AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- SIZE, WEIGHT, AND LOAD LIMITS
This bill updates size, weight, and load regulations for commercial and specialized vehicles in Rhode Island. It clarifies exemptions for specific vehicle types, including road machinery in work zones, farm vehicles, articulated public transit buses, and emergency vehicles, while maintaining safety restrictions on weight-restricted infrastructure. The legislation also adjusts maximum vehicle lengths and axle load limits, with corresponding fines for violations, and ensures that vehicles registered for specific weights cannot exceed those limits.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
House Passage
Jun 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Mar 4, 2026
Signed Jun 23, 2026
Floor votes · Senate May 14, 2026
How they voted
32–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 36
May 14, 2026
D
Democratic32
90% Yea
R
Republican4
75% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Jun 23, 2026
Signed into law
06/23/2026 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 8, 2026
Lower · Passed
06/08/2026 House passed as amended in concurrence
lower
Jun 4, 2026
Legislature · Passed
06/04/2026 Committee recommends passage as amended in concurrence
legislature
May 15, 2026
Committee
05/15/2026 Referred to House State Government & Elections
lower
May 14, 2026
Upper · Passed
05/14/2026 Senate passed as amended (floor amendment)
upper
Apr 29, 2026
Legislature · Passed
04/29/2026 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 25, 2026
Committee
03/25/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 4, 2026
Introduced
03/04/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Mark McKenney
DDemocratic
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