Rhode Island 2017 Regular Session Status: Passed Senate

SB 965 — AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES (Amends the grounds on which the DMV may refuse registration for failure to pay a fine to include, interest, penalties, or other monetary amount. Requires the municipality that requests the denial to add and forward an additional $5 fee to the DMV.)

Last action — 06/30/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2017 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Action History

  1. 06/30/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence

  2. 06/30/2017 Scheduled for consideration (06/30/2017)

  3. 06/30/2017 Referred to House Finance

  4. 06/29/2017 Senate passed Sub A

  5. 06/29/2017 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/29/2017)

  6. 06/29/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub A

  7. 06/27/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/29/2017)

  8. 06/27/2017 Committee recommended Substitute A be held for further study

  9. 06/27/2017 Committee recommended indefinite postponement

  10. 06/23/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/27/2017)

  11. 06/20/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary

Sponsors

  • Goodwin · Primary

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 113 not signed on · 1 voted No

Sponsors (1)

  • Goodwin

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (113)

113 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Votes

Passage

Passed 31 Yea · 2 Nay · 2 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Democratic 8101
Unaffiliated 21103
Republican 2000
Total 31204
% of votes cast 84%5%0%11%
How each member voted (37)
Member Party Vote
Lynch Prata — Yea
Mr. President — Yea
Archambault — Yea
Calkin — Nay
Conley — Yea
Coyne — Yea
Gee — Yea
Goldin — Not Voting
Goodwin — Yea
Jabour — Yea
Kettle — Yea
Lombardo — Yea
Metts — Yea
Miller — Yea
Nesselbush — Not Voting
Satchell — Yea
Sheehan — Yea
Algiere — Yea
Cote — Yea
Crowley — Yea
Doyle — Not Voting
McCaffrey — Yea
Picard — Yea
Seveney — Yea
Da Ponte — Yea
Ana B. Quezada Democratic Nay
Frank A. Ciccone III Democratic Yea
Hanna M. Gallo Democratic Yea
John J. Lombardi Democratic Not Voting
Kathleen A. Fogarty Democratic Yea
Leonidas P. Raptakis Democratic Yea
Louis P. DiPalma Democratic Yea
Ryan W. Pearson Democratic Yea
V. Susan Sosnowski Democratic Yea
Walter S. Felag Jr. Democratic Yea
Elaine J. Morgan Republican Yea
Thomas J. Paolino Republican Yea

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Subjects

taxation transportation
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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 965?
SB 965 is sponsored by Goodwin.
What is the current status of SB 965?
This bill died with 2017 Regular Session. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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