---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES (Increases the fines and penalties of operating under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance with a child under thirteen (13) years of age.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES (Increases the fines and penalties of operating under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance with a child under thirteen (13) years of age.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2018"
identifier: "HB 7223"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7223 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcoholic Beverages", "Criminal Offense", "Drugs", "DUI", "Fees", "Minors", "Motor Vehicles"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Azzinaro", "Canario", "Costantino", "Craven", "Nardolillo"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2018-01-18"
last_action: "2018-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/07d74dae-5b9f-4db2-abf4-ef7661489cfc"
source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
source_hash: "f80698a8eae9bb924d98646e4882a1688516fbd85a26aa39cff6f706e4278a92"
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 7223 (2018) — AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES (Increases the fines and penalties of operating under the influence of alcohol or a controlled substance with a child under thirteen (13) years of age.)

## Version chain

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

1. **7223 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText18/HouseText18/H7223A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **67–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Azzinaro — primary (person)
- Canario — primary (person)
- Costantino — primary (person)
- Craven — primary (person)
- Nardolillo — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-01-18** 01/18/2018 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-02-09** 02/09/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/13/2018)
- **2018-02-13** 02/13/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 Scheduled for consideration (06/23/2018)
- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 Placed on House Calendar (06/23/2018)
- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/23/2018)
- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2018-07-02** 07/02/2018 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-07-02** 07/02/2018 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/07d74dae-5b9f-4db2-abf4-ef7661489cfc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).