COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS -- DOMESTIC ASSAULT (Provides that law enforcement officers who appears before the court for prosecution of a violation of a protective order shall self-certify that the officer has s
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Officially: “AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS -- DOMESTIC ASSAULT (Provides that law enforcement officers who appears before the court for prosecution of a violation of a protective order shall self-certify that the officer has successfully completed a specialized domestic violence...” Read the full text
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2025 sessionbill
Where it is
Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary · Jun 13, 2025
Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/18/2025) · Jun 16, 2025
Committee recommends passage · Jun 18, 2025
Placed on Senate Calendar (06/20/2025) · Jun 18, 2025
Senate read and passed · Jun 20, 2025
Placed on House Calendar (06/20/2025) · Jun 20, 2025
House passed in concurrence · Jun 20, 2025
Transmitted to Governor · Jun 25, 2025
Effective without Governor's signature · Jul 3, 2025
The numbers
7
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
PassageSenate · 2025-06-20 · YEAS 34, NAYS 1, NOT VOTING 3, RECUSED 0
IN CONCURRENCEHouse · 2025-06-20 · YEAS 69, NAYS 3, NOT VOTING 3, RECUSED 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Rhode Island legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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