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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- DRIVER PRIVILEGE CARDS AND PERMITS (Allows the division of motor vehicles to issue a state identification card to residents unable to establish lawful presence in the United States upon proof of residence in this state and a tax identification number.)"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- DRIVER PRIVILEGE CARDS AND PERMITS (Allows the division of motor vehicles to issue a state identification card to residents unable to establish lawful presence in the United States upon proof of residence in this state and a tax identification number.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2023"
+identifier: "SB 129"
+citation: "Rhode Island SB 129 (2023)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Alcoholic Beverages", "Courts", "Human Services", "Licenses", "Taxation"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Acosta", "Burke", "Cano", "Ciccone", "DiPalma", "Euer", "Kallman", "Lawson", "Murray", "Quezada"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 19
+vote_count: 5
+first_action: "2023-02-01"
+last_action: "2023-06-22"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e39eb28c-591d-4979-9192-72c161f6590e"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "6c4d310dd650b2a937b2c07dfc96bf67b3cbd68dac7034f8e86d1a7928a2dae3"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
+---
+
+# Rhode Island SB 129 (2023) — AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- DRIVER PRIVILEGE CARDS AND PERMITS (Allows the division of motor vehicles to issue a state identification card to residents unable to establish lawful presence in the United States upon proof of residence in this state and a tax identification number.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **129 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText23/SenateText23/S0129Aaa.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Passage as Amended — **28–8** (pass) · upper
+- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **60–11** (pass) · upper
+- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **60–11** (pass) · upper
+- Approval of Amendment — **28–5** (pass) · upper
+- AS AMENDED — **59–14** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Acosta — primary (person)
+- Burke — primary (person)
+- Cano — primary (person)
+- Ciccone — primary (person)
+- DiPalma — primary (person)
+- Euer — primary (person)
+- Kallman — primary (person)
+- Lawson — primary (person)
+- Murray — primary (person)
+- Quezada — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-02-01** 02/01/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2023-05-12** 05/12/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/18/2023)
+- **2023-05-18** 05/18/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
+- **2023-05-26** 05/26/2023 Scheduled for consideration (06/01/2023)
+- **2023-06-01** 06/01/2023 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-06-02** 06/02/2023 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/08/2023) `reading-3`
+- **2023-06-08** 06/08/2023 Senate passed as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
+- **2023-06-09** 06/09/2023 Committee transferred to House Corporations
+- **2023-06-10** 06/10/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/12/2023)
+- **2023-06-12** 06/12/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
+- **2023-06-11** 06/11/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/13/2023)
+- **2023-06-12** 06/12/2023 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
+- **2023-06-13** 06/13/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-06-13** 06/13/2023 Placed on House Calendar (06/14/2023) `reading-3`
+- **2023-06-14** 06/14/2023 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
+- **2023-06-14** 06/14/2023 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/15/2023) `reading-3`
+- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence `passage`
+- **2023-06-19** 06/19/2023 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-06-22** 06/22/2023 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e39eb28c-591d-4979-9192-72c161f6590e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+