---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SIZE, WEIGHT, AND LOAD LIMITS (Authorizes the department of transportation to impose a weight restriction or close any state, local or privately-owned bridge, in the interest of public safety.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SIZE, WEIGHT, AND LOAD LIMITS (Authorizes the department of transportation to impose a weight restriction or close any state, local or privately-owned bridge, in the interest of public safety.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 6434"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 6434 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Bridges", "Cities & Towns", "Dept. of Transportation", "Highways", "Motor Vehicles", "Weights & Measures"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Phillips"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-06-16"
last_action: "2021-07-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/41b74ae5-229a-433b-9f93-af7b1b8a7d91"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "a883d3f76c1f49945c364677a3ef4d8e986e81a7e0dce99f6ca5d9ab1c444720"
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 6434 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SIZE, WEIGHT, AND LOAD LIMITS (Authorizes the department of transportation to impose a weight restriction or close any state, local or privately-owned bridge, in the interest of public safety.)

## Version chain

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

1. **6434 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H6434A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **59–8** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Phillips — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-06-16** 06/16/2021 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-06-19** 06/19/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/22/2021)
- **2021-06-22** 06/22/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/25/2021)
- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/28/2021)
- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Proposed Substitute
- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/30/2021)
- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (07/01/2021)
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-07-02** 07/02/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-08** 07/08/2021 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/41b74ae5-229a-433b-9f93-af7b1b8a7d91`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).