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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES"
+description: "Exempts certain vehicles that are not manufactured with the proper front plate registration bracket from the requirement that motor vehicles display a front facing registration plate."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2026"
+identifier: "HB 7989"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 7989 (2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Baginski", "Biah"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 15
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2026-02-27"
+last_action: "2026-06-26"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e0e5606c-7ac1-4c75-aeb5-c3d1e692a858"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "8b0698d1ae1710bb6bfe3e33dd9141733e411b51fbd54480d923cd5c471fa7d0"
+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 7989 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES
+
+Exempts certain vehicles that are not manufactured with the proper front plate registration bracket from the requirement that motor vehicles display a front facing registration plate.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **7989 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7989A.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE — **63–9** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Baginski — primary (person)
+- Biah — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-02-27** 02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2026-02-27** 02/27/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/03/2026)
+- **2026-03-03** 03/03/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
+- **2026-04-24** 04/24/2026 Scheduled for consideration (04/30/2026)
+- **2026-04-24** 04/24/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
+- **2026-04-30** 04/30/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-05-01** 05/01/2026 Placed on House Calendar (05/05/2026) `reading-3`
+- **2026-05-05** 05/05/2026 House passed Sub A `passage`
+- **2026-05-19** 05/19/2026 Referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2026-05-19** 05/19/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/21/2026)
+- **2026-05-21** 05/21/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-06-05** 06/05/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/09/2026) `reading-3`
+- **2026-06-09** 06/09/2026 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
+- **2026-06-18** 06/18/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2026-06-26** 06/26/2026 Effective without Governor's signature `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e0e5606c-7ac1-4c75-aeb5-c3d1e692a858`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+