---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- SCENIC HIGHWAYS"
description: "Amends the composition of the scenic roadways board reducing the number of members from eleven (11) to nine (9)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 7757"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7757 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Caldwell"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2024-02-28"
last_action: "2024-06-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9c3249e2-bdea-414f-9143-536f9a0be5e8"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "fcb195a01a73f4a7a7dbd5ee9391bb1b1a7eeba9bdfd0ba1bcc4eecb0d6708ba"
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 7757 (2024) — AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- SCENIC HIGHWAYS

Amends the composition of the scenic roadways board reducing the number of members from eleven (11) to nine (9).

## Version chain

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

1. **7757** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText24/HouseText24/H7757.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **71–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Caldwell — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-02-28** 02/28/2024 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-03-01** 03/01/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/07/2024)
- **2024-03-07** 03/07/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2024-03-22** 03/22/2024 Scheduled for consideration (03/26/2024)
- **2024-03-26** 03/26/2024 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-29** 03/29/2024 Placed on House Calendar (04/02/2024) `reading-3`
- **2024-04-02** 04/02/2024 House read and passed `passage`
- **2024-04-03** 04/03/2024 Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government `referral-committee`
- **2024-05-28** 05/28/2024 Scheduled for consideration (05/30/2024)
- **2024-05-30** 05/30/2024 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-06-05** 06/05/2024 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/06/2024) `reading-3`
- **2024-06-06** 06/06/2024 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2024-06-07** 06/07/2024 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-06-12** 06/12/2024 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/9c3249e2-bdea-414f-9143-536f9a0be5e8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).