AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - COMMERCIAL LOW SPEED VEHICLES (Authorizes commercial low speed vehicles of 8 persons or less to operate on roadways of the city of Newport as a commercial jitney service.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jun 2018
Committee Review
Jun 2018
Senate Passage
Jun 2018
House Passage
Jun 2018
Signed into Law
Jul 2018
Introduced Jun 14, 2018
Signed Jul 2, 2018
Floor votes · Senate Jun 23, 2018
How they voted
51–0
Passed · 18 other
Total votes 69
Jun 23, 2018
D
Democratic59
74% Yea
R
Republican10
70% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
9
Key actions
4
Committee
1
Jul 2, 2018
Signed into law
07/02/2018 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 23, 2018
Lower · Passed
06/23/2018 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 23, 2018
Legislature · Passed
06/23/2018 Senate passed Sub A
legislature
Jun 22, 2018
Legislature · Passed
06/22/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
Jun 14, 2018
Introduced
06/14/2018 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
legislature
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Lou DiPalma
DDemocratic
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