---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLES"
description: "Exempts used vehicles sold \"for parts only\" or purchased at end of their lease term by the current lessee that have a valid certificate of inspection affixed to the windshield, from the requirement that dealers of used vehicles conduct a new inspection."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 7014"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7014 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ackerman", "Baginski", "Bennett", "Chippendale", "Edwards", "Newberry"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2024-01-05"
last_action: "2024-06-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d80eb637-d0ae-4eed-b1d2-f64aac4d605c"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "5e2569a1c22cd08ad54ad5a731ad86c01e8705c44249481e829e9f8975cf9765"
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 7014 (2024) — AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- INSPECTION OF MOTOR VEHICLES

Exempts used vehicles sold "for parts only" or purchased at end of their lease term by the current lessee that have a valid certificate of inspection affixed to the windshield, from the requirement that dealers of used vehicles conduct a new inspection.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **7014 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText24/HouseText24/H7014A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **69–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ackerman — primary (person)
- Baginski — primary (person)
- Bennett — primary (person)
- Chippendale — primary (person)
- Edwards — primary (person)
- Newberry — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-01-05** 01/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Corporations `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-01-19** 01/19/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (01/25/2024)
- **2024-01-25** 01/25/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2024-05-31** 05/31/2024 Scheduled for consideration (06/04/2024)
- **2024-05-31** 05/31/2024 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2024-06-04** 06/04/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-06-04** 06/04/2024 Placed on House Calendar (06/06/2024) `reading-3`
- **2024-06-06** 06/06/2024 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2024-06-07** 06/07/2024 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/11/2024) `reading-3`
- **2024-06-11** 06/11/2024 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2024-06-12** 06/12/2024 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-06-17** 06/17/2024 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/d80eb637-d0ae-4eed-b1d2-f64aac4d605c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).