AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- RHODE ISLAND UNIFORM COMMERCIAL DRIVER'S LICENSE ACT
Summary
Provides that commercial driver instruction would include industry-specific training on the recognition, prevention, and reporting of human trafficking.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Feb 26, 2025
Signed Jun 13, 2025
Floor votes · Senate May 29, 2025
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 36
May 29, 2025
D
Democratic32
87% Yea
R
Republican4
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 13, 2025
Signed into law
06/13/2025 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
06/10/2025 House passed in concurrence
lower
May 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
05/29/2025 Senate read and passed
upper
May 27, 2025
Legislature · Passed
05/27/2025 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 1, 2025
Committee
04/01/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 26, 2025
Introduced
02/26/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
8 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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