Do Not Block the Box (H 7437, S 3228)

  • Status: Passed House, Held For Further Study in Senate
  • Position: Oppose
  • Bill Number: H 7437, S 3228
  • Session: 2026
  • Latest Update: May 20, 2026
A dark purple graphic with a yellow and purple image of the RI State House and a picture of surveillance cameras on a lamp post.

This legislation would extend the sunset of the "Don't Block the Box" statute which reauthorizes the allowable use of an automated traffic violation detection system. We opposed this legislation based on our longtime opposition to the needless proliferation of surveillance technologies, particularly camera technologies, as a method for enforcing traffic statues. Our organization has noted for years the inefficiency of surveillance systems at curbing the problems they are purportedly designed to address.

Sponsors:
Representative Slater, Senator Ciccone