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legislation/us/states/ri/2026/sb-3228.md

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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- AUTOMATED TRAFFIC VIOLATION MONETARY SYSTEMS"
+description: "Extends the sunsetting of the \"Don't Block the Box\" automated traffic detection systems from January 15, 2027, to January 15, 2030."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2026"
+identifier: "SB 3228"
+citation: "Rhode Island SB 3228 (2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Bissaillon", "Ciccone", "Raptakis", "Thompson"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 11
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2026-04-20"
+last_action: "2026-06-26"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b150f2e9-65a3-456b-b409-a61f0ac9615a"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "14536d62c40f8706f3b178574dd388290bbf52b0c5e404f9237376b47b0e04eb"
+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 3228 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- AUTOMATED TRAFFIC VIOLATION MONETARY SYSTEMS
+
+Extends the sunsetting of the "Don't Block the Box" automated traffic detection systems from January 15, 2027, to January 15, 2030.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **3228 as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S3228aa.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- IN CONCURRENCE — **58–12** (pass) · upper
+- Passage — **36–1** (pass) · upper
+- Passage — **33–5** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bissaillon — primary (person)
+- Ciccone — primary (person)
+- Raptakis — primary (person)
+- Thompson — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-04-20** 04/20/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2026-04-24** 04/24/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/28/2026)
+- **2026-04-28** 04/28/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
+- **2026-05-22** 05/22/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/26/2026)
+- **2026-05-26** 05/26/2026 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-05-27** 05/27/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/03/2026) `reading-3`
+- **2026-06-03** 06/03/2026 Senate passed as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
+- **2026-06-07** 06/07/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/10/2026) `reading-3`
+- **2026-06-10** 06/10/2026 House passed as amended in concurrence `passage`
+- **2026-06-18** 06/18/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2026-06-26** 06/26/2026 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/b150f2e9-65a3-456b-b409-a61f0ac9615a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+