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
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Carol McEntee
DDemocratic
P
Evan Shanley
DDemocratic
P
Robert Craven
DDemocratic
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