SB 2694 Rhode Island Senate · 2024 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES - REGISTRATION FEES

This bill allows disabled veterans who meet specific injury or disability criteria to receive special "Disabled Veteran" license plates for their vehicles. It also permits these plates to be transferred to the veteran's spouse if the veteran can no longer drive, or issued directly to the spouse if the veteran is deceased. The law requires official certification from the Veterans' Administration to ensure eligibility before issuing or transferring the plates.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 1, 2024 Last action May 15, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 14, 2024

How they voted

330
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 35
May 14, 2024
D Democratic30
28 Yea 2
93% Yea
R Republican5
5 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
3
May 15, 2024
Committee
05/15/2024 Referred to House Special Legislation
lower
May 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
05/14/2024 Senate read and passed
upper
May 7, 2024
Legislature · Passed
05/07/2024 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 27, 2024
Committee
03/27/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 1, 2024
Introduced
03/01/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors