---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Requires tax administrator to send written notice to persons failing to file tax returns/pay taxes informing them they will be prevented from renewing operator license/vehicle registration and procedures to contest determination.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Requires tax administrator to send written notice to persons failing to file tax returns/pay taxes informing them they will be prevented from renewing operator license/vehicle registration and procedures to contest determination.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2018"
identifier: "HB 8117"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 8117 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Licenses", "Motor Vehicles", "Plates (M.V.)", "Taxation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bennett", "Costantino", "Lima", "Marshall", "Winfield"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-04-26"
last_action: "2018-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f8390985-e323-4b3d-ac37-47f69e568edc"
source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
source_hash: "4bf84ff92d58efe6c918e33e1ee7261a8b9d105588a7d44e38854d6ef6b006ac"
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 8117 (2018) — AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Requires tax administrator to send written notice to persons failing to file tax returns/pay taxes informing them they will be prevented from renewing operator license/vehicle registration and procedures to contest determination.)

## Version chain

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

1. **8117 as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText18/HouseText18/H8117aa.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **72–0** (pass) · lower
- AS AMENDED — **72–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bennett — primary (person)
- Costantino — primary (person)
- Lima — primary (person)
- Marshall — primary (person)
- Winfield — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-04-26** 04/26/2018 Introduced, referred to House Corporations `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-04-27** 04/27/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/01/2018)
- **2018-05-01** 05/01/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2018-05-11** 05/11/2018 Scheduled for consideration (05/15/2018)
- **2018-05-15** 05/15/2018 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-05-25** 05/25/2018 Placed on House Calendar (05/29/2018)
- **2018-05-29** 05/29/2018 House passed as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
- **2018-05-31** 05/31/2018 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-15** 06/15/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/19/2018)
- **2018-06-19** 06/19/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2018-06-22** 06/22/2018 Scheduled for consideration (06/22/2018)
- **2018-06-22** 06/22/2018 Committee recommends passage as amended in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/23/2018)
- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 Senate passed as amended in concurrence `passage`
- **2018-07-02** 07/02/2018 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-07-02** 07/02/2018 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/f8390985-e323-4b3d-ac37-47f69e568edc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).