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5/11/2026
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Media Advisory: Senate Housing, Municipal Government Committee meets tomorrow to vote on condo bills
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STATE HOUSE – The Senate Housing and Municipal Government Committee will meet tomorrow to vote on several bills, including three involving condominiums, and to hold hearings on other bills.
The meeting is scheduled Tuesday, May 12, 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 2692 — This bill sponsored by Senate Housing and Municipal Government Chairman Jacob E. Bissaillon (D-Dist. 1, Providence) would require condominium associations to conduct structural surveys and reserve studies, fund reserves at 15%, and plan for repairs.
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2026-S 2896 — Sponsored by Sen. Mark McKenney (D-Dist. 30, Warwick), this bill clarifies how condominium insurance deductibles and unpaid losses are divided between associations and unit owners, requires owners to insure units if associations do not and allows boards to manage and use insurance proceeds for repairs.
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2026-S 2899 — Also sponsored by Senator McKenney, this bill would amend various sections of the condominium law to enhance transparency and establish a condominium ombudsman.
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. tomorrow 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:
Meredyth R. Whitty, Publicist
State House Room 20
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 222-1923
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