavation, landfill, or land disturbance;

or any change in use, or alteration or extension of the use, of land.

(22) Development plan review. See §§ 45-23-32 and 45-23-50.

(23) District. See “zoning use district.”

(24) Drainage system. A system for the removal of water from land by drains, grading, or

other appropriate means. These techniques may include runoff controls to minimize erosion and

sedimentation during and after construction or development; the means for preserving surface and

groundwaters; and the prevention and/or alleviation of flooding.

(25) Dwelling unit. A structure, or portion of a structure, providing complete, independent

living facilities for one or more persons, including permanent provisions for living, sleeping, eating,

cooking, and sanitation, and containing a separate means of ingress and egress.

(26) Extractive industry. The extraction of minerals, including: solids, such as coal and

ores; liquids, such as crude petroleum; and gases, such as natural gases. The term also includes

quarrying; well operation; milling, such as crushing, screening, washing, and flotation; and other

preparation customarily done at the extraction site or as a part of the extractive activity.

(27) Family member. A person, or persons, related by blood, marriage, or other legal

means, including, but not limited to, a child, parent, spouse, mother-in-law, father-in-law,

grandparents, grandchildren, domestic partner, sibling, care recipient, or member of the household.

(28) Floating zone. An unmapped zoning district adopted within the ordinance that is

established on the zoning map only when an application for development, meeting the zone

requirements, is approved.

(29) Floodplains, or Flood hazard area. As defined in § 45-22.2-4.

(30) Freeboard. A factor of safety expressed in feet above the base flood elevation of a

flood hazard area for purposes of floodplain management. Freeboard compensates for the many

unknown factors that could contribute to flood heights, such as wave action, bridge openings, and

the hydrological effect of urbanization of the watershed.

(31) Groundwater. “Groundwater” and associated terms, as defined in § 46-13.1-3.

(32) Halfway house. A residential facility for adults or children who have been

institutionalized for criminal conduct and who require a group setting to facilitate the transition to

a functional member of society.

(33) Hardship. See § 45-24-41.

(34) Historic district or historic site. As defined in § 45-22.2-4.

(35) Home occupation. Any activity customarily carried out for gain by a resident,

conducted as an accessory use in the resident’s dwelling unit. For the purposes of this chapter,

home occupation does not include remote work activities as defined in § 45-24-37.

(36) Household. One or more persons living together in a single-dwelling unit, with

common access to, and common use of, all living and eating areas and all areas and facilities for

the preparation and storage of food within the dwelling unit. The term “household unit” is

synonymous with the term “dwelling unit” for determining the number of units allowed within any

structure on any lot in a zoning district. An individual household shall consist of any one of the

following:

(i) A family, which may also include servants and employees living with the family; or

(ii) A person or group of unrelated persons living together. The maximum number may be

set by local ordinance, but this maximum shall not be less than one person per bedroom and shall

not exceed five (5) unrelated persons per dwelling. The maximum number shall not apply to

NARR-certified recovery residences.

(37) Incentive zoning. The process whereby the local authority may grant additional

development capacity in exchange for the developer’s provision of a public benefit or amenity as

specified in local ordinances.

(38) Infrastructure. Facilities and services needed to sustain residential, commercial,

industrial, institutional, and other activities.

(39) Land development project. As defined in § 45-23-32.

(40) Lot. Either:

(i) The basic development unit for determination of lot area, depth, and other dimensional

regulations; or

(ii) A parcel of land whose boundaries have been established by some legal instrument,

such as a recorded deed or recorded map, and that is recognized as a separate legal entity for

purposes of transfer of title.

(41) Lot area. The total area within the boundaries of a lot, excluding any street right-of-

way, usually reported in acres or square feet.

(42) Lot area, minimum. The smallest land area established by the local zoning ordinance

upon which a use, building, or structure may be located in a particular zoning district.

(43) Lot building coverage. That portion of the lot that is, or may be, covered by buildings

and accessory buildings.

(44) Lot depth. The distance measured from the front lot line to the rear lot line. For lots

where the front and rear lot lines are not parallel, the lot depth is an average of the depth.

(45) Lot frontage. That portion of a lot abutting a street. A zoning ordinance shall specify

how noncontiguous frontage will be considered with regard to minimum frontage requirements.

