Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island H7218: AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- CROOK POINT BRIDGE AUTHORITY ACT (Creates the Crook Point Bridge Authority for the purpose of mai
Status: Signed into law, June 5, 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.)
What the bill says
From the introduced text, January 21, 2026:
2026 -- H 7218 ======== LC004257 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- CROOK POINT BRIDGE AUTHORITY ACT Introduced By: Representatives Kislak, Blazejewski, Diaz, Slater, Sanchez, Biah, DeSimone, Morales, and J. Lombardi Date Introduced: January 21, 2026 Referred To: House Municipal Government & Housing (City of Providence) It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 2. Title 24 of the General Laws entitled "HIGHWAYS" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following chapter: CHAPTER 13.1 CROOK POINT BRIDGE AUTHORITY ACT 24-13.1-1. Creation of corporation -- Composition -- Personnel -- Compensation. (a) There is hereby created and established an independent public instrumentality and body corporate and politic with a separate legal existence from the city of Providence and the State of Rhode Island, having such powers, authority, rights, privileges, and titles as may be necessary and incidental to the effectuation of the purposes set forth in this chapter, to be known as the "Crook Point Bridge Authority." It is the intent of the general assembly by the passage of this chapter to create and establish the corporation for the purposes of acquiring and maintaining the Crook Point Bascule Bridge and any property appurtenant and/or adjacent thereto, and planning, implementing, administering, and overseeing any preservation, improvement, expansion and/or redevelopment initiatives thereof. The …
Sponsors
- Rebecca Kislak (D, HD-004) · primary sponsor
- Christopher Blazejewski (D)
- Grace Diaz (D)
- Scott Slater (D, HD-010)
- Enrique Sanchez (D, HD-009)
- Nathan Biah (D)
- DeSimone, Anthony (D, HD-005)
- David Morales (D, HD-007)
- John Lombardi (D, HD-008)
Latest actions
- : Signed by Governor
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : Senate passed in concurrence
- : Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar
- : Committee recommends passage in concurrence
- : Scheduled for consideration
- : Referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
- : House read and passed
- : Placed on House Calendar
- : Committee recommends passage
Votes
- Senate Committee on Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs: Passage in concurrence (May 21, 2026): 7 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Seq #112: PASSAGE (April 16, 2026): 63 yea, 2 nay, passed
- House Committee on Municipal Government & Housing: Passage (April 7, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: HIGHWAYS
Common questions
- What is H7218?
- H7218 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- CROOK POINT BRIDGE AUTHORITY ACT (Creates the Crook Point Bridge Authority for the purpose of mai.
- What does H7218 do?
- 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.)
- What is the status of H7218?
- Signed into law as of June 5, 2026. Latest action: Signed by Governor (June 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored H7218?
- Rebecca Kislak (D, HD-004), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H7218?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7218.pdf
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