---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL CODE PROVISIONS (Establishes regulations for the registration and operation of low-speed vehicles in this state.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL CODE PROVISIONS (Establishes regulations for the registration and operation of low-speed vehicles in this state.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 5457"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5457 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health & Safety", "Licenses", "Motor Cycles/All Terrain Vehicles", "Motor Vehicle Insurance", "Motor Vehicles"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Carson", "Cortvriend", "Donovan", "Edwards", "Finkelman", "McGaw"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-02-08"
last_action: "2023-06-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/953a44ae-9c20-4e94-9aa3-f9295c848f12"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "e5bb68c05fe926b3e3a09d26f907ff4c9d43ed1b47ddc686c04c9a3e0b6bfb35"
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 5457 (2023) — AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL CODE PROVISIONS (Establishes regulations for the registration and operation of low-speed vehicles in this state.)

## Version chain

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

1. **5457 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText23/HouseText23/H5457A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **71–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Carson — primary (person)
- Cortvriend — primary (person)
- Donovan — primary (person)
- Edwards — primary (person)
- Finkelman — primary (person)
- McGaw — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-08** 02/08/2023 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-24** 02/24/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/01/2023)
- **2023-03-01** 03/01/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2023-05-12** 05/12/2023 Scheduled for consideration (05/18/2023)
- **2023-05-12** 05/12/2023 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2023-05-18** 05/18/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-19** 05/19/2023 Placed on House Calendar (05/25/2023) `reading-3`
- **2023-05-25** 05/25/2023 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2023-06-06** 06/06/2023 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-10** 06/10/2023 Scheduled for consideration (06/13/2023)
- **2023-06-13** 06/13/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/15/2023) `reading-3`
- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-21** 06/21/2023 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/953a44ae-9c20-4e94-9aa3-f9295c848f12`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).