Files
republic-os/legislation/us/states/ri/2026/sb-2725.md
T
2026-07-06 17:28:03 -04:00

75 lines
3.0 KiB
Markdown
Raw Blame History

This file contains ambiguous Unicode characters
This file contains Unicode characters that might be confused with other characters. If you think that this is intentional, you can safely ignore this warning. Use the Escape button to reveal them.
---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- FEES"
description: "Increases the fees charged for filings and writs of execution in the district court, superior court and family court."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "SB 2725"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 2725 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Acosta", "Bissaillon", "Burke", "Dimitri", "LaMountain", "Mack"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2026-02-27"
last_action: "2026-06-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fdaf2ff8-cc1e-4b4a-a3d1-0121e3a0ef1d"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "0eb0a94d79db3a388aae3938831fbe05436490f8adc4305dc6e17e7e3265d78d"
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 SB 2725 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- FEES
Increases the fees charged for filings and writs of execution in the district court, superior court and family court.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **2725** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2725.pdf)
## Votes
- IN CONCURRENCE — **630** (pass) · upper
- Passage — **370** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Acosta — primary (person)
- Bissaillon — primary (person)
- Burke — primary (person)
- Dimitri — primary (person)
- LaMountain — primary (person)
- Mack — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2026-02-27** 02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-27** 03/27/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/31/2026)
- **2026-03-31** 03/31/2026 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-03** 04/03/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (04/07/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-04-07** 04/07/2026 Senate read and passed `passage`
- **2026-04-08** 04/08/2026 Referred to House Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2026-05-01** 05/01/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/05/2026)
- **2026-05-05** 05/05/2026 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-05-29** 05/29/2026 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/03/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-06-03** 06/03/2026 House passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2026-06-03** 06/03/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-11** 06/11/2026 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/fdaf2ff8-cc1e-4b4a-a3d1-0121e3a0ef1d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).