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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES (Increases the fines and penalties of operating under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance with a child under thirteen (13) years of age.)"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES (Increases the fines and penalties of operating under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance with a child under thirteen (13) years of age.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2018"
+identifier: "HB 7223"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 7223 (2018)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Alcoholic Beverages", "Criminal Offense", "Drugs", "DUI", "Fees", "Minors", "Motor Vehicles"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Azzinaro", "Canario", "Costantino", "Craven", "Nardolillo"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 11
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2018-01-18"
+last_action: "2018-07-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/07d74dae-5b9f-4db2-abf4-ef7661489cfc"
+source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
+source_hash: "f80698a8eae9bb924d98646e4882a1688516fbd85a26aa39cff6f706e4278a92"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
+---
+
+# Rhode Island HB 7223 (2018) — AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES (Increases the fines and penalties of operating under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance with a child under thirteen (13) years of age.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **7223 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText18/HouseText18/H7223A.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE — **67–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Azzinaro — primary (person)
+- Canario — primary (person)
+- Costantino — primary (person)
+- Craven — primary (person)
+- Nardolillo — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-01-18** 01/18/2018 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2018-02-09** 02/09/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/13/2018)
+- **2018-02-13** 02/13/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
+- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 Scheduled for consideration (06/23/2018)
+- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 Placed on House Calendar (06/23/2018)
+- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 House passed Sub A `passage`
+- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/23/2018)
+- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
+- **2018-07-02** 07/02/2018 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2018-07-02** 07/02/2018 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/07d74dae-5b9f-4db2-abf4-ef7661489cfc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+