---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - ZONING ORDINANCES (Expands the definition of \"family member\" for purposes of zoning ordinances.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - ZONING ORDINANCES (Expands the definition of \"family member\" for purposes of zoning ordinances.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 6219"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 6219 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children and Families", "Cities & Towns"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alzate", "Casimiro", "Shanley"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-06-13"
last_action: "2019-07-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ac46327e-6f3c-4db0-b48d-ac78f694c992"
source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
source_hash: "dc314a8e16927f8bb412d1d48d9ea3d12ead71b7de7be42e548c7d4f291068e2"
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 6219 (2019) — AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES - ZONING ORDINANCES (Expands the definition of "family member" for purposes of zoning ordinances.)

## Version chain

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

1. **6219** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText19/HouseText19/H6219.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **64–8** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Alzate — primary (person)
- Casimiro — primary (person)
- Shanley — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-06-13** 06/13/2019 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-06-14** 06/14/2019 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/18/2019)
- **2019-06-18** 06/18/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2019-06-21** 06/21/2019 Scheduled for consideration (06/24/2019)
- **2019-06-24** 06/24/2019 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-06-24** 06/24/2019 Placed on House Calendar (06/26/2019)
- **2019-06-26** 06/26/2019 House read and passed `passage`
- **2019-06-26** 06/26/2019 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/27/2019)
- **2019-06-27** 06/27/2019 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2019-07-11** 07/11/2019 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-07-15** 07/15/2019 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/ac46327e-6f3c-4db0-b48d-ac78f694c992`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).