(46) Lot line. A line of record, bounding a lot, that divides one lot from another lot or from

a public or private street or any other public or private space and shall include:

(i) Front: the lot line separating a lot from a street right-of-way. A zoning ordinance shall

specify the method to be used to determine the front lot line on lots fronting on more than one

street, for example, corner and through lots;

(ii) Rear: the lot line opposite and most distant from the front lot line, or in the case of

triangular or otherwise irregularly shaped lots, an assumed line at least ten feet (10′) in length

entirely within the lot, parallel to and at a maximum distance from, the front lot line; and

(iii) Side: any lot line other than a front or rear lot line. On a corner lot, a side lot line may

be a street lot line, depending on requirements of the local zoning ordinance.

(47) Lot size, minimum. Shall have the same meaning as “minimum lot area” defined

herein.

(48) Lot, through. A lot that fronts upon two (2) parallel streets, or that fronts upon two (2)

streets that do not intersect at the boundaries of the lot.

(49) Lot width. The horizontal distance between the side lines of a lot measured at right

angles to its depth along a straight line parallel to the front lot line at the minimum front setback

line.

(50) Manufactured home. As used in this section, a manufactured home shall have the same

definition as in 42 U.S.C. § 5402, meaning a structure, transportable in one or more sections, which,

in the traveling mode, is eight (8) body feet or more in width or forty (40) body feet or more in

length, or, when erected on site, is three hundred twenty (320) or more square feet, and which is

built on a permanent chassis and designed to be used as a dwelling with a permanent foundation

connected to the required utilities, and includes the plumbing, heating, air-conditioning, and

electrical systems contained therein; except that such term shall include any structure that meets all

the requirements of this definition except the size requirements and with respect to which the

manufacturer voluntarily files a certification required by the United States Secretary of Housing

and Urban Development and complies with the standards established under chapter 70 of Title 42

of the United States Code; and except that such term shall not include any self-propelled

recreational vehicle.

(51) Mere inconvenience. See § 45-24-41.

(52) Mixed use. A mixture of land uses within a single development, building, or tract.

(53) Modification. Permission granted and administered by the zoning enforcement officer

of the city or town, and pursuant to the provisions of this chapter to grant a dimensional variance

other than lot area requirements from the zoning ordinance to a limited degree as determined by

the zoning ordinance of the city or town, but not to exceed twenty-five percent (25%) of each of

the applicable dimensional requirements.

(54) Nonconformance. A building, structure, or parcel of land, or use thereof, lawfully

existing at the time of the adoption or amendment of a zoning ordinance and not in conformity with

the provisions of that ordinance or amendment. Nonconformance is of only two (2) types:

(i) Nonconforming by use: a lawfully established use of land, building, or structure that is

not a permitted use in that zoning district. A building or structure containing more dwelling units

than are permitted by the use regulations of a zoning ordinance is nonconformity by use; or

(ii) Nonconforming by dimension: a building, structure, or parcel of land not in compliance

with the dimensional regulations of the zoning ordinance. Dimensional regulations include all

regulations of the zoning ordinance, other than those pertaining to the permitted uses. A building

or structure containing more dwelling units than are permitted by the use regulations of a zoning

ordinance is nonconforming by use; a building or structure containing a permitted number of

dwelling units by the use regulations of the zoning ordinance, but not meeting the lot area per

dwelling unit regulations, is nonconforming by dimension.

(55) Overlay district. A district established in a zoning ordinance that is superimposed on

one or more districts or parts of districts. The standards and requirements associated with an overlay

district may be more or less restrictive than those in the underlying districts consistent with other

applicable state and federal laws.

(56) Performance standards. A set of criteria or limits relating to elements that a particular

use or process must either meet or may not exceed.

(57) Permitted use. A use by right that is specifically authorized in a particular zoning

district.

(58) Planned development. A “land development project,” as defined in subsection (39),

and developed according to plan as a single entity and containing one or more structures or uses

with appurtenant common areas.

(59) Plant agriculture. The growing of plants for food or fiber, to sell or consume.

(60) Preapplication conference. A review meeting of a proposed development held between

applicants and reviewing agencies as permitted by law and municipal ordinance, before formal

submission of an application for a permit or for development approval.

(61) Setback line or lines. A line, or lines, parallel to a lot line at the minimum distance of

the required setback for the zoning district in which the lot is located that establishes the area within

which the principal structure must be erected or placed.

(62) Site plan. The development plan for one or more lots on which is shown the existing

and/or the proposed conditions of the lot.

(63) Slope of land. The grade, pitch, rise, or incline of the topographic landform or surface

of the ground.

(64) Special use. A regulated use that is permitted pursuant to the special-use permit issued

by the authorized governmental entity, pursuant to § 45-24-42. Formerly referred to as a special

exception.

