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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MISCELLANEOUS RULES (Sunsets the provision which allows first-time violators to avoid the fine by presenting proof of acquisition of a hands-free device prior to the imposition of the fine effective September 1, 2022.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MISCELLANEOUS RULES (Sunsets the provision which allows first-time violators to avoid the fine by presenting proof of acquisition of a hands-free device prior to the imposition of the fine effective September 1, 2022.)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2022"
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identifier: "SB 2793"
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citation: "Rhode Island SB 2793 (2022)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Sosnowski"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2022-03-24"
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last_action: "2022-06-27"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c53b59d5-b917-4512-90c3-5af6a86439fb"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "1d9006057a9cdfa92954b367a1eee115b70948189bd26142de1bacba68c587b6"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
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---
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# Rhode Island SB 2793 (2022) — AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MISCELLANEOUS RULES (Sunsets the provision which allows first-time violators to avoid the fine by presenting proof of acquisition of a hands-free device prior to the imposition of the fine effective September 1, 2022.)
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **2793 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText22/SenateText22/S2793A.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Passage — **36–0** (pass) · upper
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- IN CONCURRENCE — **53–9** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Sosnowski — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-03-24** 03/24/2022 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2022-05-13** 05/13/2022 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/17/2022)
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- **2022-05-17** 05/17/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2022-05-27** 05/27/2022 Scheduled for consideration (05/31/2022)
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- **2022-05-27** 05/27/2022 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
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- **2022-05-31** 05/31/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-06-01** 06/01/2022 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/07/2022) `reading-3`
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- **2022-06-07** 06/07/2022 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
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- **2022-06-08** 06/08/2022 Referred to House Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2022-06-11** 06/11/2022 Scheduled for consideration (06/15/2022)
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- **2022-06-15** 06/15/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2022-06-15** 06/15/2022 Placed on House Calendar (06/17/2022) `reading-3`
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- **2022-06-17** 06/17/2022 House passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
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- **2022-06-21** 06/21/2022 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2022-06-27** 06/27/2022 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c53b59d5-b917-4512-90c3-5af6a86439fb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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