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RI SB 3265

enacted

AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES

Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · upper

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Quick answers

Did RI SB 3265 pass?

Yes. RI SB 3265 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-26): 06/26/2026 Effective without Governor's signature

What is RI SB 3265 about?

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.

Who sponsors RI SB 3265?

DiPalma, Gallo, LaMountain and 3 others are the primary sponsors of RI SB 3265.

Description

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.

Introduced
2026-05-05
Latest action
2026-06-26 — 06/26/2026 Effective without Governor's signature
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • DiPalmaprimary
  • Galloprimary
  • LaMountainprimary
  • Felagprimary
  • Tikoianprimary
  • Cicconeprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2026-06-26

    06/26/2026 Effective without Governor's signature

    became-law

  2. 2026-06-18

    06/18/2026 Transmitted to Governor

    executive-receipt

  3. 2026-06-08

    06/08/2026 House passed in concurrence

    passage

  4. 2026-06-05

    06/05/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/08/2026)

    reading-3

  5. 2026-05-26

    05/26/2026 Senate read and passed

    passage

  6. 2026-05-22

    05/22/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/26/2026)

    reading-3

  7. 2026-05-21

    05/21/2026 Committee recommends passage

    committee-passage-favorable

  8. 2026-05-15

    05/15/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/21/2026)

  9. 2026-05-05

    05/05/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs

    introduction,referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Passage

    2026-05-26 · pass · 37-1

    Member-level votes (38)
    • Acosta: yes
    • Appollonio, Jr.: yes
    • Bell: yes
    • Bissaillon: yes
    • Britto: yes
    • Burke: yes
    • Ciccone: yes
    • de la Cruz: yes
    • DiMario: yes
    • Dimitri: yes
    • DiPalma: yes
    • Euer: yes
    • Famiglietti: yes
    • Felag: yes
    • Gallo: yes
    • Gu: yes
    • Kallman: yes
    • LaMountain: yes
    • Lauria: yes
    • Mack: yes
    • McKenney: yes
    • Morgan: no
    • Murray: yes
    • Paolino: yes
    • Patalano: yes
    • Pearson: yes
    • Quezada: yes
    • Raptakis: yes
    • Rogers: yes
    • Sosnowski: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tikoian: yes
    • Ujifusa: yes
    • Urso: yes
    • Valverde: yes
    • Vargas: yes
    • Zurier: yes
    • Madam President: yes
  • IN CONCURRENCE

    2026-06-08 · pass · 56-9

    Member-level votes (75)
    • Abney: yes
    • Ackerman: yes
    • Ajello: other
    • Alzate: yes
    • Azzinaro: yes
    • Baginski: yes
    • Batista: yes
    • Bennett: yes
    • Biah: other
    • 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: other
    • DeSimone: yes
    • Diaz: other
    • 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: other
    • Lima: other
    • 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: other
    • Quattrocchi: no
    • Read: yes
    • Roberts: no
    • Sanchez: yes
    • Santucci: no
    • Serpa: yes
    • ShallcrossSmith: yes
    • Shanley: yes
    • Shekarchi: other
    • Slater: other
    • Solomon: yes
    • Speakman: yes
    • Spears: yes
    • Stewart: yes
    • Tanzi: yes
    • Voas: yes

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