Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island H7437: 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.)
Status: Chaptered, June 26, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, January 30, 2026:
2026 -- H 7437 ======== LC004258 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- AUTOMATED TRAFFIC VIOLATION MONETARY SYSTEMS Introduced By: Representative Scott Slater Date Introduced: January 30, 2026 Referred To: House Judiciary (City of Providence) It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Section 31-41.2-3 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-41.2 entitled "Automated Traffic Violation Monitoring Systems" is hereby amended to read as follows: 31-41.2-3. Automated traffic violation monitoring systems. [Effective until January 15, 2027.] Automated traffic violation monitoring systems. [Effective until January 15, 2030.] (a) The state department of transportation and the municipalities of this state are hereby authorized to install and operate automated traffic violation detection systems. Such systems shall be limited to systems which monitor and detect violations of traffic control signals. For purposes of this chapter an automated traffic violation detection system means a system with one or more motor vehicle sensors which produces images of motor vehicles being operated in violation of traffic signal laws. A municipality shall be permitted to install, at up to no more than three (3) designated "Don't Block the Box" intersections within the municipality, an automated traffic detection system to monitor violations of § 31-15-12.2; provided, however, that the provisions allowing such "Don't Block the …
Sponsors
- Scott Slater (D, HD-010) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Effective without Governor's signature
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : House passed as amended in concurrence
- : Placed on House Calendar
- : Senate passed as amended (floor amendment)
- : Placed on Senate Calendar
- : House read and passed
- : Placed on House Calendar
- : Committee recommends passage
- : Scheduled for consideration
Votes
- House Seq #550: PASSAGE IN CONCURRENCE (June 11, 2026): 61 yea, 11 nay, passed
- Senate Seq #544: (June 10, 2026): 33 yea, 5 nay, passed
- Senate Seq #543: (June 10, 2026): 35 yea, 3 nay, passed
- House Seq #194: PASSAGE (May 19, 2026): 52 yea, 11 nay, passed
- House Committee on Judiciary: Passage (May 14, 2026): 11 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES
Common questions
- What is H7437?
- H7437 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): 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.).
- What is the status of H7437?
- Chaptered as of June 26, 2026. Latest action: Effective without Governor's signature (June 26, 2026).
- Who sponsored H7437?
- Scott Slater (D, HD-010).
- Where is the official record for H7437?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7437aa.pdf
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