Rhode Island HB 7437 — AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- AUTOMATED TRAFFIC VIOLATION MONETARY SYSTEMS
Rhode Island, 2026. HB 7437: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- AUTOMATED TRAFFIC VIOLATION MONETARY SYSTEMS
Latest action
June 26, 2026 — 06/26/2026 Effective without Governor's signature
Summary
Extends the sunsetting of the "Don't Block the Box" automated traffic detection systems from January 15, 2027, to January 15, 2030.
Sponsors
- Slater — primary sponsor
Bill text
7437 as amended Read version ↗
Recorded votes
Passage
June 10, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 33 · no: 5 · other: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (38)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| 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 | no |
| Patalano | no |
| Pearson | yes |
| Quezada | yes |
| Raptakis | yes |
| Rogers | no |
| Sosnowski | yes |
| Thompson | yes |
| Tikoian | yes |
| Ujifusa | yes |
| Urso | yes |
| Valverde | yes |
| Vargas | yes |
| Zurier | yes |
| Lawson | yes |
IN CONCURRENCE
June 11, 2026 · House · pass
yes: 61 · no: 11 · other: 3
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (75)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Abney | yes |
| Ackerman | yes |
| Ajello | yes |
| Alzate | yes |
| Azzinaro | yes |
| Baginski | yes |
| Batista | no |
| Bennett | yes |
| Biah | yes |
| Boylan | yes |
| Brien | yes |
| Caldwell | yes |
| Carson | yes |
| Casey | yes |
| Casimiro | yes |
| Chippendale | no |
| Cortvriend | yes |
| Corvese | yes |
| Costantino | no |
| Cotter | yes |
| Craven | yes |
| Cruz | yes |
| Dawson | yes |
| DeSimone | yes |
| Diaz | yes |
| Donovan | yes |
| Edwards | yes |
| Fascia | no |
| Felix | yes |
| Fellela | yes |
| Finkelman | yes |
| Fogarty | yes |
| Furtado | yes |
| Giraldo | yes |
| Handy | yes |
| Hopkins | yes |
| Hull | yes |
| Kazarian | yes |
| Kennedy | yes |
| Kislak | yes |
| Knight | yes |
| Lima | yes |
| Lombardi | yes |
| Marszalkowski | yes |
| McEntee | yes |
| McGaw | yes |
| McNamara | yes |
| Messier | yes |
| Morales | yes |
| Blazejewski | yes |
| Nardone | no |
| Newberry | no |
| Noret | other |
| O'Brien | yes |
| Paplauskas | no |
| Perez | other |
| Phillips | yes |
| Place | no |
| Potter | yes |
| Quattrocchi | no |
| Read | yes |
| Roberts | no |
| Sanchez | yes |
| Santucci | no |
| Serpa | yes |
| ShallcrossSmith | yes |
| Shanley | yes |
| Shekarchi | other |
| Slater | yes |
| Solomon | yes |
| Speakman | yes |
| Spears | yes |
| Stewart | yes |
| Tanzi | yes |
| Voas | yes |
Passage
June 10, 2026 · Senate · pass
yes: 35 · no: 3 · other: 0
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (38)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| 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 | yes |
| Quezada | yes |
| Raptakis | yes |
| Rogers | no |
| Sosnowski | yes |
| Thompson | yes |
| Tikoian | yes |
| Ujifusa | yes |
| Urso | yes |
| Valverde | yes |
| Vargas | yes |
| Zurier | yes |
| Lawson | yes |
PASSAGE
May 19, 2026 · House · pass
yes: 52 · no: 11 · other: 12
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (75)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Abney | yes |
| Ackerman | yes |
| Ajello | yes |
| Alzate | yes |
| Azzinaro | yes |
| Baginski | yes |
| Batista | other |
| Bennett | yes |
| Biah | yes |
| Boylan | yes |
| Brien | yes |
| Caldwell | yes |
| Carson | other |
| Casey | yes |
| Casimiro | other |
| Chippendale | no |
| Cortvriend | yes |
| Corvese | yes |
| Costantino | no |
| Cotter | yes |
| Craven | other |
| Cruz | yes |
| Dawson | yes |
| DeSimone | yes |
| Diaz | yes |
| Donovan | yes |
| Edwards | yes |
| Fascia | no |
| Felix | yes |
| Fellela | other |
| Finkelman | yes |
| Fogarty | yes |
| Furtado | yes |
| Giraldo | yes |
| Handy | yes |
| Hopkins | no |
| Hull | yes |
| Kazarian | yes |
| Kennedy | yes |
| Kislak | yes |
| Knight | yes |
| Lima | yes |
| Lombardi | other |
| Marszalkowski | yes |
| McEntee | yes |
| McGaw | other |
| McNamara | yes |
| Messier | yes |
| Morales | yes |
| Blazejewski | yes |
| Nardone | no |
| Newberry | no |
| Noret | yes |
| O'Brien | yes |
| Paplauskas | no |
| Perez | other |
| Phillips | yes |
| Place | no |
| Potter | yes |
| Quattrocchi | other |
| Read | other |
| Roberts | no |
| Sanchez | no |
| Santucci | no |
| Serpa | yes |
| ShallcrossSmith | yes |
| Shanley | yes |
| Shekarchi | other |
| Slater | yes |
| Solomon | other |
| Speakman | yes |
| Spears | yes |
| Stewart | yes |
| Tanzi | yes |
| Voas | yes |
Legislative history
- 06/26/2026 Effective without Governor's signature
- 06/18/2026 Transmitted to Governor
- 06/11/2026 House passed as amended in concurrence
- 06/10/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/11/2026)
- 06/10/2026 Senate passed as amended (floor amendment)
- 06/08/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/10/2026)
- 05/19/2026 House read and passed
- 05/15/2026 Placed on House Calendar (05/19/2026)
- 05/14/2026 Committee recommends passage
- 05/11/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/14/2026)
- 04/28/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- 04/24/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/28/2026)
- 01/30/2026 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
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