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H7672 • 2026

AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SPECIAL STOPS REQUIRED (Requires the placement of a stop sign at any intersection of a roadway and bike path.)

AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SPECIAL STOPS REQUIRED (Requires the placement of a stop sign at any intersection of a roadway and bike path.)

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Boylan, Fogarty, Casimiro, DeSimone, Read, Hull, Spears, Dawson, Felix, Kislak
Last action
2026-03-03
Official status
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SPECIAL STOPS REQUIRED (Requires the placement of a stop sign at any intersection of a roadway and bike path.)

AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SPECIAL STOPS REQUIRED (Requires the placement of a stop sign at any intersection of a roadway and bike path.)

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SPECIAL STOPS REQUIRED (Requires the placement of a stop sign at any intersection of a roadway and bike path.)

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2026-03-03 Committee

    Committee recommended measure be held for further study

  2. 2026-02-27 Rhode Island General Assembly

    Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/03/2026)

  3. 2026-02-23 Rhode Island General Assembly

    Meeting postponed (02/24/2026)

  4. 2026-02-19 Rhode Island General Assembly

    Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration

  5. 2026-02-11 Rhode Island General Assembly

    Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections

Official Summary Text

AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SPECIAL STOPS REQUIRED (Requires the placement of a stop sign at any intersection of a roadway and bike path.)

Current Bill Text

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H7672

2026 -- H 7672
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026
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A N A C T
RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SPECIAL STOPS REQUIRED

Introduced By:
Representatives Boylan, Fogarty, Casimiro, DeSimone, Read, Hull,
Spears, Dawson, Felix, and Kislak

Date Introduced:
February 11, 2026

Referred To:
House State Government & Elections
(by request)
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
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SECTION 1. Chapter 31-20 of the General Laws entitled "Special Stops Required" is
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hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:
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31-20-18. Posting bike path stop signs.

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The department of transportation, in coordination with the traffic safety commission, shall
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on all state highways, erect and maintain adequate signs requiring operators of motor vehicles to
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come to a complete stop because of the existence of an intersection of a bike path, and roadway, as
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defined in § 31-1-23.
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SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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EXPLANATION
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
OF
A N A C T
RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SPECIAL STOPS REQUIRED
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This act would require the placement of a stop sign at any intersection of a roadway and
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bike path.
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This act would take effect upon passage.
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