---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- FEES"
description: "Establishes a set service rate of seventy dollars ($70.00) for the service of all writs, citations or subpoenas."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 8046"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 8046 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Azzinaro", "Casey", "Corvese", "Dawson", "DeSimone", "Kennedy", "Noret", "Phillips", "Read"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-02-27"
last_action: "2026-06-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/75a2f0c5-16d9-4f6a-90d6-2f135fe435bc"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "803b719d4574493b688e099ee45b58c25c49a155c797db24f01b4beb891e3e17"
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 8046 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- FEES

Establishes a set service rate of seventy dollars ($70.00) for the service of all writs, citations or subpoenas.

## Version chain

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

1. **8046** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8046.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **67–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Azzinaro — primary (person)
- Casey — primary (person)
- Corvese — primary (person)
- Dawson — primary (person)
- DeSimone — primary (person)
- Kennedy — primary (person)
- Noret — primary (person)
- Phillips — primary (person)
- Read — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-27** 02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-04-03** 04/03/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/09/2026)
- **2026-04-09** 04/09/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2026-05-22** 05/22/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/26/2026)
- **2026-05-26** 05/26/2026 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-29** 05/29/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/04/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-06-04** 06/04/2026 House read and passed `passage`
- **2026-06-07** 06/07/2026 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-06-07** 06/07/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/09/2026)
- **2026-06-09** 06/09/2026 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-06-09** 06/09/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/11/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-06-11** 06/11/2026 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2026-06-18** 06/18/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-26** 06/26/2026 Effective without Governor's signature `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/75a2f0c5-16d9-4f6a-90d6-2f135fe435bc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).