---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY (Authorizes the state department of transportation to efficiently operate a single, integrated intermodal transportation system and to address unrealized funding opportunities.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY (Authorizes the state department of transportation to efficiently operate a single, integrated intermodal transportation system and to address unrealized funding opportunities.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 991"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 991 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["State Affairs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Britto", "DiPalma", "Felag", "Gallo", "Lombardo", "Pearson", "Ruggerio", "Tikoian"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-05-15"
last_action: "2023-06-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/186eb35a-28d3-48cb-831a-7632b5910fb6"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "4363e5647dcf21c04d863cfb03da292407b23a149de9db27aacd4079f5c1bab5"
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 991 (2023) — AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC TRANSIT AUTHORITY (Authorizes the state department of transportation to efficiently operate a single, integrated intermodal transportation system and to address unrealized funding opportunities.)

## Version chain

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

1. **991 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText23/SenateText23/S0991Aaa.pdf)

## Votes

- Passage as Amended — **26–10** (pass) · upper
- LC002917/2 — **34–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Britto — primary (person)
- DiPalma — primary (person)
- Felag — primary (person)
- Gallo — primary (person)
- Lombardo — primary (person)
- Pearson — primary (person)
- Ruggerio — primary (person)
- Tikoian — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-05-15** 05/15/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Finance `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-05-19** 05/19/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/25/2023)
- **2023-05-24** 05/24/2023 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2023-05-25** 05/25/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-26** 05/26/2023 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/01/2023) `reading-3`
- **2023-06-01** 06/01/2023 Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
- **2023-06-02** 06/02/2023 Referred to House Finance `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-06** 06/06/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/08/2023)
- **2023-06-08** 06/08/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2023-06-10** 06/10/2023 Scheduled for consideration (06/12/2023)
- **2023-06-12** 06/12/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A as amended in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-12** 06/12/2023 Placed on House Calendar (06/13/2023) `reading-3`
- **2023-06-13** 06/13/2023 House passed Sub A as amended in concurrence `passage`
- **2023-06-19** 06/19/2023 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-22** 06/22/2023 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/186eb35a-28d3-48cb-831a-7632b5910fb6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).