HB 7096 Rhode Island House · 2026 Regular Session

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

HB 7096 expands eligibility for disabled veterans license plates to include veterans aged 75 or older with a 70% combined service-connected disability rating. This change directly affects qualifying veterans who previously did not meet the existing 100% rating requirement. The bill amends existing law to add this group to the list of veterans exempt from annual vehicle registration fees and eligible for "Disabled Veteran" plates. The key mechanism is updating the eligibility criteria in the statute to include this specific age/disability threshold, without altering other existing provisions.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
Jun 2026
House Passage
Jun 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Jan 14, 2026 Signed Jun 19, 2026
Floor votes · House Jun 10, 2026

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
11
Key actions
4
Committee
2
Jun 19, 2026
Signed into law
06/19/2026 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 11, 2026
Upper · Passed
06/11/2026 Senate passed in concurrence
upper
Jun 10, 2026
Lower · Passed
06/10/2026 House read and passed
lower
Jun 8, 2026
Legislature · Passed
06/08/2026 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Apr 29, 2026
Committee
04/29/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Jan 14, 2026
Introduced
01/14/2026 Introduced, referred to House Finance
lower
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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