(65) Structure. A combination of materials to form a construction for use, occupancy, or

ornamentation, whether installed on, above, or below the surface of land or water.

(66) Substandard lot of record. Any lot lawfully existing at the time of adoption or

amendment of a zoning ordinance and not in conformance with the dimensional or area provisions

of that ordinance.

(67) Use. The purpose or activity for which land or buildings are designed, arranged, or

intended, or for which land or buildings are occupied or maintained.

(68) Variance. Permission to depart from the literal requirements of a zoning ordinance.

An authorization for the construction or maintenance of a building or structure, or for the

establishment or maintenance of a use of land, that is prohibited by a zoning ordinance. There are

only two (2) categories of variance, a use variance or a dimensional variance.

(i) Use variance. Permission to depart from the use requirements of a zoning ordinance

where the applicant for the requested variance has shown by evidence upon the record that the

subject land or structure cannot yield any beneficial use if it is to conform to the provisions of the

zoning ordinance.

(ii) Dimensional variance. Permission to depart from the dimensional requirements of a

zoning ordinance under the applicable standards set forth in § 45-24-41.

(69) Waters. As defined in § 46-12-1(23).

(70) Wetland, coastal. As defined in § 45-22.2-4.

(71) Wetland, freshwater. As defined in § 2-1-20.

(72) Zoning certificate. A document signed by the zoning enforcement officer, as required

in the zoning ordinance, that acknowledges that a use, structure, building, or lot either complies

with, or is legally nonconforming to, the provisions of the municipal zoning ordinance or is an

authorized variance or modification therefrom.

(73) Zoning map. The map, or maps, that are a part of the zoning ordinance and that

delineate the boundaries of all mapped zoning districts within the physical boundary of the city or

town.

(74) Zoning ordinance. An ordinance enacted by the legislative body of the city or town

pursuant to this chapter and in the manner providing for the adoption of ordinances in the city or

town’s legislative or home rule charter, if any, that establish regulations and standards relating to

the nature and extent of uses of land and structures; that is consistent with the comprehensive plan

of the city or town as defined in chapter 22.2 of this title; that includes a zoning map; and that

complies with the provisions of this chapter.

(75) Zoning use district. The basic unit in zoning, either mapped or unmapped, to which a

uniform set of regulations applies, or a uniform set of regulations for a specified use. Zoning use

districts include, but are not limited to: agricultural, commercial, industrial, institutional, open

space, and residential. Each district may include sub-districts. Districts may be combined.

45-24-37. General provisions — Permitted uses.

(a) The zoning ordinance shall provide a listing of all land uses and/or performance

standards for uses that are permitted within the zoning use districts of the municipality. The

ordinance may provide for a procedure under which a proposed land use that is not specifically

listed may be presented by the property owner to the zoning board of review or to a local official

or agency charged with administration and enforcement of the ordinance for an evaluation and

determination of whether the proposed use is of a similar type, character, and intensity as a listed

permitted use. Upon such determination, the proposed use may be considered to be a permitted use.

(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, the following uses are permitted

uses within all residential zoning use districts of a municipality and all industrial and commercial

zoning use districts except where residential use is prohibited for public health or safety reasons:

(1) Households;

(2) Community residences; and

(3) Family daycare homes; and

(4) Remote work, defined as a work flexibility arrangement under which a W-2 employee

or full-time contractor routinely performs the duties and responsibilities of such employee’s

position from an approved worksite other than the location from which the employee would

otherwise work.

(i) Remote work shall not include any activities that:

(A) Relate to the sale of unlawful goods and services;

(B) Generate on-street parking or a substantial increase in traffic through the residential

area;

(C) Occur outside of the residential dwelling;

(D) Occur in the yard; or

(E) Are visible from the street.

(c) Any time a building or other structure used for residential purposes, or a portion of a

building containing residential units, is rendered uninhabitable by virtue of a casualty such as fire

or flood, the owner of the property is allowed to park, temporarily, mobile and manufactured home,

or homes, as the need may be, elsewhere upon the land, for use and occupancy of the former

occupants for a period of up to twelve (12) months, or until the building or structure is rehabilitated

and otherwise made fit for occupancy. The property owner, or a properly designated agent of the

owner, is only allowed to cause the mobile and manufactured home, or homes, to remain

temporarily upon the land by making timely application to the local building official for the

purposes of obtaining the necessary permits to repair or rebuild the structure.

