---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO RENAMING THE NEW SAKONNET RIVER BRIDGE, AQUIDNECK ISLAND"
description: "Names the new Sakonnet River Bridge as the “Staff Sergeant Christopher Potts Sakonnet River Bridge.” This act would take effect upon passage."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 5051"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5051 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Azzinaro", "Casimiro", "Corvese", "Edwards", "Fellela"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-01-15"
last_action: "2025-05-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3ae0fe7b-4c29-4b10-8c15-8872dc8fb01b"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "54253faa101cd7888ccbc3038aa592e78f9769c79fdd9bc957322a6e3d074ffe"
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 5051 (2025) — AN ACT RELATING TO RENAMING THE NEW SAKONNET RIVER BRIDGE, AQUIDNECK ISLAND

Names the new Sakonnet River Bridge as the “Staff Sergeant Christopher Potts Sakonnet River Bridge.” This act would take effect upon passage.

## Version chain

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

1. **5051 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText25/HouseText25/H5051A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **67–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Azzinaro — primary (person)
- Casimiro — primary (person)
- Corvese — primary (person)
- Edwards — primary (person)
- Fellela — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-15** 01/15/2025 Introduced, referred to House Special Legislation `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-01-31** 01/31/2025 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/06/2025)
- **2025-02-06** 02/06/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2025-03-28** 03/28/2025 Scheduled for consideration (04/03/2025)
- **2025-04-02** 04/02/2025 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2025-04-03** 04/03/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-04** 04/04/2025 Placed on House Calendar (04/10/2025) `reading-3`
- **2025-04-10** 04/10/2025 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2025-04-17** 04/17/2025 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/01/2025) `reading-3`
- **2025-05-01** 05/01/2025 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2025-05-01** 05/01/2025 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-06** 05/06/2025 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/3ae0fe7b-4c29-4b10-8c15-8872dc8fb01b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).