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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- OPERATORS' AND CHAUFFEURS' LICENSES"
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description: "Requires the DMV to create a blue envelope program for drivers with autism."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2024"
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identifier: "HB 7040"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 7040 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Azzinaro", "Corvese", "Fenton-Fung", "Kennedy", "Serpa", "Spears"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2024-01-05"
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last_action: "2024-06-12"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1b1cf836-1a89-4a57-bb9a-915e295ce05e"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "e8432f4aaf72a9c4d3e0c89873d7c7c37729373103c11164f29ff6ffdf79b311"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
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---
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# Rhode Island HB 7040 (2024) — AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- OPERATORS' AND CHAUFFEURS' LICENSES
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Requires the DMV to create a blue envelope program for drivers with autism.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **7040 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText24/HouseText24/H7040A.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **69–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Azzinaro — primary (person)
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- Corvese — primary (person)
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- Fenton-Fung — primary (person)
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- Kennedy — primary (person)
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- Serpa — primary (person)
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- Spears — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-01-05** 01/05/2024 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2024-03-01** 03/01/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/05/2024)
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- **2024-03-05** 03/05/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2024-04-18** 04/18/2024 Scheduled for consideration (04/24/2024)
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- **2024-04-18** 04/18/2024 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
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- **2024-04-24** 04/24/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-04-26** 04/26/2024 Placed on House Calendar (05/02/2024) `reading-3`
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- **2024-05-02** 05/02/2024 House passed Sub A `passage`
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- **2024-05-13** 05/13/2024 Referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2024-05-24** 05/24/2024 Scheduled for consideration (05/29/2024)
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- **2024-05-29** 05/29/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-06-05** 06/05/2024 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/06/2024) `reading-3`
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- **2024-06-06** 06/06/2024 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
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- **2024-06-07** 06/07/2024 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-06-12** 06/12/2024 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/1b1cf836-1a89-4a57-bb9a-915e295ce05e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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