(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, appropriate access for people with

disabilities to residential structures is allowed as a reasonable accommodation for any person(s)

residing, or intending to reside, in the residential structure.

(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an accessory dwelling unit

(“ADU”) that meets the requirements of §§ 45-24-31 and 45-24-73(a) shall be a permitted use in

all residential zoning districts. An ADU that meets the requirements of §§ 45-24-31 and 45-24-

73(a) shall be permitted through an administrative building permit process only.

(f) When used in this section the terms “people with disabilities” or “member, or members,

with disabilities” means a person(s) who has a physical or mental impairment that substantially

limits one or more major life activities, as defined in 42-87-1(5).

(g) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, plant agriculture is a permitted

use within all zoning districts of a municipality, including all industrial and commercial zoning

districts, except where prohibited for public health or safety reasons or the protection of wildlife

habitat.

(h) Adaptive reuse. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, adaptive reuse

for the conversion of any commercial building, including offices, schools, religious facilities,

medical buildings, and malls into residential units or mixed-use developments which include the

development of at least fifty percent (50%) of the existing gross floor area into residential units,

shall be a permitted use and allowed by specific and objective provisions of a zoning ordinance,

except where such is prohibited by environmental land use restrictions recorded on the property by

the state of Rhode Island department of environmental management or the United States

Environmental Protection Agency preventing the conversion to residential use.

(1) The specific zoning ordinance provisions for adaptive reuse shall exempt adaptive reuse

developments from off-street parking requirements of over one space per dwelling unit.

(2) Density.

(i) For projects that meet the following criteria, zoning ordinances shall allow for high

density development and shall not limit the density to less than fifteen (15) dwelling units per acre:

(A) Where the project is limited to the existing footprint, except that the footprint is allowed

to be expanded to accommodate upgrades related to the building and fire codes and utilities; and

(B) The development includes at least twenty percent (20%) low- and moderate-income

housing; and

(C) The development has access to public sewer and water service or has access to adequate

private water, such as a well and and/or wastewater treatment system(s) approved by the relevant

state agency for the entire development as applicable.

(ii) For all other adaptive reuse projects, the residential density permitted in the converted

structure shall be the maximum allowed that otherwise meets all standards of minimum housing

and has access to public sewer and water service or has access to adequate private water, such as a

well, and wastewater treatment system(s) approved by the relevant state agency for the entire

development, as applicable. The density proposed shall be determined to meet all public health and

safety standards.

(3) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, for adaptive reuse projects,

existing building setbacks shall remain and shall be considered legal nonconforming, but no

additional encroachments shall be permitted into any nonconforming setback, unless otherwise

allowed by zoning ordinance or relief is granted by the applicable authority.

(4) For adaptive reuse projects, notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, the

height of the existing structure, if it exceeds the maximum height of the zoning district, may remain

and shall be considered legal nonconforming, and any rooftop construction shall be included within

the height exemption.

(i) Notwithstanding any other provisions of this chapter, all towns and cities may allow

manufactured homes that comply with § 23-27.3-109.1.3 as a type of single-family home on any

lot zoned for single-family use. Such home shall comply with all dimensional requirements of a

single-family home in the district or seek relief for the same under the provisions of this chapter.

SECTION 18. Title 44 of the General Laws entitled "TAXATION" is hereby amended by

adding thereto the following chapter:

CHAPTER 72

NON-OWNER OCCUPIED PROPERTY TAX ACT

44-72-1. Short title.

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Non-Owner Occupied Property Tax

Act".

44-72-2. Purpose.

(a) The state funds cities and towns pursuant to chapter 13 of title 45.

(b) There is a compelling state interest in protecting the tax base of its cities and towns.

(c) There are numerous non-owner occupied residential properties throughout the cities

and towns of Rhode Island assessed at values over one million dollars ($1,000,000).

(d) The existence of such properties within a city or town has an impact on the value of

real property within the cities and towns and the tax base within these cities and towns.

(e) Non-owner occupied properties sometimes place a greater demand on essential state,

city, or town services such as police and fire protection than do occupied properties comparably

assessed for real estate tax purposes.

(f) The residents of non-owner occupied properties are not vested with a motive to maintain

such properties.

(g) The owners of non-owner occupied properties do not always contribute a fair share of

the costs of providing the foregoing essential state, city, or town services financed in part by real

estate tax revenues, which revenues are solely based on the assessed value of properties.

(h) Some properties are deliberately left vacant by their owners in the hope that real estate

values will increase, thereby enabling the owners to sell these properties at a substantial profit

without making any of the necessary repairs or improvements to the property.

