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Bill AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- PROTECT OUR COURTS ACT Protects people attending Rhode Island court proceedings from civil arrest without a judicial warrant, ensures court access, sets enforcement rules, and provides remedies for violations. us/states/ri Rhode Island General Assembly 2026 SB 2045 Rhode Island SB 2045 (2026)
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Rhode Island SB 2045 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE -- PROTECT OUR COURTS ACT

Protects people attending Rhode Island court proceedings from civil arrest without a judicial warrant, ensures court access, sets enforcement rules, and provides remedies for violations.

Version chain

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

  1. 2045 SUB A as amended (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • Passage — 335 (pass) · upper
  • Passage — 326 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Acosta — primary (person)
  • Bissaillon — primary (person)
  • Ciccone — primary (person)
  • Euer — primary (person)
  • Kallman — primary (person)
  • Mack — primary (person)
  • McKenney — primary (person)
  • Murray — primary (person)
  • Quezada — primary (person)
  • Zurier — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2026-01-09 01/09/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary introduction, referral-committee
  • 2026-05-01 05/01/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/05/2026)
  • 2026-05-05 05/05/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study committee-failure
  • 2026-05-30 05/30/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/02/2026)
  • 2026-06-01 06/01/2026 Proposed Substitute substitution
  • 2026-06-02 06/02/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A committee-passage-favorable
  • 2026-06-04 06/04/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/11/2026) reading-3
  • 2026-06-11 06/11/2026 Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) passage
  • 2026-06-11 06/11/2026 Senate voted to reconsider
  • 2026-06-11 06/11/2026 Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) passage
  • 2026-06-11 06/11/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/11/2026) reading-3
  • 2026-06-11 06/11/2026 House passed Sub A as amended in concurrence passage
  • 2026-06-18 06/18/2026 Transmitted to Governor executive-receipt
  • 2026-06-22 06/22/2026 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/23981567-77f7-4c06-bfff-5882260aaeab. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).