---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - SUPREME COURT - COURTS (Removes all references to \"and Providence Plantations\" in statutes relating to the judiciary, in accordance with the constitutional amendment approved by the voters on November 3, 2020.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - SUPREME COURT - COURTS (Removes all references to \"and Providence Plantations\" in statutes relating to the judiciary, in accordance with the constitutional amendment approved by the voters on November 3, 2020.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 919"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 919 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Amendment", "Civil Procedure", "Courts", "Judiciary", "State Affairs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Coyne", "Goodwin", "McCaffrey"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-05-20"
last_action: "2021-06-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dbbaac7b-dadd-4db2-b46e-fb10e48a4432"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "77c111049bfa9c7b450372909e6d50f7fdeaeb3a12d16626267900a3a1413c12"
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 919 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - SUPREME COURT - COURTS (Removes all references to "and Providence Plantations" in statutes relating to the judiciary, in accordance with the constitutional amendment approved by the voters on November 3, 2020.)

## Version chain

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

1. **919** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/SenateText21/S0919.pdf)

## Votes

- IN CONCURRENCE — **70–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Coyne — primary (person)
- Goodwin — primary (person)
- McCaffrey — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-05-20** 05/20/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-20** 05/20/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/24/2021)
- **2021-05-24** 05/24/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-05-28** 05/28/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/03/2021)
- **2021-06-03** 06/03/2021 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-04** 06/04/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/08/2021)
- **2021-06-08** 06/08/2021 Senate read and passed `passage`
- **2021-06-10** 06/10/2021 Referred to House State Government & Elections `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-11** 06/11/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/14/2021)
- **2021-06-14** 06/14/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-18** 06/18/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/22/2021)
- **2021-06-22** 06/22/2021 House passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 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/dbbaac7b-dadd-4db2-b46e-fb10e48a4432`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).