S 2481 - Requires the Division of Motor Vehicles Create a Blue Envelope for Drivers to Inform Law Enforcement They are on the Autism Spectrum - Rhode Island Key Vote
Timeline
- Executive Signed
- June 12, 2024
- House Concurrence Vote Passed
- June 6, 2024
- Senate Bill Passed
- June 4, 2024
- Introduced
- Feb. 12, 2024
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Title: Requires the Division of Motor Vehicles Create a Blue Envelope for Drivers to Inform Law Enforcement They are on the Autism Spectrum
Signed by Governor Dan McKee
Title: Requires the Division of Motor Vehicles Create a Blue Envelope for Drivers to Inform Law Enforcement They are on the Autism Spectrum
Title: Requires the Division of Motor Vehicles Create a Blue Envelope for Drivers to Inform Law Enforcement They are on the Autism Spectrum
Vote Smart's Synopsis:
Vote to pass a bill that requires the Division of Motor Vehicles to create a "Blue Envelope" for a driver to voluntarily hand to a police officer, at a traffic stop, to convey that he or she is on the autism spectrum in Rhode Island.
Highlights:
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Establishes Blue Envelope program to enhance communication between law enforcement officers and individuals who are on the autism spectrum in the state of Rhode Island (Sec. 1).
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Requires the DMV to consider best practices from similarly implemented programs in other states and shall make the program voluntary (Sec. 1).
Title: Requires the Division of Motor Vehicles Create a Blue Envelope for Drivers to Inform Law Enforcement They are on the Autism Spectrum