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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 -- SPECIAL STOPS REQUIRED

     

     Introduced By: Representatives Boylan, Fogarty, Casimiro, DeSimone, Read, Hull,
Spears, Dawson, Felix, and Kislak

     Date Introduced: February 11, 2026

     Referred To: House State Government & Elections

     (by request)

It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 31-20 of the General Laws entitled "Special Stops Required" is

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hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     31-20-18. Posting bike path stop signs.

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     The department of transportation, in coordination with the traffic safety commission, shall

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on all state highways, erect and maintain adequate signs requiring operators of motor vehicles to

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come to a complete stop because of the existence of an intersection of a bike path, and roadway, as

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defined in ยง 31-1-23.

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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 -- SPECIAL STOPS REQUIRED

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     This act would require the placement of a stop sign at any intersection of a roadway and

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bike path.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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