SB 1062 Rhode Island Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO GENERAL ASSEMBLY -- PERMANENT JOINT COMMITTEE ON NAMING ALL NEW BUILDINGS, BRIDGES, EDIFICES AND OTHER STATE CONSTRUCTIONS

SB 1062 renames the East Bay Bike Path Bridge in Warren (spanning the Palmer River) as the Cpl. Richard C. Brule Bridge. This bill directly affects the bridge's official designation and honors Corporal Richard C. Brule. The change is purely ceremonial with no policy or funding impact, taking effect upon the governor's signature.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced May 9, 2025 Signed Jun 23, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 4, 2025

How they voted

310
Passed · 5 other
Total votes 36
Jun 4, 2025
D Democratic32
27 Yea 5
84% Yea
R Republican4
4 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jun 23, 2025
Signed into law
06/23/2025 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
06/17/2025 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
06/04/2025 Senate read and passed
upper
Jun 2, 2025
Legislature · Passed
06/02/2025 Committee recommends passage
legislature
May 13, 2025
Committee
05/13/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
May 9, 2025
Introduced
05/09/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
upper
8 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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