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| Bill | AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- OPERATION OF RAILROADS GENERALLY | Provides that no train or light engine would be used in connection with the movement of freight could be operated unless it had a crew consisting of at least 2 persons, would also include the imposition of fines upon a company for violation of the act. | us/states/ri | Rhode Island General Assembly | 2026 | HB 7608 | Rhode Island HB 7608 (2026) |
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Rhode Island HB 7608 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- OPERATION OF RAILROADS GENERALLY
Provides that no train or light engine would be used in connection with the movement of freight could be operated unless it had a crew consisting of at least 2 persons, would also include the imposition of fines upon a company for violation of the act.
Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
- 7608 (committee substitute) — source
Votes
- PASSAGE — 72–0 (pass) · lower
Sponsors
- Dawson — primary (person)
Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- 2026-02-11 02/11/2026 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
introduction, referral-committee - 2026-02-19 02/19/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
- 2026-02-23 02/23/2026 Meeting postponed (02/24/2026)
- 2026-02-27 02/27/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/03/2026)
- 2026-03-03 03/03/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
committee-failure - 2026-04-24 04/24/2026 Scheduled for consideration (04/28/2026)
- 2026-04-28 04/28/2026 Committee recommends passage
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-05-01 05/01/2026 Placed on House Calendar (05/12/2026)
reading-3 - 2026-05-12 05/12/2026 House read and passed
passage - 2026-05-15 05/15/2026 Referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government
referral-committee - 2026-05-26 05/26/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/28/2026)
- 2026-05-28 05/28/2026 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
committee-passage-favorable - 2026-06-05 06/05/2026 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/09/2026)
reading-3 - 2026-06-09 06/09/2026 Senate passed in concurrence
passage - 2026-06-16 06/16/2026 Transmitted to Governor
executive-receipt - 2026-06-18 06/18/2026 Signed by Governor
executive-signature
Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5005e797-e68d-48e8-8785-865b712b1945. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).