---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES"
description: "Extends the \"lookback\" period for repeat offenses involving driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs under § 31-27-2 and for repeat offenses related to failure or refusal to submit to chemical tests under § 31-27-2.1 from five to ten years."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 7631"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7631 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Noret", "Serpa"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-02-15"
last_action: "2024-06-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5400ec5f-7a51-4386-af24-3bf68ee8858d"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "d73e23eaa73f3dbb1b22c67fff80d725d899de163e367587d1626bf0cb90b8b2"
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 7631 (2024) — AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES

Extends the "lookback" period for repeat offenses involving driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs under § 31-27-2 and for repeat offenses related to failure or refusal to submit to chemical tests under § 31-27-2.1 from five to ten years.

## Version chain

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

1. **7631 as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText24/HouseText24/H7631aa.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **65–3** (pass) · lower
- IN CONCURRENCE — **59–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Noret — primary (person)
- Serpa — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-15** 02/15/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-15** 03/15/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/21/2024)
- **2024-03-21** 03/21/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2024-03-29** 03/29/2024 Scheduled for consideration (04/04/2024)
- **2024-04-04** 04/04/2024 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-04-05** 04/05/2024 Placed on House Calendar (04/11/2024) `reading-3`
- **2024-04-11** 04/11/2024 House read and passed `passage`
- **2024-04-16** 04/16/2024 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-10** 06/10/2024 Scheduled for consideration (06/12/2024)
- **2024-06-12** 06/12/2024 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-06-12** 06/12/2024 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/13/2024) `reading-3`
- **2024-06-13** 06/13/2024 Senate passed as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
- **2024-06-13** 06/13/2024 Placed on House Calendar (06/13/2024) `reading-3`
- **2024-06-14** 06/14/2024 House passed as amended in concurrence `passage`
- **2024-06-20** 06/20/2024 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-06-24** 06/24/2024 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/5400ec5f-7a51-4386-af24-3bf68ee8858d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).