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IntroducedFeb 27, 2026
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Passed HouseMay 05, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Rhode Island House Bill
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGULATION OF BUSINESS PRACTICES AMONG MOTOR VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS, AND DEALERS (Extends certain protocols applicable to motor vehicle manufacturers to their distributors and factory branches, as well as updates warranty reimbursement and recall obligation policies.)
Last Action See all actions
House • May 05, 2026: 05/05/2026 House read and passed
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 8213
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 63
- Abney
- Ackerman
- Ajello
- Alzate
- Azzinaro
- Baginski
- Batista
- Bennett
- Blazejewski
- Boylan
- Brien
- Caldwell
- Carson
- Casey
- Casimiro
- Cortvriend
- Corvese
- Costantino
- Cotter
- Craven
- Cruz
- Dawson
- DeSimone
- Diaz
- Donovan
- Edwards
- Felix
- Fellela
- Finkelman
- Fogarty
- Furtado
- Giraldo
- Handy
- Hull
- Kazarian
- Kennedy
- Kislak
- Knight
- Lima
- Lombardi
- Marszalkowski
- McEntee
- McGaw
- McNamara
- Messier
- Morales
- K. Joseph Shekarchi
- Newberry
- Noret
- O'Brien
- Phillips
- Potter
- Read
- Sanchez
- ShallcrossSmith
- Shanley
- Slater
- Solomon
- Speakman
- Spears
- Stewart
- Tanzi
- Voas
Actions
- May 05, 2026 | House
- 05/05/2026 House read and passed
- May 01, 2026 | House
- 05/01/2026 Placed on House Calendar (05/05/2026)
- Apr 28, 2026 | House
- 04/28/2026 Committee recommends passage
- Apr 24, 2026 | House
- 04/24/2026 Scheduled for consideration (04/28/2026)
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- 03/26/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- Mar 20, 2026 | House
- 03/20/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/26/2026)
- Feb 27, 2026 | House
- 02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
Bill Texts
Documents
- 03/20/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/26/2026)
- 04/24/2026 Scheduled for consideration (04/28/2026)
- 05/01/2026 Placed on House Calendar (05/05/2026)
- House Corporations: 03-26-2026--H8213--Josh_Fisher(Alliance for Automotive Innovation)--corPDF
- House Corporations: 03-26-2026--H8213--Michelle_Elder(Ford Motor Company)--corPDF
- House Corporations: 03-26-2026--H8213--Patricia_Hanz(EMA)--corPDF
- House Corporations: 03-26-2026--H8213--Ted_Kresse(RIADA)--corPDF



