---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES (Extends the effective date for the application of the new definition section relative to zoning ordinances and would also extend the current definitions section relative to zoning ordinances.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES (Extends the effective date for the application of the new definition section relative to zoning ordinances and would also extend the current definitions section relative to zoning ordinances.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2019"
identifier: "SB 689"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 689 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cities & Towns"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Euer", "McCaffrey"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2019-03-21"
last_action: "2019-07-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/abfc76f7-2538-481a-a546-fc97e72f31ab"
source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
source_hash: "4d61957fe6ddbdb9e37a60f5a7e5e4bf79ff91abd4573791fcc2000085738a09"
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 689 (2019) — AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES (Extends the effective date for the application of the new definition section relative to zoning ordinances and would also extend the current definitions section relative to zoning ordinances.)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **689 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText19/SenateText19/S0689A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **72–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- In Concurrence — **37–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Euer — primary (person)
- McCaffrey — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-03-21** 03/21/2019 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-04-05** 04/05/2019 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/11/2019)
- **2019-04-11** 04/11/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2019-04-19** 04/19/2019 Scheduled for consideration (04/25/2019)
- **2019-04-25** 04/25/2019 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-30** 05/30/2019 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/06/2019)
- **2019-06-06** 06/06/2019 Senate read and passed `passage`
- **2019-06-07** 06/07/2019 Referred to House Municipal Government `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-18** 06/18/2019 Scheduled for consideration (06/20/2019)
- **2019-06-19** 06/19/2019 Proposed Substitute
- **2019-06-20** 06/20/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-06-20** 06/20/2019 Placed on House Calendar (06/25/2019)
- **2019-06-25** 06/25/2019 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2019-06-25** 06/25/2019 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/26/2019)
- **2019-06-26** 06/26/2019 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2019-07-02** 07/02/2019 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-07-08** 07/08/2019 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/abfc76f7-2538-481a-a546-fc97e72f31ab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).