HB 7638 Rhode Island House · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- RIGHT-OF-WAY

Summary

Amends the general law relative to right-of-way of pedestrians to reference the schedule of violations for the adjudication of traffic offenses contained in § 31.41.1-4.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

House Passage

Jun 2026

Senate Passage

Jun 2026

Signed into Law

Jun 2026

Introduced Feb 11, 2026 Signed Jun 24, 2026

Floor votes · House Jun 4, 2026

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Jun 9, 2026

Upper · Passed

06/09/2026 Senate passed in concurrence

upper

Jun 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

06/04/2026 House read and passed

lower

May 26, 2026

Legislature · Passed

05/26/2026 Committee recommends passage

legislature

Apr 28, 2026

Committee

04/28/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

legislature

Feb 11, 2026

Introduced

02/11/2026 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary

lower

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors