AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - ADJUDICATION OF TRAFFIC OFFENSES (Mandates that any traffic offense in the Rhode Island traffic tribunal or any municipal court, that is dismissed shall be expunged and deleted from court records within 48 hours.)
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 23, 2017
Last action Apr 5, 2017
Floor votes
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
3
Key actions
1
Committee
2
Apr 5, 2017
Legislature · Passed
04/05/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 23, 2017
Committee
03/23/2017 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
legislature
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
DA
David A. Coughlin, Jr.
DDemocratic
P
Jay Edwards
DDemocratic
P
SM
Shelby Maldonado
DDemocratic
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