RI SB 2718
died on adjournmentAN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- ADJUDICATION OF TRAFFIC OFFENSES
Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did RI SB 2718 pass?
No. RI SB 2718 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-06-05): 06/05/2026 Referred to House Judiciary
What is RI SB 2718 about?
Increases the fine for speeding 1-10 mph in excess of posted speed limit in a residential or school zone to $125 and would increase the fine $250 for speed in excess of 11 mph in a residential or school zone.
Who sponsors RI SB 2718?
Valverde, Tikoian, Patalano and 7 others are the primary sponsors of RI SB 2718.
Description
Increases the fine for speeding 1-10 mph in excess of posted speed limit in a residential or school zone to $125 and would increase the fine $250 for speed in excess of 11 mph in a residential or school zone.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-27
- Latest action
- 2026-06-05 — 06/05/2026 Referred to House Judiciary
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Valverdeprimary
- Tikoianprimary
- Patalanoprimary
- Burkeprimary
- Ursoprimary
- Dimitriprimary
- Appollonioprimary
- Thompsonprimary
- Raptakisprimary
- Famigliettiprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-06-05
06/05/2026 Referred to House Judiciary
referral-committee
2026-06-04
06/04/2026 Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)
passage
2026-06-02
06/02/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/04/2026)
reading-3
2026-06-02
06/02/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
committee-passage-favorable
2026-06-01
06/01/2026 Proposed Substitute
substitution
2026-05-30
05/30/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/02/2026)
2026-04-09
04/09/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
committee-failure
2026-04-03
04/03/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/09/2026)
2026-02-27
02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
introduction,referral-committee
Versions
- 2718 SUB A as amendedCompare
Documents
Votes
Passage
2026-06-04 · pass · 34-2
Member-level votes (38)
- Acosta: yes
- Appollonio, Jr.: yes
- Bell: yes
- Bissaillon: yes
- Britto: yes
- Burke: yes
- Ciccone: yes
- de la Cruz: no
- DiMario: yes
- Dimitri: yes
- DiPalma: yes
- Euer: yes
- Famiglietti: yes
- Felag: yes
- Gallo: yes
- Gu: yes
- Kallman: yes
- LaMountain: yes
- Lauria: yes
- Mack: yes
- McKenney: yes
- Morgan: no
- Murray: yes
- Paolino: yes
- Patalano: yes
- Pearson: other
- Quezada: yes
- Raptakis: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Sosnowski: other
- Thompson: yes
- Tikoian: yes
- Ujifusa: yes
- Urso: yes
- Valverde: yes
- Vargas: yes
- Zurier: yes
- Madam President: yes
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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