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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - AUTOMATED SCHOOL-ZONE-SPEED-ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM (Provides for more conspicuous signage at automated school-zone-speed-enforcement system locations and allows for a graduated penalty system with a warning for a first offense.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - AUTOMATED SCHOOL-ZONE-SPEED-ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM (Provides for more conspicuous signage at automated school-zone-speed-enforcement system locations and allows for a graduated penalty system with a warning for a first offense.)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2018"
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identifier: "HB 7956"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 7956 (2018)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Motor Vehicles", "Traffic Offenses", "Traffic Signals/Sidewalks"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Craven", "Diaz", "Kennedy", "McEntee", "Williams"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 16
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2018-03-15"
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last_action: "2018-07-10"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f7813fb6-df78-4510-a528-34b04e99fa07"
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source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
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source_hash: "d2eff14a589f8f11510b384a26dca7feb505cb695b2986712a7fa7c1c0d32be6"
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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 HB 7956 (2018) — AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - AUTOMATED SCHOOL-ZONE-SPEED-ENFORCEMENT SYSTEM (Provides for more conspicuous signage at automated school-zone-speed-enforcement system locations and allows for a graduated penalty system with a warning for a first offense.)
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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. **7956 SUB B as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText18/HouseText18/H7956Baa.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **63–0** (pass) · lower
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- AS AMENDED — **57–6** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Craven — primary (person)
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- Diaz — primary (person)
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- Kennedy — primary (person)
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- McEntee — primary (person)
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- Williams — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-03-15** 03/15/2018 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2018-03-30** 03/30/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/03/2018)
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- **2018-04-03** 04/03/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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- **2018-05-11** 05/11/2018 Scheduled for consideration (05/15/2018)
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- **2018-05-15** 05/15/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2018-05-18** 05/18/2018 Placed on House Calendar (05/24/2018)
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- **2018-05-24** 05/24/2018 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
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- **2018-05-31** 05/31/2018 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2018-06-18** 06/18/2018 Scheduled for consideration (06/20/2018)
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- **2018-06-20** 06/20/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub B `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2018-06-22** 06/22/2018 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/23/2018)
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- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 Senate passed Sub B as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
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- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 Placed on House Calendar (06/23/2018)
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- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 House passed Sub B as amended in concurrence `passage`
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- **2018-07-02** 07/02/2018 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2018-07-10** 07/10/2018 Effective without Governor's signature `became-law`
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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/f7813fb6-df78-4510-a528-34b04e99fa07`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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