---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- OPERATORS' AND CHAUFFEURS' LICENSES"
description: "Exempts an individual in foster or adoptive homes from the fee associated with drivers education classes at the community college of Rhode Island."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 2182"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 2182 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Appollonio", "Euer", "Famiglietti", "LaMountain", "McKenney", "Quezada", "Urso", "Valverde", "Vargas"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2026-01-16"
last_action: "2026-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/94df3d6e-f026-4845-91ed-85e2bab6e88d"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "1384e2bf7bd1bbce3e2dcd1a9c69cbd843b66b0f5572d6702f5f1db02bdecf63"
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 2182 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- OPERATORS' AND CHAUFFEURS' LICENSES

Exempts an individual in foster or adoptive homes from the fee associated with drivers education classes at the community college of Rhode Island.

## Version chain

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

1. **2182 SUB B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2182B.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **66–0** (pass) · upper
- In Concurrence — **38–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Appollonio — primary (person)
- Euer — primary (person)
- Famiglietti — primary (person)
- LaMountain — primary (person)
- McKenney — primary (person)
- Quezada — primary (person)
- Urso — primary (person)
- Valverde — 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`
- **2026-04-10** 04/10/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/15/2026)
- **2026-04-15** 04/15/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2026-04-24** 04/24/2026 Scheduled for consideration (04/29/2026)
- **2026-04-29** 04/29/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2026-05-08** 05/08/2026 Scheduled for consideration
- **2026-05-13** 05/13/2026 Meeting postponed (05/14/2026)
- **2026-05-15** 05/15/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/21/2026)
- **2026-05-20** 05/20/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2026-05-21** 05/21/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-22** 05/22/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/26/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-05-26** 05/26/2026 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
- **2026-05-27** 05/27/2026 Referred to House Finance `referral-committee`
- **2026-06-03** 06/03/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/05/2026)
- **2026-06-03** 06/03/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2026-06-05** 06/05/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub B `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-06-06** 06/06/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/08/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-06-08** 06/08/2026 House passed Sub B `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 B in concurrence `passage`
- **2026-06-16** 06/16/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-18** 06/18/2026 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/94df3d6e-f026-4845-91ed-85e2bab6e88d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).