---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES"
description: "Amends several sections of law relating to zoning ordinances to provide uniform zoning standards for accessory dwelling units."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 7062"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7062 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Blazejewski", "Carson", "Cortvriend", "Cotter", "Donovan", "Henries", "McGaw", "Shekarchi", "Speakman", "Tanzi"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-01-05"
last_action: "2024-06-25"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e8355364-af4f-4a86-8ab2-685e8e8ff9f5"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "68bd4d1127019f8ffde200eab5b515d45fb9807504392c54b3b491e9b859aa01"
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 7062 (2024) — AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- ZONING ORDINANCES

Amends several sections of law relating to zoning ordinances to provide uniform zoning standards for accessory dwelling units.

## Version chain

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

1. **7062 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText24/HouseText24/H7062A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **8–54** (fail) · lower
- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **10–52** (fail) · lower
- IN CONCURRENCE — **51–7** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE — **55–9** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Blazejewski — primary (person)
- Carson — primary (person)
- Cortvriend — primary (person)
- Cotter — primary (person)
- Donovan — primary (person)
- Henries — primary (person)
- McGaw — primary (person)
- Shekarchi — primary (person)
- Speakman — primary (person)
- Tanzi — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-05** 01/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-01-19** 01/19/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (01/25/2024)
- **2024-01-25** 01/25/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2024-01-26** 01/26/2024 Scheduled for consideration (02/01/2024)
- **2024-02-01** 02/01/2024 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-02-09** 02/09/2024 Placed on House Calendar (02/14/2024) `reading-3`
- **2024-02-14** 02/14/2024 House read and passed `passage`
- **2024-03-01** 03/01/2024 Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-08** 06/08/2024 Scheduled for consideration (06/11/2024)
- **2024-06-10** 06/10/2024 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2024-06-11** 06/11/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-06-14** 06/14/2024 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/13/2024) `reading-3`
- **2024-06-14** 06/14/2024 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
- **2024-06-14** 06/14/2024 Placed on House Calendar (06/13/2024) `reading-3`
- **2024-06-14** 06/14/2024 House passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2024-06-20** 06/20/2024 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-06-25** 06/25/2024 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/e8355364-af4f-4a86-8ab2-685e8e8ff9f5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).