---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS -- COURT ADMINISTRATION"
description: "For purposes of the judicial security act permits an authorized agent to file a written notice with a state, county, or municipal agency on behalf of a protected individual."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 7640"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7640 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bennett", "Caldwell", "Dawson", "Knight", "McEntee", "Spears"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-02-11"
last_action: "2026-06-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bb5223a5-6ed7-4b80-bc65-3c57e53f6aa7"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "369a8e7ca79ce0429683546422012a64b77ee65f312a7b9b001877e80f8df1ec"
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 7640 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS -- COURT ADMINISTRATION

For purposes of the judicial security act permits an authorized agent to file a written notice with a state, county, or municipal agency on behalf of a protected individual.

## Version chain

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

1. **7640** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7640.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **69–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bennett — primary (person)
- Caldwell — primary (person)
- Dawson — primary (person)
- Knight — primary (person)
- McEntee — primary (person)
- Spears — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-11** 02/11/2026 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-02-19** 02/19/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/26/2026)
- **2026-02-26** 02/26/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2026-04-03** 04/03/2026 Scheduled for consideration (04/09/2026)
- **2026-04-09** 04/09/2026 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-10** 04/10/2026 Placed on House Calendar (04/14/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-04-14** 04/14/2026 House read and passed `passage`
- **2026-05-01** 05/01/2026 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-05-26** 05/26/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/28/2026)
- **2026-05-28** 05/28/2026 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-06-05** 06/05/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/09/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-06-09** 06/09/2026 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2026-06-16** 06/16/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-19** 06/19/2026 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/bb5223a5-6ed7-4b80-bc65-3c57e53f6aa7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).