| Chapter 253 |
| 2026 -- S 2413 Enacted 06/19/2026 |
| A N A C T |
| RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- REGISTRATION OF VEHICLES |
Introduced By: Senators Lauria, Felag, Lawson, Valverde, Gallo, Tikoian, DiPalma, Ciccone, Quezada, and Raptakis |
| Date Introduced: January 30, 2026 |
| It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: |
| SECTION 1. Chapter 31-3 of the General Laws entitled "Registration of Vehicles" is |
| hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: |
| 31-3-132. Special plate for Partnership to Reduce Cancer in Rhode Island. |
| (a) The administrator of the division of motor vehicles is empowered to make available |
| special motor vehicle registration plates for the not-for-profit entity Partnership to Reduce Cancer |
| in Rhode Island, a qualified 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization. The plates shall be designed to |
| reference the Partnership to Reduce Cancer in Rhode Island and Maryellen Goodwin to specifically |
| increase awareness of colon cancer. The plate shall be referred to as the Partnership to Reduce |
| Cancer in Rhode Island -- Maryellen Goodwin motor vehicle plate. |
| (b) The special plate shall be displayed upon the same registration number assigned to the |
| vehicle for which it was issued and shall be used in place of and in the same manner as the |
| registration plates issued to the vehicle. The original registration plates for the vehicle shall be |
| removed from the vehicle and returned to the division of motor vehicles. The registration certificate |
| for the plates shall be carried in the vehicle in accordance with § 31-3-9. The registration certificate |
| shall be in effect for the special plate. |
| (c) The Partnership to Reduce Cancer in Rhode Island -- Maryellen Goodwin motor vehicle |
| plates shall be the same size as regular motor vehicle plates and shall be designed by the Partnership |
| to Reduce Cancer in Rhode Island in conjunction with the division of motor vehicles, with the |
| design approved by the Rhode Island state police. |
| (d) The Partnership to Reduce Cancer in Rhode Island -- Maryellen Goodwin plates shall |
| be subject to compliance with § 31-3-117 relating to the number of minimum prepaid orders of |
| plates per plate type (i.e., passenger, commercial, etc.) and any required payment. The Partnership |
| to Reduce Cancer in Rhode Island -- Maryellen Goodwin plates shall not be issued unless the |
| minimum order requirements are met. The initial order will be handled by the Partnership to Reduce |
| Cancer in Rhode Island and shall not be submitted to the division of motor vehicles for production |
| until the minimum order(s) have been met and the proper paper work submitted to the division. |
| (e) The administrator of motor vehicles shall develop prepayment procedures and any other |
| procedures deemed necessary to carry out the purposes of this section. |
| (f) In addition to the regular prescribed motor vehicle registration fee, the Partnership to |
| Reduce Cancer in Rhode Island plates shall be subject to a forty-dollar ($40.00) issuance surcharge. |
| (g) The forty-dollar ($40.00) issuance surcharge shall be allocated as follows: twenty |
| dollars ($20.00) shall be allocated to the general fund and the remaining twenty dollars ($20.00) |
| shall be distributed annually to the Partnership to Reduce Cancer in Rhode Island to assist in the |
| fiscal needs and in furtherance of its mission to raise colon cancer awareness. |
| (h) A ten-dollar ($10.00) surcharge for subsequent registration renewals shall be allocated |
| to the Partnership to Reduce Cancer in Rhode Island. |
| (i) In consideration of the receipt of funds from the registration of Partnership to Reduce |
| Cancer in Rhode Island -- Maryellen Goodwin motor vehicle license plates, Partnership to Reduce |
| Cancer in Rhode Island shall use any Rhode Island-sourced funds in and for the benefit of Rhode |
| Island-based charitable organizations to raise colon cancer awareness. |
| (j) Partnership to Reduce Cancer in Rhode Island will be required to submit an annual |
| accounting report to the administrator of the division before such monies are distributed. |
| (k) There shall be no refunds for early cancellation of the Partnership to Reduce Cancer in |
| Rhode Island -- Maryellen Goodwin plates. |
| SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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| LC004664 |
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