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Bill AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL CODE PROVISIONS Clarifies when mobile equipment can travel on a public highway as an incidentally permitted practice limited to the active participation in an active work zone. us/states/ri Rhode Island General Assembly 2026 HB 7870 Rhode Island HB 7870 (2026)
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Rhode Island HB 7870 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL CODE PROVISIONS

Clarifies when mobile equipment can travel on a public highway as an incidentally permitted practice limited to the active participation in an active work zone.

Version chain

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

  1. 7870 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • PASSAGE — 670 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Azzinaro — primary (person)
  • Bennett — primary (person)
  • Biah — primary (person)
  • Hull — primary (person)
  • Shallcross Smith — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2026-02-27 02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections introduction, referral-committee
  • 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
  • 2026-05-29 05/29/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/04/2026)
  • 2026-06-04 06/04/2026 Committee recommends passage committee-passage-favorable
  • 2026-06-05 06/05/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/08/2026) reading-3
  • 2026-06-08 06/08/2026 House read and passed passage
  • 2026-06-08 06/08/2026 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/10/2026) reading-3
  • 2026-06-10 06/10/2026 Senate passed in concurrence passage
  • 2026-06-18 06/18/2026 Transmitted to Governor executive-receipt
  • 2026-06-23 06/23/2026 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f4baba1c-d8bd-4bb2-93d1-63ee21b0a197. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).