HB 5183 Rhode Island House · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- PASSING, USE OF LANES AND RULES OF THE ROAD

HB 5183 allows motorcycle riders to legally "lane filter" - passing stopped or slow-moving vehicles (traveling 10 mph or slower) in the same lane - under specific safety conditions. It requires motorcycles to move at 20 mph or less while filtering, only on roads with lanes wide enough for safe passing, and only when conditions permit continued safe operation. The bill directly affects motorcycle riders in the state by modifying traffic rules for lane filtering. It takes effect immediately upon passage and does not change rules for cars or other vehicles. The legislation is limited to this specific lane-filtering provision for motorcycles.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 24, 2025 Last action Feb 4, 2025
Floor votes

How they voted

No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
1
Feb 4, 2025
Committee
02/04/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 24, 2025
Introduced
01/24/2025 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors