---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MISCELLANEOUS RULES (Sunsets the provision which allows first-time violators to avoid the fine by presenting proof of acquisition of a hands-free device prior to the imposition of the fine effective September 1, 2022.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MISCELLANEOUS RULES (Sunsets the provision which allows first-time violators to avoid the fine by presenting proof of acquisition of a hands-free device prior to the imposition of the fine effective September 1, 2022.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "SB 2793"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 2793 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sosnowski"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-03-24"
last_action: "2022-06-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c53b59d5-b917-4512-90c3-5af6a86439fb"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "1d9006057a9cdfa92954b367a1eee115b70948189bd26142de1bacba68c587b6"
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 2793 (2022) — AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MISCELLANEOUS RULES (Sunsets the provision which allows first-time violators to avoid the fine by presenting proof of acquisition of a hands-free device prior to the imposition of the fine effective September 1, 2022.)

## Version chain

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

1. **2793 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText22/SenateText22/S2793A.pdf)

## Votes

- Passage — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- IN CONCURRENCE — **53–9** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sosnowski — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-03-24** 03/24/2022 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-05-13** 05/13/2022 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/17/2022)
- **2022-05-17** 05/17/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2022-05-27** 05/27/2022 Scheduled for consideration (05/31/2022)
- **2022-05-27** 05/27/2022 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2022-05-31** 05/31/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-06-01** 06/01/2022 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/07/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-06-07** 06/07/2022 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
- **2022-06-08** 06/08/2022 Referred to House Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-11** 06/11/2022 Scheduled for consideration (06/15/2022)
- **2022-06-15** 06/15/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-06-15** 06/15/2022 Placed on House Calendar (06/17/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-06-17** 06/17/2022 House passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2022-06-21** 06/21/2022 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-27** 06/27/2022 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/c53b59d5-b917-4512-90c3-5af6a86439fb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).