---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Same as 21H-6044 --Creates a special license plate for the not for profit Atlantic Shark Institute.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Same as 21H-6044 --Creates a special license plate for the not for profit Atlantic Shark Institute.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 6633"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 6633 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ajello", "Alzate", "Fogarty", "Hawkins", "Hull", "Kazarian", "McEntee", "Messier", "Shallcross Smith", "Tanzi"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-06"
last_action: "2022-07-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c277e9ad-818e-44b7-b7c5-825ba096cd83"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "7f8319da2af2f0c338e8c65f938bf5e9e95c3d764e646d86b1d57874ddb08055"
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 6633 (2022) — AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Same as 21H-6044 --Creates a special license plate for the not for profit Atlantic Shark Institute.)

## Version chain

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

1. **6633 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText22/HouseText22/H6633A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **64–2** (pass) · lower
- IN CONCURRENCE — **56–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ajello — primary (person)
- Alzate — primary (person)
- Fogarty — primary (person)
- Hawkins — primary (person)
- Hull — primary (person)
- Kazarian — primary (person)
- McEntee — primary (person)
- Messier — primary (person)
- Shallcross Smith — primary (person)
- Tanzi — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-06** 01/06/2022 Introduced, referred to House Special Legislation `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-01-21** 01/21/2022 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (01/26/2022)
- **2022-01-26** 01/26/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2022-05-20** 05/20/2022 Scheduled for consideration (05/24/2022)
- **2022-05-24** 05/24/2022 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-27** 05/27/2022 Placed on House Calendar (05/31/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-05-31** 05/31/2022 House read and passed `passage`
- **2022-06-10** 06/10/2022 Referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-14** 06/14/2022 Scheduled for consideration (06/16/2022)
- **2022-06-15** 06/15/2022 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2022-06-16** 06/16/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-06-23** 06/23/2022 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/23/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-06-23** 06/23/2022 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
- **2022-06-24** 06/24/2022 Placed on House Calendar (06/23/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-06-24** 06/24/2022 House passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2022-06-28** 06/28/2022 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-07-06** 07/06/2022 Effective without Governor's signature `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c277e9ad-818e-44b7-b7c5-825ba096cd83`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).