---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO PROBATE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE -- LIMITED GUARDIANSHIP AND GUARDIANSHIP OF ADULTS (Requires that all persons seeking appointment as a limited guardian or guardian pursuant to chapter 15 of title 33 (\"Limited Guardianships and Guardianship of Adults\") be required to undergo a criminal background check.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO PROBATE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE -- LIMITED GUARDIANSHIP AND GUARDIANSHIP OF ADULTS (Requires that all persons seeking appointment as a limited guardian or guardian pursuant to chapter 15 of title 33 (\"Limited Guardianships and Guardianship of Adults\") be required to undergo a criminal background check.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 6114"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 6114 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Serpa"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-05-15"
last_action: "2019-07-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ab00cfa9-3728-4c09-8fb7-cabad4fed300"
source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
source_hash: "dfb225fcf7c0350c982c81327242879541672e4dc4204566389c3cb72bff5687"
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 HB 6114 (2019) — AN ACT RELATING TO PROBATE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE -- LIMITED GUARDIANSHIP AND GUARDIANSHIP OF ADULTS (Requires that all persons seeking appointment as a limited guardian or guardian pursuant to chapter 15 of title 33 ("Limited Guardianships and Guardianship of Adults") be required to undergo a criminal background check.)

## Version chain

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

1. **6114 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText19/HouseText19/H6114A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **71–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Serpa — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-05-15** 05/15/2019 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-05-20** 05/20/2019 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/22/2019)
- **2019-05-22** 05/22/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2019-06-14** 06/14/2019 Scheduled for consideration (06/18/2019)
- **2019-06-14** 06/14/2019 Proposed Substitute
- **2019-06-18** 06/18/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-06-18** 06/18/2019 Placed on House Calendar (06/20/2019)
- **2019-06-20** 06/20/2019 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2019-06-25** 06/25/2019 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/26/2019)
- **2019-06-26** 06/26/2019 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2019-07-11** 07/11/2019 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-07-16** 07/16/2019 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/ab00cfa9-3728-4c09-8fb7-cabad4fed300`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).