Rhode Island 2023 Regular Session

Rhode Island Senate Bill S0056 Compare Versions

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9	9	S TATE OF RHODE IS LAND
10	10	IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
11	11	JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2023
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15	15	RELATING TO PROPERTY -- TAX RELIEF IN THE TOWN OF JAMESTOWN
16	16	Introduced By: Senator Dawn M. Euer
17	17	Date Introduced: January 31, 2023
18	18	Referred To: Senate Finance
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21	21	It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
22	22	SECTION 1. Section 1 of chapter 27 of the public laws of 2009, as amended, and as 1
23	23	amended by Chapter 370 of the Public Laws of 2005 entitled "An Act Providing for Tax Relief for 2
24	24	the Members of the Jamestown Emergency Medical Services and Volunteer Fire Department" is 3
25	25	hereby amended to read as follows: 4
26	26	The town council of Jamestown may, by ordinance, grant to every member of the 5
27	27	Jamestown Fire Department, who is a member in good standing, and to the surviving spouse of any 6
28	28	deceased member of the same, on proper claim being made therefor, a property tax abatement. 7
29	29	The town council of Jamestown may, from time to time, by ordinance, make such rules 8
30	30	and regulations as they deem necessary to promote the purpose of this act. 9
31	31	The schedule of abatements shall be as follows: A property tax abatement in an amount up 10
32	32	to two thousand dollars ($2,000) or the cash equivalent if no property is owned; and such abatement 11
33	33	shall be in addition to any other abatement or exemption to which said person shall be entitled. 12
34	34	SECTION 2. Any ordinance or amendment to any ordinance passed by the town council 13
35	35	of Jamestown to provide tax relief for the surviving spouses of deceased members of the Jamestown 14
36	36	Fire Department shall become effective upon passage. 15
37	37	SECTION 3. The question of the acceptance or rejection of this act shall be submitted to 16
38	38	the qualified electors of said town, entitled to vote upon a proposition to impose tax or for the 17
39	39	expenditure of money, at any special or regular financial town meeting to be held after the passage 18
40	40	of the act, and no other action shall be taken under the authority of this act unless a majority of said 19
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44	44	electors voting on said question at said town meeting vote to accept this act. 1
45	45	However, any action taken in the year 2023 by the town meeting shall be as valid and 2
46	46	effective as if this act were in effect at the time of issue, posting and publication of the warrant for 3
47	47	such meeting and at the time of the taking such action. 4
48	48	The town clerk of the town of Jamestown shall forthwith after said town meeting certify to 5
49	49	the secretary of state the result of this vote upon the question at the 2023 or a subsequent financial 6
50	50	town meeting; any ordinance passed by the town council of Jamestown to provide tax relief for the 7
51	51	spouses of deceased members of the Jamestown Fire Department shall become effective upon 8
52	52	passage; provided, however, that such ordinance adoption shall be preceded by a public hearing. 9
53	53	SECTION 4. Chapter 44-3 of the General Laws entitled "Property Subject to Taxation" is 10
54	54	hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: 11
55	55	44-3-67. Jamestown - Firefighters tax abatement. 12
56	56	The town of Jamestown may establish, by ordinance, a program to provide property tax 13
57	57	relief for every member in good standing of the Jamestown emergency medical services and 14
58	58	volunteer fire department. Such tax relief may provide an abatement of up to two thousand dollars 15
59	59	($2,000) in property taxes due or the cash equivalent, if they do not own property, for any fiscal 16
60	60	year. The criteria for providing such tax relief may include, but not be limited to, years of service, 17
61	61	quantity of calls responded to, and number of training hours. This benefit is transferrable to a 18
62	62	surviving spouse until remarriage or death. 19
63	63	SECTION 5. This section and section 3 of this act shall take effect upon passage, and the 20
64	64	remaining sections shall take effect if and when the electors of the town of Jamestown qualified to 21
65	65	vote upon a proposition to impose a tax or for the expenditure of money vote to accept this act. 22
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72	72	EXPLANATION
73	73	BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
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76	76	RELATING TO PROPERTY -- TAX RELIEF IN THE TOWN OF JAMESTOWN
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78	78	This act would provide a tax abatement of up to two thousand dollars ($2,000) to 1
79	79	Jamestown emergency medical services providers and firefighters based upon years of service, 2
80	80	quantity of calls responded to and number of training hours. This benefit is transferrable to a 3
81	81	surviving spouse until remarriage or death. 4
82	82	Section 3 of the act would take effect upon passage and the remaining sections would take 5
83	83	effect if and when the electors of the town of Jamestown qualified to vote upon a proposition to 6
84	84	impose a tax for the expenditure of money, vote to accept this act. 7
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