Data center laws in Rhode Island
No statute, commission order, tariff, tax rule, moratorium or bill on data centers at the state level has been published to the record for Rhode Island yet. County and city rules are on the scorecard of the Rhode Island page.
Rules in Rhode Island
When a bill is introduced or an order is issued, it is drafted from the legislature's or the commission's own text and published here after a person reads it. Local rules, county and city ordinances and moratoriums, stay on the Rhode Island scorecard.
A law here is one statute, utility commission order, tariff, tax rule, moratorium or bill at the state level. What it requires is taken from the text, never summarized from coverage; a date the text does not give is left empty. Its status is one of five, defined on the laws index. The dated events beneath a law are the scorecard entries that cite it.
Bills tracked
In committee 6
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S. 2776 In committee
PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION - Requires that certain data centers requiring large amounts of electricity be required to fund the cost of necessary infrastructure...
PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION - Requires that certain data centers requiring large amounts of electricity be required to fund the cost of necessary infrastructure improvements to supply such electricity. As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan.
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H. 7695 In committee
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND COMMERCE CORPORATION - Establishes property, tangible, sales and use tax exemptions as incentives for the location of qualified data centers in Rhode...
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND COMMERCE CORPORATION - Establishes property, tangible, sales and use tax exemptions as incentives for the location of qualified data centers in Rhode Island. As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan.
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S. 2346 In committee
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND COMMERCE CORPORATION - Establishes property, tangible, sales and use tax exemptions as incentives for the location of qualified data centers in Rhode...
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND COMMERCE CORPORATION - Establishes property, tangible, sales and use tax exemptions as incentives for the location of qualified data centers in Rhode Island. As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan.
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H. 7331 In committee
PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION - Requires that certain data centers requiring large amounts of electricity be required to fund the cost of necessary infrastructure...
PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- PUBLIC UTILITIES COMMISSION - Requires that certain data centers requiring large amounts of electricity be required to fund the cost of necessary infrastructure improvements to supply such electricity. As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan.
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Creates qualified data centers and tax exemptions.
S. 921 In committee
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND COMMERCE CORPORATION -- QUALIFIED DATA CENTERS LOCATION INCENTIVE - Creates qualified data centers and tax exemptions. As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan.
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Creates qualified data centers and tax exemptions.
H. 6097 In committee
STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- RHODE ISLAND COMMERCE CORPORATION -- QUALIFIED DATA CENTERS LOCATION INCENTIVE - Creates qualified data centers and tax exemptions. As published by the legislature, found through LegiScan.
6 bills tracked in Rhode Island; 2026 Regular Session, legislature adjourned. No data center bills found as of October 26, 2026. Search terms: data center, data centre, large load, hyperscale, computing facility, server farm, high load factor (indirect), energy intensive facility (indirect), large electric load (indirect), digital asset mining (indirect), cryptocurrency mining (indirect), qualified technology facility (indirect), colocation (indirect), moratorium (with another term), sales tax exemption (with another term). The search on LegiScan. (opens in a new tab)
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