# Rhode Island S2184: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES .

Rhode Island S2184, AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES ., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Walter S. Felag Jr. (Democratic); status passed senate, last action 2026-05-06 (Referred to House Finance); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S2184-2026
- As of: 2026-11-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Rhode Island S2184
- State: Rhode Island
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES .
- Status: passed senate
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-01-16
- Last action: 2026-05-06, Referred to House Finance
- Sponsor: Walter S. Felag Jr. (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 1 (37 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Walter S. Felag Jr. (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Peter A. Appollonio, Jr. (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Robert Britto (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: John P. Burke (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Hanna M. Gallo (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Matthew L. LaMountain (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Pamela J. Lauria (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-05-05 | Senate | RELATING TO MOTOR/OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES Passage | pass | 37 | 0 |   |

## Actions (8)

- 2026-05-06: Referred to House Finance (House)
- 2026-05-05: Senate read and passed (Senate)
- 2026-04-30: Placed on Senate Calendar (05/05/2026) (Senate)
- 2026-04-29: Committee recommends passage
- 2026-04-24: Scheduled for consideration (04/29/2026)
- 2026-03-11: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- 2026-03-06: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/11/2026)
- 2026-01-16: Introduced, referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs (Senate)

## Bill text

- S2184 - As Introduced, 2026-01-16: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2184.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2184.pdf)

## Related bills

- H8605: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS . (became law)
- H8580: AN ACT RELATING TO THE NORTH TIVERTON FIRE DISTRICT . (became law)
- H8586: AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- RHODE ISLAND TURNPIKE AND BRIDGE AUTHORITY . (became law)
- H8525: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES . (became law)
- H8506: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELATING TO CENTRAL FALLS PENSION PLAN . (became law)
- H8437: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION . (became law)

## Sources
- [S2184 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2184.htm)
- [S2184 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2184.pdf)

## Related
- [H8605: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8605-2026)
- [H8580: AN ACT RELATING TO THE NORTH TIVERTON FIRE DISTRICT .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8580-2026)
- [H8586: AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- RHODE ISLAND TURNPIKE AND BRIDGE AUTHORITY .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8586-2026)
- [H8525: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8525-2026)
- [H8506: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELATING TO CENTRAL FALLS PENSION PLAN .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8506-2026)
- [H8437: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8437-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S2184-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).