AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE - SUPREME COURT - COURTS (Removes all references to "and Providence Plantations" in statutes relating to the judiciary, in accordance with the constitutional amendment approved by the voters on November 3, 2020.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
House Passage
Jun 2021
Signed into Law
Jun 2021
Introduced May 20, 2021
Signed Jun 23, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 22, 2021
How they voted
69–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 73
Jun 22, 2021
D
Democratic63
93% Yea
R
Republican10
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
7
Committee
4
Jun 23, 2021
Signed into law
06/23/2021 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 22, 2021
Lower · Passed
06/22/2021 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 22, 2021
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (69-0-4)
senate
Jun 14, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/14/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Jun 10, 2021
Committee
06/10/2021 Referred to House State Government & Elections
lower
Jun 8, 2021
Upper · Passed
06/08/2021 Senate read and passed
upper
Jun 3, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/03/2021 Committee recommends passage
legislature
May 24, 2021
Legislature · Passed
05/24/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
May 20, 2021
Introduced
05/20/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Cynthia Armour Coyne
DDemocratic
P
Maryellen Goodwin
DDemocratic
P
Michael J. McCaffrey
DDemocratic
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