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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- AUTOMATED TRAFFIC VIOLATION MONETARY SYSTEMS"
description: "Extends the sunsetting of the \"Don't Block the Box\" automated traffic detection systems from January 15, 2027, to January 15, 2030."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 3228"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 3228 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bissaillon", "Ciccone", "Raptakis", "Thompson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-04-20"
last_action: "2026-06-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b150f2e9-65a3-456b-b409-a61f0ac9615a"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "14536d62c40f8706f3b178574dd388290bbf52b0c5e404f9237376b47b0e04eb"
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 SB 3228 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- AUTOMATED TRAFFIC VIOLATION MONETARY SYSTEMS
Extends the sunsetting of the "Don't Block the Box" automated traffic detection systems from January 15, 2027, to January 15, 2030.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **3228 as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S3228aa.pdf)
## Votes
- IN CONCURRENCE — **5812** (pass) · upper
- Passage — **361** (pass) · upper
- Passage — **335** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Bissaillon — primary (person)
- Ciccone — primary (person)
- Raptakis — primary (person)
- Thompson — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-04-20** 04/20/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-04-24** 04/24/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/28/2026)
- **2026-04-28** 04/28/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2026-05-22** 05/22/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/26/2026)
- **2026-05-26** 05/26/2026 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-27** 05/27/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/03/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-06-03** 06/03/2026 Senate passed as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
- **2026-06-07** 06/07/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/10/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-06-10** 06/10/2026 House passed as amended in concurrence `passage`
- **2026-06-18** 06/18/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-26** 06/26/2026 Effective without Governor's signature `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b150f2e9-65a3-456b-b409-a61f0ac9615a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).