AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES
This bill creates a special license plate for Real Access Motivates Progress, a Rhode Island 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Vehicle owners who choose this plate pay a $40 initial fee (with $20 allocated to the charity annually) plus a $10 annual renewal fee, while standard registration rules apply. The charity must use all Rhode Island-sourced funds for local accessibility programs and submit annual financial reports. The special plate replaces standard registration plates and follows standard size requirements.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
House Passage
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Jan 21, 2026
Signed Jun 19, 2026
Floor votes · House Jun 9, 2026
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jun 19, 2026
Signed into law
06/19/2026 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 10, 2026
Upper · Passed
06/10/2026 Senate passed in concurrence
upper
Jun 9, 2026
Lower · Passed
06/09/2026 House read and passed
lower
Jun 8, 2026
Legislature · Passed
06/08/2026 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 17, 2026
Committee
03/17/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 21, 2026
Introduced
01/21/2026 Introduced, referred to House Special Legislation
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Deb Fellela
DDemocratic
P
Dick Fascia
RRepublican
P
Jenni Furtado
DDemocratic
P
Mary Messier
DDemocratic
P
Ramon Perez
DDemocratic
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