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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- OPERATORS' AND CHAUFFEURS' LICENSES"
+description: "Requires the DMV to create a blue envelope program for drivers with autism."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2024"
+identifier: "HB 7040"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 7040 (2024)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Azzinaro", "Corvese", "Fenton-Fung", "Kennedy", "Serpa", "Spears"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 15
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2024-01-05"
+last_action: "2024-06-12"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1b1cf836-1a89-4a57-bb9a-915e295ce05e"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "e8432f4aaf72a9c4d3e0c89873d7c7c37729373103c11164f29ff6ffdf79b311"
+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 HB 7040 (2024) — AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- OPERATORS' AND CHAUFFEURS' LICENSES
+
+Requires the DMV to create a blue envelope program for drivers with autism.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **7040 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText24/HouseText24/H7040A.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE — **69–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Azzinaro — primary (person)
+- Corvese — primary (person)
+- Fenton-Fung — primary (person)
+- Kennedy — primary (person)
+- Serpa — primary (person)
+- Spears — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-01-05** 01/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2024-03-01** 03/01/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/05/2024)
+- **2024-03-05** 03/05/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
+- **2024-04-18** 04/18/2024 Scheduled for consideration (04/24/2024)
+- **2024-04-18** 04/18/2024 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
+- **2024-04-24** 04/24/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-04-26** 04/26/2024 Placed on House Calendar (05/02/2024) `reading-3`
+- **2024-05-02** 05/02/2024 House passed Sub A `passage`
+- **2024-05-13** 05/13/2024 Referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2024-05-24** 05/24/2024 Scheduled for consideration (05/29/2024)
+- **2024-05-29** 05/29/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2024-06-05** 06/05/2024 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/06/2024) `reading-3`
+- **2024-06-06** 06/06/2024 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
+- **2024-06-07** 06/07/2024 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2024-06-12** 06/12/2024 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/1b1cf836-1a89-4a57-bb9a-915e295ce05e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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