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5/4/2026
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Senate Housing, Municipal Government Committee meets Thursday for hearings on housing bills
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STATE HOUSE – The Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee will meet Thursday for hearings on numerous housing bills, many concerning tenants’ rights.
The meeting is scheduled Thursday, May 7, at the rise of the Senate session (sometime after 4:30 p.m.) in Room 212 on the second floor of the State House.
Among the bills being heard are:
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2026-S 3161 — This bill sponsored by Senate Housing and Municipal Government Chairman Jacob E. Bissaillon (D-Dist. 1, Providence) authorizes municipalities, through ordinance, to require private property owners to obtain a license to operate a dwelling unit as student housing.
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2026-S 2266 — Sponsored by Sen. Tiara T. Mack (D-Dist. 6, Providence), this bill prohibits the use of algorithmic pricing by landlords to determine the amount of rent to charge a residential tenant.
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2026-S 2271 — Also sponsored by Senator Mack, this bill would limit rent increases to no more than 4% annually unless the landlord is granted an exemption by the Secretary of Housing, and provides tenants with civil action to recover damages, including award of attorneys’ fees and punitive damages, for any violations.
The meeting will be televised by Capitol Television on Cox channels 15 and 61 for high definition; i3Broadband (Formerly Full Channel) channel 15; and Verizon channel 34. Senate committee hearings may also air on Channel 75 for Cox Subscribers. Livestreaming is available at https://capitoltvri.cablecast.tv.
Any written testimony must be emailed to SLegislation@rilegislature.gov by 3 p.m. Thursday in order for it to be provided to the members of the committee at the hearing and to be included in the meeting records. Testimony will become a public record.
For more information, contact:
Greg Pare, Director of Communications for the Senate
State House Room 112
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 276-5558
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