---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - VIDEO-LOTTERY GAMES, TABLE GAMES AND SPORTS WAGERING (Prohibited gaming patrons forfeit winnings.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - VIDEO-LOTTERY GAMES, TABLE GAMES AND SPORTS WAGERING (Prohibited gaming patrons forfeit winnings.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "SB 2496"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 2496 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ciccone", "F Lombardi", "Lombardo"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-03-01"
last_action: "2022-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6ca6a6da-dc26-49cb-9e3c-b054784b52ee"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "ff7450de211cffd129039e905096142a2c81dd4c00415eba9991bdf204dbfa8a"
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 2496 (2022) — AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT - VIDEO-LOTTERY GAMES, TABLE GAMES AND SPORTS WAGERING (Prohibited gaming patrons forfeit winnings.)

## Version chain

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

1. **2496 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText22/SenateText22/S2496A.pdf)

## Votes

- SPORTS WAGERING — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- IN CONCURRENCE — **64–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Ciccone — primary (person)
- F Lombardi — primary (person)
- Lombardo — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-03-01** 03/01/2022 Introduced, referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-04-08** 04/08/2022 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/13/2022)
- **2022-04-13** 04/13/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2022-05-13** 05/13/2022 Scheduled for consideration (05/17/2022)
- **2022-05-16** 05/16/2022 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2022-05-17** 05/17/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-17** 05/17/2022 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/19/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-05-19** 05/19/2022 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
- **2022-05-20** 05/20/2022 Referred to House State Government & Elections `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-27** 05/27/2022 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/31/2022)
- **2022-05-31** 05/31/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2022-06-03** 06/03/2022 Scheduled for consideration (06/07/2022)
- **2022-06-07** 06/07/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-06-10** 06/10/2022 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/14/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-06-14** 06/14/2022 House passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2022-06-15** 06/15/2022 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-20** 06/20/2022 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/6ca6a6da-dc26-49cb-9e3c-b054784b52ee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).