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Rhode Island HB 7989 — AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES
Rhode Island, 2026. HB 7989: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES
Latest action
June 26, 2026 — 06/26/2026 Effective without Governor's signature
Summary
Exempts certain vehicles that are not manufactured with the proper front plate registration bracket from the requirement that motor vehicles display a front facing registration plate.
Sponsors
- Baginski — primary sponsor
- Biah — primary sponsor
Bill text
7989 SUB A Read version ↗
Recorded votes
PASSAGE
May 5, 2026 · House · pass
yes: 63 · no: 9 · other: 3
Official vote source ↗Individual member positions (75)
| Member | Vote |
|---|---|
| Abney | yes |
| Ackerman | yes |
| Ajello | yes |
| Alzate | yes |
| Azzinaro | yes |
| Baginski | yes |
| Batista | yes |
| Bennett | yes |
| Biah | other |
| Blazejewski | yes |
| Boylan | yes |
| Brien | yes |
| Caldwell | yes |
| Carson | yes |
| Casey | yes |
| Casimiro | yes |
| Chippendale | no |
| Cortvriend | yes |
| Corvese | yes |
| Costantino | yes |
| Cotter | yes |
| Craven | yes |
| Cruz | yes |
| Dawson | yes |
| DeSimone | yes |
| Diaz | yes |
| Donovan | yes |
| Edwards | yes |
| Fascia | no |
| Felix | yes |
| Fellela | yes |
| Finkelman | yes |
| Fogarty | yes |
| Furtado | yes |
| Giraldo | yes |
| Handy | yes |
| Hopkins | no |
| Hull | yes |
| Kazarian | yes |
| Kennedy | yes |
| Kislak | yes |
| Knight | yes |
| Lima | yes |
| Lombardi | yes |
| Marszalkowski | yes |
| McEntee | yes |
| McGaw | yes |
| McNamara | yes |
| Messier | yes |
| Morales | yes |
| Mr. Speaker | yes |
| Nardone | no |
| Newberry | no |
| Noret | yes |
| O'Brien | yes |
| Paplauskas | yes |
| Perez | other |
| Phillips | yes |
| Place | no |
| Potter | yes |
| Quattrocchi | no |
| Read | yes |
| Roberts | no |
| Sanchez | yes |
| Santucci | no |
| Serpa | other |
| ShallcrossSmith | yes |
| Shanley | yes |
| Slater | yes |
| Solomon | yes |
| Speakman | yes |
| Spears | yes |
| Stewart | yes |
| Tanzi | yes |
| Voas | yes |
Legislative history
- 06/26/2026 Effective without Governor's signature
- 06/18/2026 Transmitted to Governor
- 06/09/2026 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
- 06/05/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/09/2026)
- 05/21/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence
- 05/19/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/21/2026)
- 05/19/2026 Referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
- 05/05/2026 House passed Sub A
- 05/01/2026 Placed on House Calendar (05/05/2026)
- 04/30/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
- 04/24/2026 Proposed Substitute
- 04/24/2026 Scheduled for consideration (04/30/2026)
- 03/03/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- 02/27/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/03/2026)
- 02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections
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