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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL CODE PROVISIONS"
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description: "Clarifies when mobile equipment can travel on a public highway as an incidentally permitted practice limited to the active participation in an active work zone."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HB 7870"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 7870 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Azzinaro", "Bennett", "Biah", "Hull", "Shallcross Smith"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 11
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2026-02-27"
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last_action: "2026-06-23"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f4baba1c-d8bd-4bb2-93d1-63ee21b0a197"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "79b368f8054c6c656e191990535d5beaca9e3a50d6cfcd746080968210594131"
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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 7870 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL CODE PROVISIONS
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Clarifies when mobile equipment can travel on a public highway as an incidentally permitted practice limited to the active participation in an active work zone.
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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. **7870** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7870.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **67–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Azzinaro — primary (person)
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- Bennett — primary (person)
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- Biah — primary (person)
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- Hull — primary (person)
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- Shallcross Smith — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2026-02-27** 02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2026-02-27** 02/27/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/03/2026)
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- **2026-03-03** 03/03/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2026-05-29** 05/29/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/04/2026)
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- **2026-06-04** 06/04/2026 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-06-05** 06/05/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/08/2026) `reading-3`
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- **2026-06-08** 06/08/2026 House read and passed `passage`
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- **2026-06-08** 06/08/2026 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/10/2026) `reading-3`
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- **2026-06-10** 06/10/2026 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
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- **2026-06-18** 06/18/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-06-23** 06/23/2026 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/f4baba1c-d8bd-4bb2-93d1-63ee21b0a197`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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