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Rhode Island / State / 2026 Regular Session

Public Laws 2026, chapters 248 (H 7096) and 250 (H 8614) Two same-day rewrites of the disabled veteran registration exemption

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Signed Takes effect

Expands benefits Adds a route for a veteran 75 or older rated 70 percent, and the companion act lets the plate pass to a veteran's spouse.

Both enacted June 19, 2026 and effective on passage, each amending R.I. Gen. Laws 31-6-8 from the older text. Chapter 248 adds a route for a veteran 75 or older rated 70 percent; chapter 250 lets Disabled Veteran plates pass to a spouse when the veteran can no longer drive and to a surviving spouse until remarriage. Neither prints the other’s change.

Progress

Path to law: Bill in a two-chamber legislature

  1. Introduced Done, House
  2. In committee Done, House Finance, which held it for further study and recommended it on June 8, 2026
  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

  • FurtadoSponsor, House
  • BoylanCo-sponsor, House
  • DawsonCo-sponsor, House
  • KazarianCo-sponsor, House

What it touches

  • R.I. Gen. Laws § 31-6-8

Catalog entry

Official record

Read Public Laws 2026, chapters 248 (H 7096) and 250 (H 8614) on the jurisdiction's own record