Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island H7638: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- RIGHT-OF-WAY (Amends the general law relative to right-of-way of pedestrians to reference the schedule of violations for the adjudication of traffic offenses contained in § 31.41.1-4.)
Status: Chaptered, June 24, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 11, 2026:
2026 -- H 7638 ======== LC005102 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- RIGHT-OF-WAY Introduced By: Representatives Read, Noret, Hopkins, J. Brien, and Corvese Date Introduced: February 11, 2026 Referred To: House Judiciary (Judiciary) It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Section 31-17-5.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-17 entitled "Right-OfWay" is hereby amended to read as follows: 31-17-5.1. Penalties. Any person who violates any provision of §§ 31-17-1 -- 31-17-5, pertaining to the rightof-way of pedestrians, upon conviction, shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than seventyfive ($75.00) subject to the fines enumerated in § 31.41.1-4. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. ======== LC005102 ======== EXPLANATION BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL OF ANACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- RIGHT-OF-WAY *** This act would amend the general law relative to right-of-way of pedestrians to reference the schedule of violations for the adjudication of traffic offenses contained in § 31.41.1-4. This act would take effect upon passage. ======== LC005102 ======== LC005102 - Page 2 of
Sponsors
- Earl Read (D, HD-026) · primary sponsor
- Thomas Noret (D, HD-025)
- Marie Hopkins (R, HD-021)
- Arthur Corvese (D, HD-055)
Latest actions
- : Effective without Governor's signature
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : Senate passed in concurrence
- : Placed on Senate Calendar
- : House read and passed
- : Placed on House Calendar
- : Committee recommends passage
- : Scheduled for consideration
- : Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- : Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
Votes
- Senate Seq #508: (June 9, 2026): 36 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Seq #263: PASSAGE (June 4, 2026): 66 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Committee on Judiciary: Passage (May 26, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES
Common questions
- What is H7638?
- H7638 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- RIGHT-OF-WAY (Amends the general law relative to right-of-way of pedestrians to reference the schedule of violations for the adjudication of traffic offenses contained in § 31.41.1-4.).
- What is the status of H7638?
- Chaptered as of June 24, 2026. Latest action: Effective without Governor's signature (June 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored H7638?
- Earl Read (D, HD-026), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H7638?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7638.pdf
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