WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- PERSONAL WATERCRAFT SAFETY ACT (Makes certain personal watercraft violations a misdemeanor.)
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “AN ACT RELATING TO WATERS AND NAVIGATION -- PERSONAL WATERCRAFT SAFETY ACT (Makes certain personal watercraft violations a misdemeanor.)” Read the full text
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2025 sessionbill
Where it is
Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary · Feb 26, 2025
Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/25/2025) · Mar 21, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further study · Mar 25, 2025
Scheduled for consideration (05/27/2025) · May 23, 2025
Committee recommends passage · May 27, 2025
Placed on Senate Calendar (05/29/2025) · May 27, 2025
Senate read and passed · May 29, 2025
Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/10/2025) · Jun 6, 2025
House passed in concurrence · Jun 10, 2025
Transmitted to Governor · Jun 10, 2025
Signed by Governor · Jun 13, 2025
The numbers
3
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
IN CONCURRENCEHouse · 2025-06-10 · YEAS 71, NAYS 0, NOT VOTING 4, RECUSED 0
PassageSenate · 2025-05-29 · YEAS 35, NAYS 0, NOT VOTING 3, RECUSED 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Rhode Island legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Signed by Governor (Jun 13, 2025).