---
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).