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Rhode Island / State / 2022 Session

P.L. 2022, ch. 288 and ch. 289 Waived public animal shelter adoption fees for a veteran holding the license designation

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Expands benefits Waives the public animal shelter adoption fee for a veteran with the veteran designation on a license or ID card.

Added 4-19-23, barring a public animal shelter from charging a dog or cat adoption fee to a person presenting a current and valid driver’s license or identification card with the word veteran on its face under 31-10-48. The shelter may limit it to one animal every six months. It is well drafted for a small benefit because it keys off a document the veteran already holds rather than creating a new certification, and it is the clearest example of Rhode Island building benefits on top of the license designation.

Progress

Path to law: Bill in a two-chamber legislature

  1. Introduced Done, House
  2. In committee Done, House Health and Human Services, then Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
  3. Passed one chamber Done, House
  4. Passed both chambers Done, Senate, in concurrence
  5. Signed by the governor Done,
  6. In effect Done,

Sponsors

  • AlzateSponsor, House
  • AbneyCo-sponsor, House
  • Vella-WilkinsonCo-sponsor, House
  • AzzinaroCo-sponsor, House
  • CorveseCo-sponsor, House
  • CasimiroCo-sponsor, House
  • PlaceCo-sponsor, House
  • SerpaCo-sponsor, House

What it touches

  • R.I. Gen. Laws § 4-19-23
  • R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-10-48

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Official record

Read P.L. 2022, ch. 288 and ch. 289 on the jurisdiction's own record