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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CASINO GAMING"
+description: "Amends the law consistent with the advent of iGaming and new technology. It also codifies the payment of investigatory expenses incurred by the State in limited circumstances."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2024"
+identifier: "HB 7571"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 7571 (2024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Ackerman", "Cardillo", "Costantino", "Edwards", "Shallcross Smith"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 15
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2024-02-09"
+last_action: "2024-06-26"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b80d9c4f-2036-4601-b379-7a7c6e614e86"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "a95427de9aa5871fba73a9efc3611b5cd4c7c7908a2415eb81dfdbc451f98af1"
+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 7571 (2024) — AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- CASINO GAMING
+
+Amends the law consistent with the advent of iGaming and new technology. It also codifies the payment of investigatory expenses incurred by the State in limited circumstances.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **7571 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText24/HouseText24/H7571A.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE — **66–4** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Ackerman — primary (person)
+- Cardillo — primary (person)
+- Costantino — primary (person)
+- Edwards — primary (person)
+- Shallcross Smith — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-02-09** 02/09/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2024-03-15** 03/15/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/21/2024)
+- **2024-03-21** 03/21/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
+- **2024-04-26** 04/26/2024 Scheduled for consideration (04/30/2024)
+- **2024-04-26** 04/26/2024 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
+- **2024-04-30** 04/30/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-05-03** 05/03/2024 Placed on House Calendar (05/07/2024) `reading-3`
+- **2024-05-07** 05/07/2024 House passed Sub A `passage`
+- **2024-05-13** 05/13/2024 Referred to Senate Finance `referral-committee`
+- **2024-06-04** 06/04/2024 Scheduled for consideration (06/06/2024)
+- **2024-06-06** 06/06/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-06-11** 06/11/2024 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/13/2024) `reading-3`
+- **2024-06-13** 06/13/2024 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
+- **2024-06-21** 06/21/2024 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2024-06-26** 06/26/2024 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/b80d9c4f-2036-4601-b379-7a7c6e614e86`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+