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legislation/us/states/ri/2022/sb-2623.md

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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES (Eliminates the restrictions on accessory dwelling units and allows for accessory apartments and affordable accessory apartments as a matter of right.)"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES (Eliminates the restrictions on accessory dwelling units and allows for accessory apartments and affordable accessory apartments as a matter of right.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2022"
+identifier: "SB 2623"
+citation: "Rhode Island SB 2623 (2022)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Burke", "Kallman", "Lombardo", "Mack", "Quezada"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 15
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2022-03-10"
+last_action: "2022-06-30"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7480aeb3-751e-4546-936f-ebc1dd2448c5"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "3ebd0dc40a81123f782ff841e85617a99a5a1150374dae002e55751b2b4a2a14"
+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 2623 (2022) — AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES (Eliminates the restrictions on accessory dwelling units and allows for accessory apartments and affordable accessory apartments as a matter of right.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **2623 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText22/SenateText22/S2623A.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Passage — **32–6** (pass) · upper
+- IN CONCURRENCE — **52–5** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Burke — primary (person)
+- Kallman — primary (person)
+- Lombardo — primary (person)
+- Mack — primary (person)
+- Quezada — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2022-03-10** 03/10/2022 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2022-04-01** 04/01/2022 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/05/2022)
+- **2022-04-04** 04/04/2022 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
+- **2022-04-05** 04/05/2022 Committee recommended indefinite postponement
+- **2022-04-05** 04/05/2022 Committee recommended Substitute A be held for further study `substitution`
+- **2022-06-20** 06/20/2022 Scheduled for consideration (06/22/2022)
+- **2022-06-21** 06/21/2022 Meeting postponed (06/22/2022)
+- **2022-06-21** 06/21/2022 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
+- **2022-06-22** 06/22/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2022-06-23** 06/23/2022 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/23/2022) `reading-3`
+- **2022-06-23** 06/23/2022 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
+- **2022-06-23** 06/23/2022 Placed on House Calendar (06/23/2022) `reading-3`
+- **2022-06-24** 06/24/2022 House passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
+- **2022-06-28** 06/28/2022 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2022-06-30** 06/30/2022 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/7480aeb3-751e-4546-936f-ebc1dd2448c5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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