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Bill AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES - ROAD TEST LICENSE APPLICANTS (Allows driver's license applicants with limited English proficiency (LEP) to be accompanied by an interpreter, at their own expense and choosing, during their road test. This interpreter shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age.) AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES - ROAD TEST LICENSE APPLICANTS (Allows driver's license applicants with limited English proficiency (LEP) to be accompanied by an interpreter, at their own expense and choosing, during their road test. This interpreter shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age.) us/states/ri Rhode Island General Assembly 2017 SB 226 Rhode Island SB 226 (2017)
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Motor Vehicles
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Rhode Island SB 226 (2017) — AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES - ROAD TEST LICENSE APPLICANTS (Allows driver's license applicants with limited English proficiency (LEP) to be accompanied by an interpreter, at their own expense and choosing, during their road test. This interpreter shall be at least eighteen (18) years of age.)

Version chain

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

  1. 226 SUB B (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Passage — 350 (pass) · legislature
  • In Concurrence — 303 (pass) · legislature
  • RELATING TO MOTOR VEHICLES - ROA — 690 (pass) · legislature

Sponsors

  • Calkin — primary (person)
  • Crowley — primary (person)
  • Goodwin — primary (person)
  • Metts — primary (person)
  • Quezada — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2017-02-02 02/02/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary referral-committee, introduction
  • 2017-03-10 03/10/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
  • 2017-03-13 03/13/2017 Meeting postponed (03/14/2017)
  • 2017-03-13 03/13/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/15/2017)
  • 2017-03-15 03/15/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
  • 2017-06-16 06/16/2017 Scheduled for consideration (06/20/2017)
  • 2017-06-20 06/20/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub A committee-passage-favorable
  • 2017-06-20 06/20/2017 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/22/2017)
  • 2017-06-22 06/22/2017 Senate passed Sub A passage
  • 2017-06-23 06/23/2017 Referred to House Finance referral-committee
  • 2017-06-29 06/29/2017 Committee transferred to House Judiciary
  • 2017-06-29 06/29/2017 Scheduled for consideration (06/29/2017)
  • 2017-06-29 06/29/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub B committee-passage-favorable
  • 2017-06-30 06/30/2017 Scheduled for reconsideration (06/30/2017)
  • 2017-06-30 06/30/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub B committee-passage-favorable
  • 2017-09-15 09/15/2017 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (09/19/2017)
  • 2017-09-19 09/19/2017 House passed Sub B passage
  • 2017-09-19 09/19/2017 Placed on Senate Calendar (09/19/2017)
  • 2017-09-19 09/19/2017 Senate passed Sub B in concurrence passage
  • 2017-09-25 09/25/2017 Transmitted to Governor executive-receipt
  • 2017-09-28 09/28/2017 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/c1ed4851-c06d-460f-8485-04f8b93b4aa3. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).