---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS (Removes references to minors in certain sections relative to domestic assault protective orders as the family court currently has jurisdiction over protective orders involving minors.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS (Removes references to minors in certain sections relative to domestic assault protective orders as the family court currently has jurisdiction over protective orders involving minors.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 728"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 728 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil Procedure", "Courts", "Domestic Relations", "Judiciary", "Minors"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Goodwin"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-03-26"
last_action: "2021-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4308c3f7-4a44-4bb8-9eb6-cb408f25a542"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "7c63f62fde54733174ed822ceb5176c7d1387091340ff4e1a2f146a337639b03"
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 728 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS (Removes references to minors in certain sections relative to domestic assault protective orders as the family court currently has jurisdiction over protective orders involving minors.)

## Version chain

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

1. **728 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/SenateText21/S0728A.pdf)

## Votes

- IN CONCURRENCE — **57–12** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Goodwin — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-26** 03/26/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-26** 03/26/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/29/2021)
- **2021-03-29** 03/29/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-05-28** 05/28/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/03/2021)
- **2021-06-02** 06/02/2021 Proposed Substitute
- **2021-06-03** 06/03/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-04** 06/04/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/08/2021)
- **2021-06-08** 06/08/2021 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
- **2021-06-10** 06/10/2021 Referred to House Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-11** 06/11/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/15/2021)
- **2021-06-15** 06/15/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-18** 06/18/2021 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/23/2021)
- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 House passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-02** 07/02/2021 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/4308c3f7-4a44-4bb8-9eb6-cb408f25a542`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).