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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS - DIVORCE AND SEPARATION (Eliminates the waiting period for the granting of a complaint/divorce/separation following the filing of the complaint would shorten the waiting period for the filing of a final judgment for divorce following the hearing at which the divorce is granted.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS - DIVORCE AND SEPARATION (Eliminates the waiting period for the granting of a complaint/divorce/separation following the filing of the complaint would shorten the waiting period for the filing of a final judgment for divorce following the hearing at which the divorce is granted.)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2018"
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identifier: "SB 2693"
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citation: "Rhode Island SB 2693 (2018)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Courts"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Lynch Prata"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 14
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2018-03-20"
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last_action: "2018-07-02"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/86986416-f448-4c69-8ca9-340f179a8e3b"
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source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
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source_hash: "115ee7ed86313ead5cf9a6e5f78fb21d34e8e735988f3c27eb801671fa11159f"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
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---
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# Rhode Island SB 2693 (2018) — AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC RELATIONS - DIVORCE AND SEPARATION (Eliminates the waiting period for the granting of a complaint/divorce/separation following the filing of the complaint would shorten the waiting period for the filing of a final judgment for divorce following the hearing at which the divorce is granted.)
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **2693 as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText18/SenateText18/S2693aa.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Approval of Amendment — **35–0** (pass) · upper
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- IN CONCURRENCE — **72–0** (pass) · upper
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- Passage as Amended — **35–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Lynch Prata — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2018-03-20** 03/20/2018 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2018-04-06** 04/06/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/12/2018)
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- **2018-04-12** 04/12/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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- **2018-05-04** 05/04/2018 Scheduled for consideration (05/08/2018)
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- **2018-05-08** 05/08/2018 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2018-05-09** 05/09/2018 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/15/2018)
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- **2018-05-15** 05/15/2018 Senate passed as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
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- **2018-05-16** 05/16/2018 Referred to House Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2018-06-16** 06/16/2018 Scheduled for consideration (06/19/2018)
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- **2018-06-19** 06/19/2018 Committee recommends passage as amended in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2018-06-19** 06/19/2018 Placed on House Calendar (06/20/2018)
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- **2018-06-20** 06/20/2018 House passed as amended in concurrence `passage`
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- **2018-07-02** 07/02/2018 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2018-07-02** 07/02/2018 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/86986416-f448-4c69-8ca9-340f179a8e3b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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