Rhode Island House Bill 5640
Session 2025
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- PASSING, USE OF LANES, AND RULES OF THE ROAD
Became Law
Signed by Governor on Jun 26, 2025
First Action
Feb 26, 2025
Latest Action
Jun 26, 2025
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill Number
5640
State
Rhode Island
Session
2025
Motion Text
IN CONCURRENCE
House Roll Call Votes
Abney
Yes
Ackerman
Yes
Ajello
Yes
Alzate
Yes
Azzinaro
Yes
Baginski
Yes
Batista
Yes
Bennett
Yes
Biah
Yes
Blazejewski
Yes
Boylan
Yes
Brien
Other
Caldwell
Yes
Carson
Yes
Casey
Yes
Casimiro
Yes
Chippendale
Yes
Cortvriend
Yes
Corvese
Yes
Costantino
Yes
Cotter
Yes
Craven
Yes
Cruz
Yes
Dawson
Yes
DeSimone
Yes
Diaz
Yes
Donovan
Yes
Edwards
Yes
Fascia
Yes
Felix
Yes
Fellela
Yes
Finkelman
Yes
Fogarty
Yes
Furtado
Yes
Giraldo
Yes
Handy
Other
Hopkins
Yes
Hull
Yes
Kazarian
Yes
Kennedy
Yes
Kislak
Yes
Knight
Yes
Lima
Yes
Marszalkowski
Yes
McEntee
Yes
McGaw
Yes
McNamara
Yes
Messier
Yes
Morales
Yes
Mr. Speaker
Yes
Nardone
Yes
Newberry
Yes
Noret
Yes
O'Brien
Yes
Paplauskas
Yes
Perez
Yes
Phillips
Yes
Place
No
Potter
Yes
Quattrocchi
Yes
Read
Yes
Roberts
Yes
Sanchez
Yes
Santucci
Yes
Serpa
Yes
ShallcrossSmith
Yes
Shanley
Yes
Slater
Yes
Solomon
Yes
Speakman
Yes
Spears
Yes
Stewart
Yes
Tanzi
Yes
Voas
Yes
Summary
Adds a provision in the statute relating to one way highways, providing an increased penalty when a motorist travels the wrong way on an interstate highway or an entrance or exit ramp connected to an interstate highway.
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06/26/2025
Office of the Governor
06/26/2025 Signed by Governor
06/23/2025
Office of the Governor
06/23/2025 Transmitted to Governor
06/20/2025
House
06/20/2025 House passed as amended in concurrence
06/20/2025
House
06/20/2025 Placed on House Calendar (06/20/2025)
06/20/2025
Senate
06/20/2025 Senate passed as amended (floor amendment)
06/18/2025
Senate
06/18/2025 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/20/2025)
06/18/2025
Rhode Island General Assembly
06/18/2025 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
06/16/2025
Rhode Island General Assembly
06/16/2025 Scheduled for consideration (06/18/2025)
05/02/2025
Senate
05/02/2025 Referred to Senate Judiciary
04/03/2025
House
04/03/2025 House read and passed
03/28/2025
House
03/28/2025 Placed on House Calendar (04/03/2025)
03/18/2025
Rhode Island General Assembly
03/18/2025 Committee recommends passage
03/14/2025
Rhode Island General Assembly
03/14/2025 Scheduled for consideration (03/18/2025)
03/04/2025
Rhode Island General Assembly
03/04/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
02/28/2025
Rhode Island General Assembly
02/28/2025 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/04/2025)
02/26/2025
House
02/26/2025 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
Sources
RI Legislature
Open States
Record Created
Feb 26, 2025 8:38:20 PM
Record Updated
Jun 26, 2025 9:25:01 PM