---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS - DIVORCE AND SEPARATION (Eliminates the waiting period for the granting of a complaint/divorce/separation following the filing of the complaint would shorten the waiting period for the filing of a final judgment for divorce following the hearing at which the divorce is granted.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS - DIVORCE AND SEPARATION (Eliminates the waiting period for the granting of a complaint/divorce/separation following the filing of the complaint would shorten the waiting period for the filing of a final judgment for divorce following the hearing at which the divorce is granted.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2018"
identifier: "SB 2693"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 2693 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Courts"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Lynch Prata"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2018-03-20"
last_action: "2018-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/86986416-f448-4c69-8ca9-340f179a8e3b"
source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
source_hash: "115ee7ed86313ead5cf9a6e5f78fb21d34e8e735988f3c27eb801671fa11159f"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
---

# Rhode Island SB 2693 (2018) — AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS - DIVORCE AND SEPARATION (Eliminates the waiting period for the granting of a complaint/divorce/separation following the filing of the complaint would shorten the waiting period for the filing of a final judgment for divorce following the hearing at which the divorce is granted.)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **2693 as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText18/SenateText18/S2693aa.pdf)

## Votes

- Approval of Amendment — **35–0** (pass) · upper
- IN CONCURRENCE — **72–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage as Amended — **35–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Lynch Prata — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2018-03-20** 03/20/2018 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-04-06** 04/06/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/12/2018)
- **2018-04-12** 04/12/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2018-05-04** 05/04/2018 Scheduled for consideration (05/08/2018)
- **2018-05-08** 05/08/2018 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-05-09** 05/09/2018 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/15/2018)
- **2018-05-15** 05/15/2018 Senate passed as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
- **2018-05-16** 05/16/2018 Referred to House Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-16** 06/16/2018 Scheduled for consideration (06/19/2018)
- **2018-06-19** 06/19/2018 Committee recommends passage as amended in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-06-19** 06/19/2018 Placed on House Calendar (06/20/2018)
- **2018-06-20** 06/20/2018 House passed as amended in concurrence `passage`
- **2018-07-02** 07/02/2018 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-07-02** 07/02/2018 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/86986416-f448-4c69-8ca9-340f179a8e3b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).