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SB 2940 Rhode Island Senate · 2026 Regular Session

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

Summary
Establishes full-time juvenile hearing board coordinator to provide support and assistance to municipal juvenile hearing boards across the state. Any juvenile charged with a misdemeanor and who is a first offender, shall be referred to the hearing board.
Issues: ✓ Criminal JusticeSupports Criminal JusticeBill establishes full-time juvenile hearing board coordinator to support municipal boards and mandates referral of first-time misdemeanor juvenile offenders, indicating support for juvenile justice reform and rehabilitation.85% confidence
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Mar 4, 2026 Last action Jun 8, 2026
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Committee
1
Mar 10, 2026
Committee
03/10/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 4, 2026
Introduced
03/04/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
upper
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Party
State
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Photo of Alana DiMario
Alana DiMario
DDemocratic
RI
36
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Photo of Ana Quezada
Ana Quezada
DDemocratic
RI
2
P
Photo of Dawn Euer
Dawn Euer
DDemocratic
RI
13
P
Photo of Jake Bissaillon
Jake Bissaillon
DDemocratic
RI
1
P
Photo of Jonathon Acosta
Jonathon Acosta
DDemocratic
RI
16
P
Photo of Lammis Vargas
Lammis Vargas
DDemocratic
RI
28
P
Photo of Lori Urso
Lori Urso
DDemocratic
RI
8
P
Photo of Matt LaMountain
Matt LaMountain
DDemocratic
RI
31
P
Photo of Sam Bell
Sam Bell
DDemocratic
RI
5
P
Photo of Tiara Mack
Tiara Mack
DDemocratic
RI
6