We supported legislation which would provide that individuals could not lose their drivers' license solely because of their failure to pay traffic fines. People who get these fines often face a tough situation: they lose their license because they can't pay the fines, they lose their ability to work because they can't drive, and their loss of a job means that they are not making money that might allow them to pay the fines.
Repealing Drivers License Fines (H 5931)
Sponsors
Representative Potter
Related Issues
Documents
Related content

Medicaid Enrollment for Incarcerated Individuals (S 924)
May 19, 2025
Pro-Housing Legislation (S 129, S 209, S 512)
May 16, 2025
LETTER Re: Providence Ordinance Prohibiting Price-Fixing Rental...
May 14, 2025
LETTER Re: Woonsocket City Council Anti-Encampment Ordinance
April 21, 2025
Increasing the Minimum Wage for Incarcerated Individuals (S 750)
April 15, 2025
Updates to the Homeless Bill of Rights (H 5665)
April 4, 2025
Criminalizing Squatting (H 5919, S 817)
March 21, 2025
Public Assistance Fraud Investigation (H 5076, Art. 3, Sec. 12)
March 10, 2025