Rhode Island · Senate Bill 710 · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- RHODE ISLAND TURNPIKE AND BRIDGE AUTHORITY

SB 710 Sponsored by Louis P. DiPalma Died in committee

  1. Introduced Mar 7, 2025
  2. In committee Mar 7, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Directs the RITBA design a safety barrier or netting system on the several bridges within its authority. Any newly constructed bridges with a deck height of over one hundred feet (100 ft) would be required to have safety barriers of safety netting.

Every action

1 step, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. CommitteeIntroduced, referred to Senate Housing and Municipal Government · Senate Housing & Municipal Government

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 8 cosponsors: 8 Democrats.

All 8 cosponsors

From Rhode Island's official records (status.rilegislature.gov), checked Nov 2, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.