# Rhode Island H7870: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL CODE PROVISIONS .

Rhode Island H7870, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL CODE PROVISIONS ., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Raymond A. Hull (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-23 (Signed by Governor — Chapter 298) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Rhode Island H7870
- State: Rhode Island
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL CODE PROVISIONS .
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-27
- Last action: 2026-06-23, Signed by Governor — Chapter 298
- Sponsor: Raymond A. Hull (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (67 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New rules for work-zone equipment: mixed, low. The law clarifies when heavy work equipment counts as "mobile equipment" on public roads. "Incidental" use now means the machine is actively doing work in an active work zone, or crossing a highway inside that zone. Driving down a highway under the machine’s own power is not incidental. The law lis…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Raymond A. Hull (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Samuel A. Azzinaro (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: David A. Bennett (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Nathan W. Biah (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Mary Ann Shallcross Smith (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-08 | House | GENERAL CODE PROVISIONS PASSAGE | pass | 67 | 0 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2026-06-23: Signed by Governor — Chapter 298 (Governor)
- 2026-06-18: Transmitted to Governor (Governor)
- 2026-06-10: Senate passed in concurrence (Senate)
- 2026-06-08: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/10/2026) (Senate)
- 2026-06-08: House read and passed (House)
- 2026-06-05: Placed on House Calendar (06/08/2026) (House)
- 2026-06-04: Committee recommends passage
- 2026-05-29: Scheduled for consideration (06/04/2026)
- 2026-03-03: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- 2026-02-27: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/03/2026)
- 2026-02-27: Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections (House)

## Bill text

- H7870 - As Introduced, 2026-02-27: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7870.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7870.pdf)

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## Sources
- [H7870 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7870.htm)
- [H7870 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7870.pdf)

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- [H8104: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MORTGAGES OF REAL PROPERTY .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8104-2026)
- [H8046: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- FEES .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8046-2026)
- [H8025: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8025-2026)
- [H7866: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- UNFAIR CLAIMS SETTLEMENT PRACTICES ACT .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H7866-2026)
- [H7642: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- DISTRIC…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H7642-2026)
- [S3363: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3363-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H7870-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).