---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES"
description: "Creates a special motor vehicle registration plate for The Rhode Island Hockey Hall of Fame."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 7780"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7780 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bennett", "Craven", "O'Brien"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-02-12"
last_action: "2026-06-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d3360b79-bbf3-4944-82e8-f175ef3f1c83"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "63c6b52213f2ae8d926bfd46db89d199a3c7b35a642f3660f06270c499e4c15e"
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 7780 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES

Creates a special motor vehicle registration plate for The Rhode Island Hockey Hall of Fame.

## Version chain

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

1. **7780 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7780Aaa.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **66–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bennett — primary (person)
- Craven — primary (person)
- O'Brien — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-12** 02/12/2026 Introduced, referred to House Special Legislation `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-13** 03/13/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/17/2026)
- **2026-03-17** 03/17/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2026-05-22** 05/22/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/28/2026)
- **2026-05-22** 05/22/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2026-05-28** 05/28/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-29** 05/29/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/04/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-06-04** 06/04/2026 House passed Sub A `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 A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
- **2026-06-10** 06/10/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/11/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-06-11** 06/11/2026 House passed Sub A as amended in concurrence `passage`
- **2026-06-18** 06/18/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-23** 06/23/2026 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/d3360b79-bbf3-4944-82e8-f175ef3f1c83`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).