H7695

Establishes property, tangible, sales and use tax exemptions as incentives for the location of qualified data centers in Rhode Island.

Introduced·2/11/26
Introduced Text

Rhode Island H7695 establishes property, tangible, sales, and use tax exemptions for qualified data centers to incentivize their location in the.

Rhode Island H7695 creates tax exemptions for qualified data centers to encourage their establishment in Rhode Island. The bill defines a qualified data center as a facility housing networked computer services. To qualify, the owner or operator must invest at least $200 million in a data center located in an enterprise zone or $400 million if not. Additionally, the owner or operator must spend at least $30 million on direct or indirect labor and invest $10 million in renewable energy resources or energy storage systems.

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Where it stands

Current
Finance Committee
Next
Committee decision

Sponsors

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Democratic CaucusRepublican Caucus

Calendar

May 7

12:00 AM

House Finance Hearing

History

May 7

House

Committee recommended measure be held for further study

May 1

House

Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/07/2026)

Feb 11

House

Introduced, referred to House Finance