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RI H7240

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/21/2026

Primary Sponsor

Michael Chippendale

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Executors, administrators, heirs-at-law, or persons in possession of real property may file a sworn statement with the decedent's municipality within 9 months of death certifying the estate does not require state or federal estate tax filing

  • Upon recording of this statement by the municipality, the Division of Taxation must issue a discharge of the estate tax lien

  • Trustees of applicable trusts are also authorized to file similar sworn statements to obtain estate tax lien discharges

  • Eliminates the $50 filing fee for estate statements for decedents who died on or after January 1, 2025 (fee remains for deaths prior to that date)

  • Takes effect upon passage

Legislative Description

Generates an estate tax discharge upon the recording of a statement by the executor or other estate representative that the value of the decedent’s gross estate does not require a state or federal tax filing.

Taxation

Last Action

Withdrawn at sponsor's request

3/6/2026

Committee Referrals

Finance1/21/2026

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