---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGULATION OF BUSINESS PRACTICES AMONG MOTOR VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS, AND DEALERS"
description: "Extends certain protocols applicable to motor vehicle manufacturers to their distributors and factory branches, as well as updates warranty reimbursement and recalls obligation policies."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 2347"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 2347 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bissaillon", "Britto", "Burke", "DiPalma", "Felag", "McKenney"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-01-30"
last_action: "2026-06-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5f37fa4b-90e3-4ab8-8ba1-b6f5d813ba62"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "0a6c98fd7853e5b07a827b07868c5296bc22dc86376f01765e9b221028f2d07b"
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 2347 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGULATION OF BUSINESS PRACTICES AMONG MOTOR VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS, AND DEALERS

Extends certain protocols applicable to motor vehicle manufacturers to their distributors and factory branches, as well as updates warranty reimbursement and recalls obligation policies.

## Version chain

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

1. **2347 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2347A.pdf)

## Votes

- Passage — **34–4** (pass) · upper
- IN CONCURRENCE — **62–7** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bissaillon — primary (person)
- Britto — primary (person)
- Burke — primary (person)
- DiPalma — primary (person)
- Felag — primary (person)
- McKenney — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-30** 01/30/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Commerce `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-04-10** 04/10/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/14/2026)
- **2026-04-14** 04/14/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2026-04-24** 04/24/2026 Scheduled for consideration
- **2026-04-27** 04/27/2026 Meeting postponed (04/28/2026)
- **2026-06-05** 06/05/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/09/2026)
- **2026-06-08** 06/08/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2026-06-09** 06/09/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-06-09** 06/09/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/10/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-06-10** 06/10/2026 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
- **2026-06-10** 06/10/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/11/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-06-11** 06/11/2026 House passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2026-06-18** 06/18/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-22** 06/22/2026 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/5f37fa4b-90e3-4ab8-8ba1-b6f5d813ba62`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).