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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- VIDEO-LOTTERY GAMES, TABLE GAMES AND SPORTS WAGERING (Increases flat fee paid to Lincoln and Tiverton as host communities from $100,000 to $200,00 for FY 2022/2023 with rates of increase for FY 2024 and thereafter based on rate of increase in combined sports/online sports wagering revenue.)"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- VIDEO-LOTTERY GAMES, TABLE GAMES AND SPORTS WAGERING (Increases flat fee paid to Lincoln and Tiverton as host communities from $100,000 to $200,00 for FY 2022/2023 with rates of increase for FY 2024 and thereafter based on rate of increase in combined sports/online sports wagering revenue.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2021"
+identifier: "SB 966"
+citation: "Rhode Island SB 966 (2021)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Gambling", "Lincoln", "State Affairs", "Tiverton"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Paolino", "Pearson"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 12
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2021-06-17"
+last_action: "2021-07-06"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9ba3757f-fd7f-4d7d-ad9a-00880bd4d091"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "d7913ae81518db6a040a62ac4dccffc6b8248cb0b2dee7fe106d1f160ffcb9f7"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
+---
+
+# Rhode Island SB 966 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- VIDEO-LOTTERY GAMES, TABLE GAMES AND SPORTS WAGERING (Increases flat fee paid to Lincoln and Tiverton as host communities from $100,000 to $200,00 for FY 2022/2023 with rates of increase for FY 2024 and thereafter based on rate of increase in combined sports/online sports wagering revenue.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **966 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/SenateText21/S0966Aaa.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- AS AMENDED — **71–0** (pass) · upper
+- TABLE GAMES AND SPORTS WAGERING — **35–1** (pass) · upper
+- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **68–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Paolino — primary (person)
+- Pearson — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-06-17** 06/17/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2021-06-18** 06/18/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/23/2021)
+- **2021-06-22** 06/22/2021 Proposed Substitute
+- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/24/2021)
+- **2021-06-24** 06/24/2021 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
+- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 Placed on House Calendar (07/01/2021)
+- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
+- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (07/01/2021)
+- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence `passage`
+- **2021-07-02** 07/02/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-07-06** 07/06/2021 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9ba3757f-fd7f-4d7d-ad9a-00880bd4d091`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+