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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- VIDEO LOTTERY GAMES, TABLE GAMES AND SPORTS WAGERING (This act would legalize iGaming by patrons located in the State of Rhode Island. Effective 3/1/2024.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- VIDEO LOTTERY GAMES, TABLE GAMES AND SPORTS WAGERING (This act would legalize iGaming by patrons located in the State of Rhode Island. Effective 3/1/2024.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 6348"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 6348 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Gambling", "Lottery", "State Affairs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ackerman", "Cardillo", "Costantino", "Edwards", "O'Brien", "Shallcross Smith"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-04-28"
last_action: "2023-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e554e626-2b3d-4166-b37f-b3dbb392628b"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "8ad5e5c39741f8ac4027862a7dcd942b398f113cd69ea735c74dfb000806931e"
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 6348 (2023) — AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- VIDEO LOTTERY GAMES, TABLE GAMES AND SPORTS WAGERING (This act would legalize iGaming by patrons located in the State of Rhode Island. Effective 3/1/2024.)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **6348 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText23/HouseText23/H6348A.pdf)
## Votes
- RULING OF THE CHAIR — **5111** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE — **6011** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **1450** (fail) · lower
- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **1451** (fail) · lower
- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **1254** (fail) · lower
## Sponsors
- Ackerman — primary (person)
- Cardillo — primary (person)
- Costantino — primary (person)
- Edwards — primary (person)
- O'Brien — primary (person)
- Shallcross Smith — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-04-28** 04/28/2023 Introduced, referred to House Finance `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-05-19** 05/19/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/23/2023)
- **2023-05-23** 05/23/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2023-06-11** 06/11/2023 Scheduled for consideration (06/13/2023)
- **2023-06-13** 06/13/2023 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2023-06-13** 06/13/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-13** 06/13/2023 Placed on House Calendar (06/15/2023) `reading-3`
- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-20** 06/20/2023 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/e554e626-2b3d-4166-b37f-b3dbb392628b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).