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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES"
+description: "Creates a special motor vehicle registration plate for The Rhode Island Hockey Hall of Fame."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2026"
+identifier: "HB 7780"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 7780 (2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Bennett", "Craven", "O'Brien"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 14
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2026-02-12"
+last_action: "2026-06-23"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d3360b79-bbf3-4944-82e8-f175ef3f1c83"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "63c6b52213f2ae8d926bfd46db89d199a3c7b35a642f3660f06270c499e4c15e"
+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 7780 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES
+
+Creates a special motor vehicle registration plate for The Rhode Island Hockey Hall of Fame.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **7780 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7780Aaa.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE — **66–1** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bennett — primary (person)
+- Craven — primary (person)
+- O'Brien — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-02-12** 02/12/2026 Introduced, referred to House Special Legislation `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2026-03-13** 03/13/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/17/2026)
+- **2026-03-17** 03/17/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
+- **2026-05-22** 05/22/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/28/2026)
+- **2026-05-22** 05/22/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
+- **2026-05-28** 05/28/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `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 passed Sub A `passage`
+- **2026-06-08** 06/08/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/10/2026) `reading-3`
+- **2026-06-10** 06/10/2026 Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
+- **2026-06-10** 06/10/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/11/2026) `reading-3`
+- **2026-06-11** 06/11/2026 House passed Sub A as amended 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/d3360b79-bbf3-4944-82e8-f175ef3f1c83`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+