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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES"
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description: "Extends the \"lookback\" period for repeat offenses involving driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs under § 31-27-2 and for repeat offenses related to failure or refusal to submit to chemical tests under § 31-27-2.1 from five to ten years."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2024"
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identifier: "HB 7631"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 7631 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Noret", "Serpa"]
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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: "2024-02-15"
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last_action: "2024-06-24"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5400ec5f-7a51-4386-af24-3bf68ee8858d"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "d73e23eaa73f3dbb1b22c67fff80d725d899de163e367587d1626bf0cb90b8b2"
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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 7631 (2024) — AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MOTOR VEHICLE OFFENSES
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Extends the "lookback" period for repeat offenses involving driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs under § 31-27-2 and for repeat offenses related to failure or refusal to submit to chemical tests under § 31-27-2.1 from five to ten years.
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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. **7631 as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText24/HouseText24/H7631aa.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **65–3** (pass) · lower
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- IN CONCURRENCE — **59–2** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Noret — primary (person)
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- Serpa — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-02-15** 02/15/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2024-03-15** 03/15/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/21/2024)
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- **2024-03-21** 03/21/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2024-03-29** 03/29/2024 Scheduled for consideration (04/04/2024)
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- **2024-04-04** 04/04/2024 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-04-05** 04/05/2024 Placed on House Calendar (04/11/2024) `reading-3`
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- **2024-04-11** 04/11/2024 House read and passed `passage`
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- **2024-04-16** 04/16/2024 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2024-06-10** 06/10/2024 Scheduled for consideration (06/12/2024)
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- **2024-06-12** 06/12/2024 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-06-12** 06/12/2024 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/13/2024) `reading-3`
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- **2024-06-13** 06/13/2024 Senate passed as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
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- **2024-06-13** 06/13/2024 Placed on House Calendar (06/13/2024) `reading-3`
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- **2024-06-14** 06/14/2024 House passed as amended in concurrence `passage`
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- **2024-06-20** 06/20/2024 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-06-24** 06/24/2024 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/5400ec5f-7a51-4386-af24-3bf68ee8858d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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