HB 7748 Rhode Island House · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS -- DISTRICT COURT

HB 7748 reassigns North Kingstown from the third division to the fourth division of Rhode Island's district court. This changes which court handles cases from North Kingstown, moving it from the current division (which includes Warwick and Cranston) to the division that includes Charlestown and Narragansett. The bill aims to balance case workloads more evenly across all court divisions. The reassignment takes effect two months after the bill passes.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
House Passage
Apr 2026
Senate Passage
Jun 2026
Signed into Law
Jun 2026
Introduced Feb 12, 2026 Signed Jun 12, 2026
Floor votes · House Apr 14, 2026

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
4
Committee
4
Jun 4, 2026
Upper · Passed
06/04/2026 Senate passed in concurrence
upper
May 28, 2026
Legislature · Passed
05/28/2026 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
May 1, 2026
Committee
05/01/2026 Referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
Apr 14, 2026
Lower · Passed
04/14/2026 House read and passed
lower
Apr 9, 2026
Legislature · Passed
04/09/2026 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Feb 26, 2026
Committee
02/26/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 12, 2026
Introduced
02/12/2026 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
lower
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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