---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES (Grants a judge or magistrate the discretion to impose the requirement of blood and/or urine testing or the use of the ignition interlock system.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES (Grants a judge or magistrate the discretion to impose the requirement of blood and/or urine testing or the use of the ignition interlock system.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 5094"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5094 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Procedure", "DUI", "Drugs", "Judges", "Motor Vehicles"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Knight"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-22"
last_action: "2021-07-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9b2e1571-c133-4186-9e63-8a48168357f0"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "efca5de3666630e335ead152187e7d0cf9f764cb15d936639b15ae5c31a810f4"
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 5094 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES (Grants a judge or magistrate the discretion to impose the requirement of blood and/or urine testing or the use of the ignition interlock system.)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **5094 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5094Aaa.pdf)

## Votes

- AS AMENDED — **72–0** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **69–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Knight — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-22** 01/22/2021 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-05** 02/05/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/09/2021)
- **2021-02-09** 02/09/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-06-11** 06/11/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/15/2021)
- **2021-06-11** 06/11/2021 Proposed Substitute
- **2021-06-15** 06/15/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-18** 06/18/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/23/2021)
- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/28/2021)
- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A as amended in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (07/01/2021)
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-07-02** 07/02/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-06** 07/06/2021 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/9b2e1571-c133-4186-9e63-8a48168357f0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).