republic-os/legislation/us/states/ri/2018/sb-2254.md

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Bill	AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- THE REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES -- SPECIAL PLATE FOR FRIENDS OF PLUM BEACH LIGHTHOUSE, INC. (Creates an additional surcharge of $10 for subsequent registration renewals for holders of the Plum Beach Lighthouse license plate, with the funds distributed to Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse Inc. for the protection and upkeep of Plum Beach Lighthouse.)	AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- THE REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES -- SPECIAL PLATE FOR FRIENDS OF PLUM BEACH LIGHTHOUSE, INC. (Creates an additional surcharge of $10 for subsequent registration renewals for holders of the Plum Beach Lighthouse license plate, with the funds distributed to Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse Inc. for the protection and upkeep of Plum Beach Lighthouse.)	us/states/ri	Rhode Island General Assembly	2018	SB 2254	Rhode Island SB 2254 (2018)	bill	Motor Vehicles Plates (M.V.)	enacted	Sheehan	1	14	2	2018-02-01	2018-07-02	openstates	ocd-bill/fb7857e4-bfcf-4173-9173-ae9442e0f9b9	http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/	13b5de96297b1b800326287bff9459edf51cc52d809722f449c45fa61c844fd8	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ri

Rhode Island SB 2254 (2018) — AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- THE REGISTRATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES -- SPECIAL PLATE FOR FRIENDS OF PLUM BEACH LIGHTHOUSE, INC. (Creates an additional surcharge of $10 for subsequent registration renewals for holders of the Plum Beach Lighthouse license plate, with the funds distributed to Friends of Plum Beach Lighthouse Inc. for the protection and upkeep of Plum Beach Lighthouse.)

Version chain

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

1. 2254 SUB A (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• IN CONCURRENCE — 60–10 (pass) · upper
• Passage — 34–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

• Sheehan — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2018-02-01 02/01/2018 Introduced, referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs introduction, referral-committee
• 2018-02-09 02/09/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/14/2018)
• 2018-02-14 02/14/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
• 2018-04-27 04/27/2018 Scheduled for consideration (05/02/2018)
• 2018-05-02 05/02/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-05-03 05/03/2018 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/09/2018)
• 2018-05-09 05/09/2018 Senate passed Sub A passage
• 2018-05-10 05/10/2018 Referred to House Finance referral-committee
• 2018-06-19 06/19/2018 Scheduled for consideration (06/20/2018)
• 2018-06-20 06/20/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence committee-passage-favorable
• 2018-06-21 06/21/2018 Placed on House Calendar (06/22/2018)
• 2018-06-22 06/22/2018 House passed Sub A 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; origin ocd-bill/fb7857e4-bfcf-4173-9173-ae9442e0f9b9. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).