(i) The non-owner occupation of such property whether for profit speculation, tax benefit,

or any other purposes is the making use of that property and as such, is a privilege incident to the

ownership of the property.

(j) Owners of non-owner occupied properties must be encouraged to use the properties in

a positive manner to stop the spread of deterioration, to increase the stock of viable real estate

within a city or town, and to maintain real estate values within communities.

(k) Owners of non-owner occupied properties must be required, through a state’s power to

tax, to pay a fair share of the cost of providing certain essential state services to protect the public

health, safety, and welfare.

(l) For all of the reasons stated within this section, the purpose of this chapter is to impose

a statewide tax upon non-owner occupied residential property assessed at a value of one million

dollars ($1,000,000) or more.

44-72-3. Definitions.

The following words and phrases as used in this chapter have the following meanings:

(1) “Administrator” means the tax administrator within the department of revenue.

(2) “Assessed value” means the assessed value of the real estate as of December 31 of the

corresponding taxable year in accordance with § 44-5-12.

(3) “Non-owner occupied” means that the residential property does not serve as the owner’s

primary residence and is not occupied by the owner of the property for a majority of days during a

given taxable year.

(4) “Non-owner occupied tax” means the assessment imposed upon the non-owner

occupied residential property assessed at one million dollars ($1,000,000) or more pursuant to this

chapter and as adjusted pursuant to § 44-72-6.

(5) “Person” means any individual, corporation, company, association, partnership, joint

stock association, and the legal successor thereof or any other entity or group organization against

which a tax may be assessed.

(6) “Taxable year” means July 1 through June 30.

44-72-4. Imposition and proceeds of tax.

(a) For taxable years beginning on or after July 1, 2026, a tax is imposed upon the privilege

of utilizing property as non-owner occupied residential property within the state during any taxable

year. The non-owner occupied tax shall be in addition to any other taxes authorized by the general

or public laws.

(b) With respect to the tax imposed,by this chapter, the tax administrator shall contribute

the entire tax to the low-income housing tax credit fund established pursuant to § 44-71-11.

44-72-5. Exemptions.

This chapter does not supersede any applicable exemption in the general or public laws.

In no case shall this chapter apply to, or any tax therefrom be assessed against, any properties or

buildings that are rented or were rented for a period of more than one hundredandeighty-three (183)

days during the prior taxable year and subject to the provisions of chapter 18 of title 34 or any

properties or buildings that are rented or were rented and are subject to tax pursuant to chapter 18

of this title44.

44-72-6. Rate of tax.

The tax authorized by this chapter shall be measured by the assessed value of the real estate

at the rate of two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50) for each five hundred dollars ($500) or fractional

part of the assessed value in excess of one million dollars ($1,000,000). For tax years beginning on

or after July 1, 2027, the assessed value threshold of one million dollars ($1,000,000) provided

pursuant to this section shall be adjusted by the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index

for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) as published by the United States Department of Labor Statistics

determined as of September 30 of the prior calendar years. Said adjustment shall be compounded

annually and shall be rounded up to the nearest five-dollar ($5.00) increment. In no event shall the

assessed value threshold in any tax year be less than the prior tax year.

44-72-7. Returns.

(a) The tax imposed by this chapter shall be due and payable in four (4) equal installments.

The first installment shall be paid on or before September 15 of the taxable year, the second

installment shall be paid on or before December 15 of the taxable year, the third installment shall

be paid on or before March 15 of the taxable year, and the fourth installment shall be paid on or

before June 15 of the taxable year.

(b) The tax administrator is authorized to adopt rules, pursuant to this chapter, relative to

the form of the return and the data that it shall contain for the correct computation of the imposed

tax. All returns shall be signed by the taxpayer or by its authorized representative, subject to the

pains and penalties of perjury. If a return shows an overpayment of the tax due, the tax administrator

shall refund or credit the overpayment to the taxpayer.

(c) The tax administrator, for good cause shown, may extend the time within which a

taxpayer is required to file a return. If the return is filed during the period of extension, no penalty

or late filing charge shall be imposed for failure to file the return at the time required by this chapter;

however, the taxpayer shall be liable for interest as prescribed in this chapter. Failure to file the

return during the period for the extension shall void the extension.

44-72-8. Set-off for delinquent payment of tax.

