Exempts from taxation the property of the non-profit Mount St. Rita Health Centre located in Cumberland, RI. The exemption would be effective as of December 31, 2025.

Plain-English Summary

This bill would exempt the property owned by Mount St. Rita Health Centre, a nonprofit organization located in Cumberland, Rhode Island, from paying property taxes. If passed, the exemption would take effect as of December 31, 2025, meaning the organization would not owe property taxes starting from that date.

Mount St. Rita Health Centre is a nonprofit health facility, and this bill would give it the same kind of tax-exempt status that many other nonprofit organizations receive. Nonprofits often seek these exemptions because property taxes can represent a significant ongoing cost, and supporters argue that exempting them allows the organization to direct more resources toward its services and mission.

The bill directly affects two main groups: Mount St. Rita Health Centre, which would benefit by no longer being required to pay property taxes on its facility; and the town of Cumberland, which would lose the property tax revenue it currently collects from the organization. The size of that financial impact on the town would depend on the assessed value of the property.

As of now, the bill is in its early stages in the Rhode Island House of Representatives. It has been referred to the House Municipal Government & Housing Committee, which has recommended it be held for further study — meaning lawmakers have not yet moved it forward and are taking more time to review it before deciding whether to advance it.