---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- OPERATION OF RAILROADS GENERALLY"
description: "Provides that no train or light engine used in connection with the movement of freight be operated unless it had a crew consisting of at least 2 persons and includes the imposition of fines upon a company, individual or business for violations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 2913"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 2913 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Famiglietti", "Murray", "Patalano", "Thompson", "Urso", "Vargas"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-03-04"
last_action: "2026-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0b1193fe-3794-42ca-8647-b503d6d895e5"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "b2b77bad7746e7b3cd6971948f545e327fc842f53c3821e181bbbc09b9141417"
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 2913 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- OPERATION OF RAILROADS GENERALLY

Provides that no train or light engine used in connection with the movement of freight be operated unless it had a crew consisting of at least 2 persons and includes the imposition of fines upon a company, individual or business for violations.

## Version chain

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

1. **2913** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2913.pdf)

## Votes

- Passage — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- IN CONCURRENCE — **69–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Famiglietti — primary (person)
- Murray — primary (person)
- Patalano — primary (person)
- Thompson — primary (person)
- Urso — primary (person)
- Vargas — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-03-04** 03/04/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-09** 03/09/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/12/2026)
- **2026-03-12** 03/12/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2026-05-08** 05/08/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/12/2026)
- **2026-05-12** 05/12/2026 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-13** 05/13/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/19/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-05-19** 05/19/2026 Senate read and passed `passage`
- **2026-05-20** 05/20/2026 Referred to House Corporations `referral-committee`
- **2026-05-29** 05/29/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/02/2026)
- **2026-06-02** 06/02/2026 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-06-05** 06/05/2026 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/08/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-06-08** 06/08/2026 House passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2026-06-16** 06/16/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-18** 06/18/2026 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/0b1193fe-3794-42ca-8647-b503d6d895e5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).