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S3034 • 2026

AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL CODE PROVISIONS (Clarifies when mobile equipment can travel on a public highway as an incidentally permitted practice limited to the active participation in an active work zone.)

AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL CODE PROVISIONS (Clarifies when mobile equipment can travel on a public highway as an incidentally permitted practice limited to the active participation in an active work zone.)

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Dimitri, Tikoian, Thompson
Last action
2026-06-23
Official status
Signed by Governor
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 -- DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL CODE PROVISIONS (Clarifies when mobile equipment can travel on a public highway as an incidentally permitted practice limited to the active participation in an active work zone.)

AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL CODE PROVISIONS (Clarifies when mobile equipment can travel on a public highway as an incidentally permitted practice limited to the active participation in an active work zone.)

What This Bill Does

  • AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL CODE PROVISIONS (Clarifies when mobile equipment can travel on a public highway as an incidentally permitted practice limited to the active participation in an active work zone.)

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-06-23 Governor

    Signed by Governor

  2. 2026-06-18 Governor

    Transmitted to Governor

  3. 2026-06-08 House

    House passed in concurrence

  4. 2026-06-05 Rhode Island General Assembly

    Placed on House Calendar (06/08/2026)

  5. 2026-06-04 Committee

    Committee recommends passage in concurrence

  6. 2026-05-29 Rhode Island General Assembly

    Scheduled for consideration (06/04/2026)

  7. 2026-05-28 Rhode Island General Assembly

    Referred to House State Government & Elections

  8. 2026-05-27 Senate

    Senate read and passed

  9. 2026-05-22 Rhode Island General Assembly

    Placed on Senate Calendar (05/27/2026)

  10. 2026-05-21 Committee

    Committee recommends passage

  11. 2026-05-15 Rhode Island General Assembly

    Scheduled for consideration (05/21/2026)

  12. 2026-03-12 Committee

    Committee recommended measure be held for further study

  13. 2026-03-09 Rhode Island General Assembly

    Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/12/2026)

  14. 2026-03-05 Rhode Island General Assembly

    Introduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government

Official Summary Text

AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL CODE PROVISIONS (Clarifies when mobile equipment can travel on a public highway as an incidentally permitted practice limited to the active participation in an active work zone.)

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S3034

2026 -- S 3034
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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 -- DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL CODE
PROVISIONS

Introduced By:
Senators Dimitri, Tikoian, and Thompson

Date Introduced:
March 05, 2026

Referred To:
Senate Housing & Municipal Government
(Dept. of Transportation)
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
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SECTION 1. Section 31-1-9 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-1 entitled "Definitions and
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General Code Provisions" is hereby amended to read as follows:
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31-1-9. Mobile equipment.
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“Mobile equipment” means every vehicle not designed or used primarily for the
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transportation of persons or property and only incidentally operated or moved over a highway,
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including but not limited to: ditch digging apparatus, well boring apparatus, and road construction
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or maintenance machinery such as asphalt spreaders, bituminous mixers, bucket loaders, tractors
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other than truck tractors, ditchers, leveling graders, finishing machines, motor graders, road rollers,
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scarifiers, earth moving carry-alls and scrapers, power shovels and drag lines, and self-propelled
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cranes and earth moving equipment. The term does not include house trailers, dump trucks, truck
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mounted transit mixers, cranes, or shovels, or other vehicles designed for the transportation of
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persons or property to which machinery has been attached.
For the purposes of this section
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"incidentally" means actively participating in work in an active work zone, or crossing a highway
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within a work zone. This does not include travelling down a highway under their own power.
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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 -- DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL CODE
PROVISIONS
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This act would clarify when mobile equipment can travel on a public highway as an
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incidentally permitted practice limited to the active participation in an active work zone.
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This act would take effect upon passage.
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