SB 830 Rhode Island Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES

SB 830 adjusts vehicle registration fees for leased vehicles. It allows owners of vehicles leased for 36 months to renew registration for one additional year to match lease expiration, with fees adjusted accordingly (Section 1). The bill also updates the registration fee schedule by clarifying existing weight-based rates for cars, trucks, and trailers (Section 2), including specific fees for different gross weight categories. This directly affects lessees of vehicles under 36-month leases and the DMV’s fee collection process. The bill was vetoed by the Governor on July 2, 2025.
Bill status vetoed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Vetoed
Jul 2025
Introduced Mar 14, 2025 Vetoed Jul 2, 2025
Floor votes · Senate May 6, 2025

How they voted

330
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 36
May 6, 2025
D Democratic32
29 Yea 3
90% Yea
R Republican4
4 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
14
Key actions
3
Committee
3
Jul 2, 2025
Vetoed
07/02/2025 Vetoed by Governor
executive
Jun 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
06/20/2025 House passed in concurrence
lower
May 7, 2025
Committee
05/07/2025 Referred to House Finance
lower
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
05/06/2025 Senate read and passed
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Legislature · Passed
04/30/2025 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 2, 2025
Committee
04/02/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 14, 2025
Introduced
03/14/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
upper
9 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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