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IntroducedMar 20, 2026
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Passed SenateJun 04, 2026
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Passed HouseJun 10, 2026
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Became LawJun 23, 2026
Rhode Island Senate Bill
AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MISCELLANEOUS RULES (Restores law enforcement discretion, allowing officers to issue a verbal warning when appropriate or pursue misdemeanor or felony charges in more egregious cases where a child is left unattended in a motor vehicle.)
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executive • Jun 23, 2026: 06/23/2026 Signed by Governor
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- LaMountainprimary
- Burkeprimary
- Quezadaprimary
- Thompsonprimary
Votes
YES: 69
- Abney
- Ackerman
- Ajello
- Alzate
- Azzinaro
- Batista
- Bennett
- Biah
- Boylan
- Brien
- Caldwell
- Carson
- Casey
- Casimiro
- Chippendale
- Cortvriend
- Corvese
- Costantino
- Cotter
- Craven
- Dawson
- DeSimone
- Diaz
- Donovan
- Edwards
- Fascia
- Felix
- Fellela
- Fogarty
- Furtado
- Giraldo
- Handy
- Hopkins
- Hull
- Kazarian
- Kennedy
- Kislak
- Knight
- Lima
- Lombardi
- Marszalkowski
- McGaw
- McNamara
- Messier
- Morales
- K. Joseph Shekarchi
- Nardone
- Newberry
- Noret
- O'Brien
- Paplauskas
- Phillips
- Place
- Potter
- Quattrocchi
- Read
- Roberts
- Sanchez
- Santucci
- Serpa
- ShallcrossSmith
- Shanley
- Slater
- Solomon
- Speakman
- Spears
- Stewart
- Tanzi
- Voas
NO: 0
Actions
- Jun 23, 2026 | executive
- 06/23/2026 Signed by Governor
- Jun 18, 2026 | executive
- 06/18/2026 Transmitted to Governor
- Jun 10, 2026 | House
- 06/10/2026 House passed in concurrence
- Jun 08, 2026 | House
- 06/08/2026 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
- 06/08/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/10/2026)
- Jun 06, 2026 | House
- 06/06/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/08/2026)
- Jun 05, 2026 | House
- 06/05/2026 Referred to House Judiciary
- Jun 04, 2026 | Senate
- 06/04/2026 Senate read and passed
- Jun 02, 2026 | Senate
- 06/02/2026 Committee recommends passage
- 06/02/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/04/2026)
- May 30, 2026 | Senate
- 05/30/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/02/2026)
- Apr 09, 2026 | Senate
- 04/09/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- Apr 03, 2026 | Senate
- 04/03/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/09/2026)
- Mar 20, 2026 | Senate
- 03/20/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
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