# Rhode Island S3135: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MISCELLANEOUS RULES .

Rhode Island S3135, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MISCELLANEOUS RULES ., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Leonidas P. Raptakis (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-23 (Signed by Governor — Chapter 405) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3135-2026
- As of: 2026-11-01
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## Facts
- Bill: Rhode Island S3135
- State: Rhode Island
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MISCELLANEOUS RULES .
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-03-20
- Last action: 2026-06-23, Signed by Governor — Chapter 405
- Sponsor: Leonidas P. Raptakis (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (106 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Police can warn or charge for kids left in cars: mixed, low. The law covers children under age seven left alone in a motor vehicle. Police can give a verbal warning on scene. The warning must explain risks like kidnapping and dangerous heat. The law also allows criminal charges under any other law when the conduct is a crime. These changes take effect immedi…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Leonidas P. Raptakis (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: John P. Burke (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Andrew R. Dimitri (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Matthew L. LaMountain (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mark P. McKenney (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ana B. Quezada (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brian J. Thompson (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-10 | House | VEHICLES- MISCELLANEOUS RULES PASSAGE IN CONCURRENCE | pass | 69 | 0 |   |
| 2026-06-04 | Senate | MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- MISCELLANEOUS RULES Passage | pass | 37 | 0 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2026-06-23: Signed by Governor — Chapter 405 (Governor)
- 2026-06-18: Transmitted to Governor (Governor)
- 2026-06-10: House passed in concurrence (House)
- 2026-06-08: Placed on House Calendar (06/10/2026) (House)
- 2026-06-08: Committee recommends passage in concurrence
- 2026-06-06: Scheduled for consideration (06/08/2026)
- 2026-06-05: Referred to House Judiciary (House)
- 2026-06-04: Senate read and passed (Senate)
- 2026-06-02: Placed on Senate Calendar (06/04/2026) (Senate)
- 2026-06-02: Committee recommends passage
- 2026-05-30: Scheduled for consideration (06/02/2026)
- 2026-04-09: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- 2026-04-03: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/09/2026)
- 2026-03-20: Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary (Senate)

## Bill text

- S3135 - As Introduced, 2026-03-20: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S3135.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S3135.pdf)

## Related bills

- S3363: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION . (became law)
- S3353: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS . (became law)
- S3337: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION . (became law)
- S3333: AN ACT RELATING TO THE NORTH TIVERTON FIRE DISTRICT . (became law)
- S3315: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES . (became law)
- S3293: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION . (became law)

## Sources
- [S3135 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S3135.htm)
- [S3135 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S3135.pdf)

## Related
- [S3363: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3363-2026)
- [S3353: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3353-2026)
- [S3337: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3337-2026)
- [S3333: AN ACT RELATING TO THE NORTH TIVERTON FIRE DISTRICT .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3333-2026)
- [S3315: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3315-2026)
- [S3293: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3293-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3135-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).