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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- VIDEO LOTTERY GAMES, TABLE GAMES AND SPORTS WAGERING (This act would legalize iGaming by patrons located in the State of Rhode Island. Effective 3/1/2024.)"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- VIDEO LOTTERY GAMES, TABLE GAMES AND SPORTS WAGERING (This act would legalize iGaming by patrons located in the State of Rhode Island. Effective 3/1/2024.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2023"
+identifier: "HB 6348"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 6348 (2023)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Gambling", "Lottery", "State Affairs"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Ackerman", "Cardillo", "Costantino", "Edwards", "O'Brien", "Shallcross Smith"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 11
+vote_count: 5
+first_action: "2023-04-28"
+last_action: "2023-06-20"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e554e626-2b3d-4166-b37f-b3dbb392628b"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "8ad5e5c39741f8ac4027862a7dcd942b398f113cd69ea735c74dfb000806931e"
+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 HB 6348 (2023) — AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- VIDEO LOTTERY GAMES, TABLE GAMES AND SPORTS WAGERING (This act would legalize iGaming by patrons located in the State of Rhode Island. Effective 3/1/2024.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **6348 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText23/HouseText23/H6348A.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- RULING OF THE CHAIR — **51–11** (pass) · lower
+- PASSAGE — **60–11** (pass) · lower
+- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **14–50** (fail) · lower
+- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **14–51** (fail) · lower
+- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **12–54** (fail) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Ackerman — primary (person)
+- Cardillo — primary (person)
+- Costantino — primary (person)
+- Edwards — primary (person)
+- O'Brien — primary (person)
+- Shallcross Smith — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-04-28** 04/28/2023 Introduced, referred to House Finance `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2023-05-19** 05/19/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/23/2023)
+- **2023-05-23** 05/23/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
+- **2023-06-11** 06/11/2023 Scheduled for consideration (06/13/2023)
+- **2023-06-13** 06/13/2023 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
+- **2023-06-13** 06/13/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-06-13** 06/13/2023 Placed on House Calendar (06/15/2023) `reading-3`
+- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 House passed Sub A `passage`
+- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
+- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-06-20** 06/20/2023 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/e554e626-2b3d-4166-b37f-b3dbb392628b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+