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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- PASSING, USE OF LANES, AND RULES OF THE ROAD"
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description: "Adds a provision in the statute relating to one way highways, providing an increased penalty when a motorist travels the wrong way on an interstate highway or an entrance or exit ramp connected to an interstate highway."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2025"
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identifier: "SB 529"
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citation: "Rhode Island SB 529 (2025)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["LaMountain", "McKenney", "Tikoian"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 11
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2025-02-26"
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last_action: "2025-06-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/db293eea-6c16-475f-8bb8-1a139652cde2"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "a4cbef694471da03e18c26e026db521dc939c24df5b75861df81999bf142c9ed"
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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 529 (2025) — AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- PASSING, USE OF LANES, AND RULES OF THE ROAD
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Adds a provision in the statute relating to one way highways, providing an increased penalty when a motorist travels the wrong way on an interstate highway or an entrance or exit ramp connected to an interstate highway.
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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. **529 as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText25/SenateText25/S0529aa.pdf)
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## Votes
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- IN CONCURRENCE — **72–1** (pass) · upper
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- Passage as Amended — **34–0** (pass) · upper
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- Approval of Amendment — **32–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- LaMountain — primary (person)
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- McKenney — primary (person)
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- Tikoian — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-26** 02/26/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2025-04-04** 04/04/2025 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/10/2025)
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- **2025-04-10** 04/10/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2025-06-16** 06/16/2025 Scheduled for consideration (06/18/2025)
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- **2025-06-18** 06/18/2025 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-06-18** 06/18/2025 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/20/2025) `reading-3`
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- **2025-06-20** 06/20/2025 Senate passed as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
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- **2025-06-20** 06/20/2025 Placed on House Calendar (06/20/2025) `reading-3`
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- **2025-06-20** 06/20/2025 House passed as amended in concurrence `passage`
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- **2025-06-23** 06/23/2025 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-06-26** 06/26/2025 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/db293eea-6c16-475f-8bb8-1a139652cde2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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