AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY (Adds the Rhode Island traffic tribunal to the list of courts afforded the ability to dismiss cases for lack of prosecution.)
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2017
Committee Review
Jun 2017
House Passage
Apr 2017
Senate Passage
Jun 2017
Governor
Introduced Mar 3, 2017
Last action Jun 29, 2017
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Jun 21, 2017
Legislature · Passed
06/21/2017 Senate passed in concurrence
legislature
Jun 13, 2017
Legislature · Passed
06/13/2017 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
May 30, 2017
Committee
05/30/2017 Referred to Senate Judiciary
legislature
Apr 27, 2017
Legislature · Passed
04/27/2017 House read and passed
legislature
Apr 11, 2017
Legislature · Passed
04/11/2017 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Mar 15, 2017
Legislature · Passed
03/15/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 3, 2017
Committee
03/03/2017 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
legislature
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
CP
Cale P. Keable
DDemocratic
P
Carol McEntee
DDemocratic
P
Jason Knight
DDemocratic
P
Robert Craven
DDemocratic
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