---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- DRIVER PRIVILEGE CARDS AND PERMITS (Allows the division of motor vehicles to issue a state identification card to residents unable to establish lawful presence in the United States upon proof of residence in this state and a tax identification number.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- DRIVER PRIVILEGE CARDS AND PERMITS (Allows the division of motor vehicles to issue a state identification card to residents unable to establish lawful presence in the United States upon proof of residence in this state and a tax identification number.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 129"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 129 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Alcoholic Beverages", "Courts", "Human Services", "Licenses", "Taxation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Acosta", "Burke", "Cano", "Ciccone", "DiPalma", "Euer", "Kallman", "Lawson", "Murray", "Quezada"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-02-01"
last_action: "2023-06-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e39eb28c-591d-4979-9192-72c161f6590e"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "6c4d310dd650b2a937b2c07dfc96bf67b3cbd68dac7034f8e86d1a7928a2dae3"
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 129 (2023) — AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- DRIVER PRIVILEGE CARDS AND PERMITS (Allows the division of motor vehicles to issue a state identification card to residents unable to establish lawful presence in the United States upon proof of residence in this state and a tax identification number.)

## Version chain

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

1. **129 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText23/SenateText23/S0129Aaa.pdf)

## Votes

- Passage as Amended — **28–8** (pass) · upper
- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **60–11** (pass) · upper
- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **60–11** (pass) · upper
- Approval of Amendment — **28–5** (pass) · upper
- AS AMENDED — **59–14** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Acosta — primary (person)
- Burke — primary (person)
- Cano — primary (person)
- Ciccone — primary (person)
- DiPalma — primary (person)
- Euer — primary (person)
- Kallman — primary (person)
- Lawson — primary (person)
- Murray — primary (person)
- Quezada — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-01** 02/01/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-05-12** 05/12/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/18/2023)
- **2023-05-18** 05/18/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2023-05-26** 05/26/2023 Scheduled for consideration (06/01/2023)
- **2023-06-01** 06/01/2023 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-02** 06/02/2023 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/08/2023) `reading-3`
- **2023-06-08** 06/08/2023 Senate passed as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
- **2023-06-09** 06/09/2023 Committee transferred to House Corporations
- **2023-06-10** 06/10/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/12/2023)
- **2023-06-12** 06/12/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2023-06-11** 06/11/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/13/2023)
- **2023-06-12** 06/12/2023 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2023-06-13** 06/13/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-13** 06/13/2023 Placed on House Calendar (06/14/2023) `reading-3`
- **2023-06-14** 06/14/2023 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
- **2023-06-14** 06/14/2023 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/15/2023) `reading-3`
- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence `passage`
- **2023-06-19** 06/19/2023 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-22** 06/22/2023 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/e39eb28c-591d-4979-9192-72c161f6590e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).