If a taxpayer shall fail to pay a tax within thirty (30) days of its due date, the tax

administrator may request any agency of state government making payments to the taxpayer to set-

off the amount of the delinquency against any payment due the taxpayer from the agency of state

government and remit the sum to the tax administrator. Upon receipt of the set-off request from the

tax administrator, any agency of state government is authorized and empowered to set-off the

amount of the delinquency against any payment or amounts due the taxpayer. The amount of set-

off shall be credited against the tax due from the taxpayer.

44-72-9. Tax on available information – Interest on delinquencies – Penalties –

Collection powers.

If any taxpayer shall fail to file a return within the time required by this chapter, or shall

file an insufficient or incorrect return, or shall not pay the tax imposed by this chapter when it is

due, the tax administrator shall assess the tax upon the information as may be available, which shall

be payable upon demand and shall bear interest at the annual rate provided by § 44-1-7, from the

date when the tax should have been paid. If any part of the tax not paid is due to negligence or

intentional disregard of the provisions of this chapter, a penalty of ten percent (10%) of the amount

of the determination shall be added to the tax. The tax administrator shall collect the tax with

interest in the same manner and with the same powers as are prescribed for collection of taxes in

this title.

44-72-10. Claims for refund - Hearing upon denial.

(a) Any taxpayer subject to the provisions of this chapter,may file a claim for refund with

the tax administrator at any time within two (2) years after the tax has been paid. If the tax

administrator determines that the tax has been overpaid, the administrator shall make a refund with

interest from the date of overpayment.

(b) Any taxpayer whose claim for refund has been denied may, within thirty (30) days from

the date of the mailing by the administrator of the notice of the decision, request a hearing and the

administrator shall, as soon as practicable, set a time and place for the hearing and shall notify the

taxpayer.

44-72-11. Hearing by tax administrator on application.

Any taxpayer aggrieved by the action of the tax administrator in determining the amount

of any tax or penalty imposed under the provisions of this chapter may apply to the tax

administrator, within thirty (30) days after the notice of the action is mailed to the taxpayer, for a

hearing relative to the tax or penalty. The tax administrator shall fix a time and place for the hearing

and shall so notify the taxpayer. Upon the hearing, the tax administrator shall correct manifest

errors, if any, disclosed at the hearing and thereupon assess and collect the amount lawfully due

together with any penalty or interest thereon.

44-72-12. Appeals.

(a) In any appeal from the imposition of the tax set forth in this chapter, the tax

administrator shall find in favor of an appellant who shows that the property assessed:

(1) Was actively occupied by the owner during the taxable year for more than six (6)

months; or

(2) Was exempt pursuant to the general laws or public laws from the imposition of the tax

set forth in this chapter.

(b) Appeals from administrative orders or decisions made pursuant to any provisions of

this chapter shall be to the sixth division district court pursuant to chapter 8 of title 8. The taxpayer’s

right to appeal under this section shall be expressly made conditional upon prepayment of all taxes,

interest, and penalties unless the taxpayer moves for and is granted an exemption from the

prepayment requirement pursuant to § 8-8-26. If the court, after appeal, holds that the taxpayer is

entitled to a refund, the taxpayer shall also be paid interest on the amount at the rate provided in §

44-1-7.1.

44-72-13. Taxpayer records.

Every taxpayer shall:

(1) Keep records as may be necessary to determine the amount of its liability under this

chapter, including, but not limited to: rental agreements, payments for rent, bank statements for

payment of residential expenses, utility bills, and any other records establishing residency or non-

residency.

(2) Preserve those records for the period of three (3) years following the date of filing of

any return required by this chapter, or until any litigation or prosecution under this chapter is finally

determined.

(3) Make those records available for inspection by the administrator or authorized agents,

upon demand, at reasonable times during regular business hours.

44-72-14. Rules and regulations.

The tax administrator is authorized to make and promulgate rules, regulations, and

procedures not inconsistent with state law and fiscal procedures as the administrator deems

necessary for the proper administration of this chapter and to carry out the provisions, policies, and

purposes of this chapter.

44-72-15. Severability.

If any provision of this chapter or the application of this chapter to any person or

circumstances is held invalid, that invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of the

chapter that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the

provisions of this chapter are declared to be severable. It is declared to be the legislative intent that

this chapter would have been adopted had those provisions not been included or that person,

circumstance, or time period been expressly excluded from its coverage.

SECTION 19. Sections 3, 4, 5, 12 and 16 through 18 shall take effect upon passage.

Sections 1, 6 and 8 through 10 shall take effect on October 1, 2025. Sections 2, 7, 11 and 13 through

15 shall take effect on January 1, 2026.