---
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: "HB 7308"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7308 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Casimiro", "Cotter", "Donovan", "Hopkins", "Noret", "Potter", "Read", "Spears"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-01-23"
last_action: "2026-06-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/54059334-af58-4321-adcf-9d342ccc3c69"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "3a9e5e8bcf37adf9db81150d041597bd040d0615adaac1c8ef5a6ed20625f94b"
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 7308 (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. **7308 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7308A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **68–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Casimiro — primary (person)
- Cotter — primary (person)
- Donovan — primary (person)
- Hopkins — primary (person)
- Noret — primary (person)
- Potter — primary (person)
- Read — primary (person)
- Spears — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-23** 01/23/2026 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-01-23** 01/23/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (01/27/2026)
- **2026-01-27** 01/27/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2026-05-29** 05/29/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/04/2026)
- **2026-05-29** 05/29/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2026-06-04** 06/04/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `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 `passage`
- **2026-06-08** 06/08/2026 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/10/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-06-10** 06/10/2026 Senate 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/54059334-af58-4321-adcf-9d342ccc3c69`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).