---
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).