---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - TRAFFIC TRIBUNAL (Vests the traffic tribunal with jurisdiction over the adjudication of alleged violations of the harassment of hunters, trappers and fishers law.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - TRAFFIC TRIBUNAL (Vests the traffic tribunal with jurisdiction over the adjudication of alleged violations of the harassment of hunters, trappers and fishers law.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 6048"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 6048 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Animals", "Civil Procedure", "Courts", "Judiciary"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Phillips"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-03-01"
last_action: "2021-07-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3cb6a89c-aa50-466a-9891-73ae2f264737"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "b75ce34977941db787de14e76909482b0b7405a640dfc7cc7e86a7a4e1cb5ea6"
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 6048 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - TRAFFIC TRIBUNAL (Vests the traffic tribunal with jurisdiction over the adjudication of alleged violations of the harassment of hunters, trappers and fishers law.)

## Version chain

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

1. **6048** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H6048.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **70–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Phillips — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-01** 03/01/2021 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-26** 03/26/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/31/2021)
- **2021-03-31** 03/31/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-05-21** 05/21/2021 Scheduled for consideration (05/27/2021)
- **2021-05-27** 05/27/2021 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-28** 05/28/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/03/2021)
- **2021-06-03** 06/03/2021 House read and passed `passage`
- **2021-06-04** 06/04/2021 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-11** 06/11/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/14/2021)
- **2021-06-14** 06/14/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-17** 06/17/2021 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/22/2021)
- **2021-06-22** 06/22/2021 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 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/3cb6a89c-aa50-466a-9891-73ae2f264737`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).