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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - AUTOMATED SCHOOL-ZONE-SPEED-ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM (Requires the use of yellow, flashing school zone speed signs and require written warning citations for first offenses, a fine up to forty-five dollars ($45) for second offenses and referral to the traffic tribunal for all subsequent offenses.)"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - AUTOMATED SCHOOL-ZONE-SPEED-ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM (Requires the use of yellow, flashing school zone speed signs and require written warning citations for first offenses, a fine up to forty-five dollars ($45) for second offenses and referral to the traffic tribunal for all subsequent offenses.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2018"
+identifier: "SB 2688"
+citation: "Rhode Island SB 2688 (2018)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Motor Vehicles"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Ciccone", "Goodwin", "Jabour", "Metts", "Quezada"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 19
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2018-03-20"
+last_action: "2018-07-10"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/96fd75e6-acca-42ec-a82f-e1e67d8befab"
+source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
+source_hash: "979ea7a8baf3eac554b97c99888ed9b090ab4207aa31b5a70c3c6938f8360456"
+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 SB 2688 (2018) — AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - AUTOMATED SCHOOL-ZONE-SPEED-ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM (Requires the use of yellow, flashing school zone speed signs and require written warning citations for first offenses, a fine up to forty-five dollars ($45) for second offenses and referral to the traffic tribunal for all subsequent offenses.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **2688 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText18/SenateText18/S2688Aaa.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- RECONSIDERATION — **52–0** (pass) · upper
+- In Concurrence — **25–1** (pass) · upper
+- Passage — **33–4** (pass) · upper
+- AS AMENDED — **45–6** (pass) · upper
+- IN CONCURRENCE — **57–11** (pass) · upper
+- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **41–7** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Ciccone — primary (person)
+- Goodwin — primary (person)
+- Jabour — primary (person)
+- Metts — primary (person)
+- Quezada — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-03-20** 03/20/2018 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2018-04-19** 04/19/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/26/2018)
+- **2018-04-26** 04/26/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
+- **2018-06-08** 06/08/2018 Scheduled for consideration (06/14/2018)
+- **2018-06-14** 06/14/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2018-06-14** 06/14/2018 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/19/2018)
+- **2018-06-19** 06/19/2018 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
+- **2018-06-22** 06/22/2018 Referred to House Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2018-06-22** 06/22/2018 Scheduled for consideration (06/22/2018)
+- **2018-06-22** 06/22/2018 Scheduled for consideration (06/23/2018)
+- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `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 in concurrence `passage`
+- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 House voted to reconsider
+- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
+- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/23/2018)
+- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence `passage`
+- **2018-07-02** 07/02/2018 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2018-07-10** 07/10/2018 Effective without Governor's signature `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/96fd75e6-acca-42ec-a82f-e1e67d8befab`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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