COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS -- DISTRICT COURT
Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.
Officially: “AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS -- DISTRICT COURT” Read the full text
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2026 sessionbill
Where it is
Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary · Mar 4, 2026
Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/10/2026) · Mar 6, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further study · Mar 10, 2026
Scheduled for consideration (05/21/2026) · May 19, 2026
Committee recommends passage · May 21, 2026
Placed on Senate Calendar (05/28/2026) · May 22, 2026
Senate read and passed · May 28, 2026
Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/04/2026) · Jun 2, 2026
House passed in concurrence · Jun 4, 2026
Transmitted to Governor · Jun 4, 2026
Effective without Governor's signature · Jun 12, 2026
The numbers
4
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
IN CONCURRENCEHouse · 2026-06-04 · YEAS 63, NAYS 0, NOT VOTING 12, RECUSED 0
PassageSenate · 2026-05-28 · YEAS 37, NAYS 0, NOT VOTING 1, 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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