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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- PARKING FACILITIES AND PRIVILEGES"
+description: "Creates a new registration plate for qualified individuals to possess an \"adaptive vehicle license plate\" to accommodate the transportation needs of an individual with a significant mobility impairment."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2026"
+identifier: "SB 2178"
+citation: "Rhode Island SB 2178 (2026)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Appollonio", "Dimitri", "Felag", "Paolino", "Patalano", "Rogers", "Tikoian", "Urso", "Vargas"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 15
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2026-01-16"
+last_action: "2026-06-19"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ec9bbf9e-d4d4-401d-b499-4070c76e2ecc"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "c8d604722ffe72e9cd39f3761457262b14bc1207ea7cde05d1eba42074dab16b"
+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 2178 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- PARKING FACILITIES AND PRIVILEGES
+
+Creates a new registration plate for qualified individuals to possess an "adaptive vehicle license plate" to accommodate the transportation needs of an individual with a significant mobility impairment.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **2178 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2178A.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Passage — **37–0** (pass) · upper
+- IN CONCURRENCE — **67–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Appollonio — primary (person)
+- Dimitri — primary (person)
+- Felag — primary (person)
+- Paolino — primary (person)
+- Patalano — primary (person)
+- Rogers — primary (person)
+- Tikoian — primary (person)
+- Urso — primary (person)
+- Vargas — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2026-01-16** 01/16/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2026-03-20** 03/20/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/25/2026)
+- **2026-03-25** 03/25/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
+- **2026-05-08** 05/08/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/14/2026)
+- **2026-05-13** 05/13/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
+- **2026-05-14** 05/14/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-05-15** 05/15/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/19/2026) `reading-3`
+- **2026-05-19** 05/19/2026 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
+- **2026-05-20** 05/20/2026 Referred to House State Government & Elections `referral-committee`
+- **2026-05-29** 05/29/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/04/2026)
+- **2026-06-04** 06/04/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2026-06-05** 06/05/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/08/2026) `reading-3`
+- **2026-06-08** 06/08/2026 House passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
+- **2026-06-16** 06/16/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2026-06-19** 06/19/2026 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/ec9bbf9e-d4d4-401d-b499-4070c76e2ecc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+