---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES (Eliminates the restrictions on accessory dwelling units and allows for accessory apartments and affordable accessory apartments as a matter of right.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES (Eliminates the restrictions on accessory dwelling units and allows for accessory apartments and affordable accessory apartments as a matter of right.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "SB 2623"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 2623 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Burke", "Kallman", "Lombardo", "Mack", "Quezada"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-03-10"
last_action: "2022-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7480aeb3-751e-4546-936f-ebc1dd2448c5"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "3ebd0dc40a81123f782ff841e85617a99a5a1150374dae002e55751b2b4a2a14"
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 2623 (2022) — AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES (Eliminates the restrictions on accessory dwelling units and allows for accessory apartments and affordable accessory apartments as a matter of right.)

## Version chain

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

1. **2623 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText22/SenateText22/S2623A.pdf)

## Votes

- Passage — **32–6** (pass) · upper
- IN CONCURRENCE — **52–5** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Burke — primary (person)
- Kallman — primary (person)
- Lombardo — primary (person)
- Mack — primary (person)
- Quezada — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-03-10** 03/10/2022 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-04-01** 04/01/2022 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/05/2022)
- **2022-04-04** 04/04/2022 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2022-04-05** 04/05/2022 Committee recommended indefinite postponement
- **2022-04-05** 04/05/2022 Committee recommended Substitute A be held for further study `substitution`
- **2022-06-20** 06/20/2022 Scheduled for consideration (06/22/2022)
- **2022-06-21** 06/21/2022 Meeting postponed (06/22/2022)
- **2022-06-21** 06/21/2022 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2022-06-22** 06/22/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-06-23** 06/23/2022 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/23/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-06-23** 06/23/2022 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
- **2022-06-23** 06/23/2022 Placed on House Calendar (06/23/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-06-24** 06/24/2022 House passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2022-06-28** 06/28/2022 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-30** 06/30/2022 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/7480aeb3-751e-4546-936f-ebc1dd2448c5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).