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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO PROBATE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE -- PRACTICE IN PROBATE COURTS"
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description: "Outlines the process for a person petitioning to change their name in the probate court in the town or city where they reside. It would also make the statute regarding name change gender neutral."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2024"
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identifier: "HB 8155"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 8155 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Caldwell", "Craven", "McEntee"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2024-04-10"
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last_action: "2024-06-17"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f36da6e5-a1fb-4253-adf0-53ec74f3e778"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "ca8f2fc27fa6cf251ef010b729742995e10f88ea2b433fabff529c1c33f54a05"
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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 HB 8155 (2024) — AN ACT RELATING TO PROBATE PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE -- PRACTICE IN PROBATE COURTS
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Outlines the process for a person petitioning to change their name in the probate court in the town or city where they reside. It would also make the statute regarding name change gender neutral.
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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. **8155 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText24/HouseText24/H8155A.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **68–2** (pass) · lower
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- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **5–65** (fail) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Caldwell — primary (person)
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- Craven — primary (person)
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- McEntee — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-04-10** 04/10/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2024-05-03** 05/03/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/07/2024)
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- **2024-05-07** 05/07/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2024-05-10** 05/10/2024 Scheduled for consideration (05/14/2024)
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- **2024-05-10** 05/10/2024 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
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- **2024-05-14** 05/14/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-05-17** 05/17/2024 Placed on House Calendar (05/21/2024) `reading-3`
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- **2024-05-21** 05/21/2024 House passed Sub A `passage`
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- **2024-05-24** 05/24/2024 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
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- **2024-05-28** 05/28/2024 Scheduled for consideration (05/30/2024)
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- **2024-05-30** 05/30/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-06-07** 06/07/2024 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/11/2024) `reading-3`
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- **2024-06-11** 06/11/2024 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
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- **2024-06-12** 06/12/2024 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-06-17** 06/17/2024 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/f36da6e5-a1fb-4253-adf0-53ec74f3e778`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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