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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES"
+description: "Creates special motor vehicle registration plates for vehicles based on the not-for-profit entity Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Honor Flight Hub."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2026"
+identifier: "HB 7088"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 7088 (2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Azzinaro", "Corvese", "Fellela", "Kennedy", "McNamara", "Shallcross Smith", "Solomon"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 11
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2026-01-14"
+last_action: "2026-06-23"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a4e6c224-6803-457b-a5b7-9e98ecbd0c8a"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "65de55364d1be50ac295fbd6c6b9318b4f1cbc1ac06a67b9c9fe5fdf811da6b8"
+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 7088 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES
+
+Creates special motor vehicle registration plates for vehicles based on the not-for-profit entity Rhode Island Fire Chiefs Honor Flight Hub.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **7088** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7088.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE — **67–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Azzinaro — primary (person)
+- Corvese — primary (person)
+- Fellela — primary (person)
+- Kennedy — primary (person)
+- McNamara — primary (person)
+- Shallcross Smith — primary (person)
+- Solomon — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-01-14** 01/14/2026 Introduced, referred to House Special Legislation `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2026-01-16** 01/16/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (01/20/2026)
+- **2026-01-20** 01/20/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
+- **2026-05-22** 05/22/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/28/2026)
+- **2026-05-28** 05/28/2026 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-05-29** 05/29/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/04/2026) `reading-3`
+- **2026-06-04** 06/04/2026 House read and passed `passage`
+- **2026-06-11** 06/11/2026 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/11/2026) `reading-3`
+- **2026-06-11** 06/11/2026 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
+- **2026-06-18** 06/18/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2026-06-23** 06/23/2026 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/a4e6c224-6803-457b-a5b7-9e98ecbd0c8a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+