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---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- CROOK POINT BRIDGE AUTHORITY ACT"
description: "Creates the Crook Point Bridge Authority for the purpose of maintain the Crook Point Bascule Bridge and any property related thereto."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 7218"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7218 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Biah", "Blazejewski", "DeSimone", "Diaz", "Kislak", "Lombardi", "Morales", "Sanchez", "Slater"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-01-21"
last_action: "2026-06-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/665e5671-b53f-48c9-8f3e-e9ee4760cc16"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "10eb8aeb5f8f586dac70ee7fa7054105e457483cac6ddfc105df07b4ae8dc1ca"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
---
# Rhode Island HB 7218 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- CROOK POINT BRIDGE AUTHORITY ACT
Creates the Crook Point Bridge Authority for the purpose of maintain the Crook Point Bascule Bridge and any property related thereto.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **7218** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7218.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **632** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Biah — primary (person)
- Blazejewski — primary (person)
- DeSimone — primary (person)
- Diaz — primary (person)
- Kislak — primary (person)
- Lombardi — primary (person)
- Morales — primary (person)
- Sanchez — primary (person)
- Slater — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-01-21** 01/21/2026 Introduced, referred to House Municipal Government & Housing `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-27** 03/27/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/31/2026)
- **2026-03-31** 03/31/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2026-04-03** 04/03/2026 Scheduled for consideration (04/07/2026)
- **2026-04-07** 04/07/2026 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-10** 04/10/2026 Placed on House Calendar (04/16/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-04-16** 04/16/2026 House read and passed `passage`
- **2026-05-01** 05/01/2026 Referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2026-05-15** 05/15/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/21/2026)
- **2026-05-21** 05/21/2026 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-29** 05/29/2026 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/03/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-06-03** 06/03/2026 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2026-06-03** 06/03/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-05** 06/05/2026 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/665e5671-b53f-48c9-8f3e-e9ee4760cc16`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).