Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island H8614: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION FEES (Disabled veteran license plate may be transferred to veterans' spouse or issued to veteran or veterans spouse.)
Status: Signed into law, June 19, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, June 4, 2026:
2026 -- H 8614 ======== LC006562 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION FEES Introduced By: Representatives Furtado, Messier, Dawson, Boylan, and Kazarian Date Introduced: June 04, 2026 Referred To: House Veterans` Affairs It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Section 31-6-8 of the General Laws in Chapter 31-6 entitled "Registration Fees" is hereby amended to read as follows: 31-6-8. Disabled veterans. (a) Any veteran who has been honorably discharged from the service of the armed forces or the Merchant Marine of the United States in any of the wars or campaigns in which the United States has been engaged and who, while engaged in these wars or campaigns or as a result of engagement in these wars or campaigns, by reason of amputation, has lost one or both of the veteran's arms, hands, feet, or legs, or who, by reason of other permanent injury, has lost the use of one or both of the veteran's arms, hands, feet, or legs, or to whom has been granted a motor vehicle under chapter 870-2D, United States Public Laws 663, enacted 1946, 79th Congress, or has suitable documentation from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to establish that the or (2) Is considered "individually unemployable" due …
Sponsors
- Jenni Azanero Furtado (D, HD-064) · primary sponsor
- Mary Messier (D, HD-062)
- Matthew Dawson (D, HD-065)
- Jennifer Boylan (D, HD-066)
- Katherine Kazarian (D, HD-063)
Latest actions
- : Signed by Governor
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : Senate passed in concurrence
- : Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar
- : House read and passed
- : Placed on House Calendar
- : Committee recommends passage
- : Scheduled for consideration
- : Introduced, referred to House Veterans Affairs
Votes
- House Seq #494: PASSAGE (June 10, 2026): 71 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Committee on Veterans` Affairs: Passage (June 9, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES
Common questions
- What is H8614?
- H8614 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION FEES (Disabled veteran license plate may be transferred to veterans' spouse or issued to veteran or veterans spouse.).
- What is the status of H8614?
- Signed into law as of June 19, 2026. Latest action: Signed by Governor (June 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored H8614?
- Jenni Azanero Furtado (D, HD-064), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H8614?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8614.pdf
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