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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- VIDEO LOTTERY GAMES, TABLE GAMES AND SPORTS WAGERING"
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description: "Makes various amendments to the authorization of gaming credits and the regulatory agreement involving Bally's corporation and affiliates to increase Rhode Island's competitiveness in the gaming industry."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2024"
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identifier: "HB 8244"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 8244 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ackerman", "Costantino", "Edwards", "Shallcross Smith"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 12
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2024-05-03"
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last_action: "2024-06-24"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/32d49422-48e0-4bd4-8832-0f1124c4ec78"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "47489599003eaa7f52477f752a510ac5d56f34308573620e575f2d890a0b7702"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
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---
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# Rhode Island HB 8244 (2024) — AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- VIDEO LOTTERY GAMES, TABLE GAMES AND SPORTS WAGERING
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Makes various amendments to the authorization of gaming credits and the regulatory agreement involving Bally's corporation and affiliates to increase Rhode Island's competitiveness in the gaming industry.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **8244 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText24/HouseText24/H8244A.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **57–11** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Ackerman — primary (person)
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- Costantino — primary (person)
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- Edwards — primary (person)
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- Shallcross Smith — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-05-03** 05/03/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2024-05-17** 05/17/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/23/2024)
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- **2024-05-23** 05/23/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2024-06-08** 06/08/2024 Scheduled for consideration (06/10/2024)
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- **2024-06-09** 06/09/2024 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
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- **2024-06-10** 06/10/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-06-10** 06/10/2024 Placed on House Calendar (06/11/2024) `reading-3`
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- **2024-06-11** 06/11/2024 House passed Sub A `passage`
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- **2024-06-11** 06/11/2024 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/13/2024) `reading-3`
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- **2024-06-13** 06/13/2024 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
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- **2024-06-21** 06/21/2024 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-06-24** 06/24/2024 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/32d49422-48e0-4bd4-8832-0f1124c4ec78`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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