# Rhode Island H7748: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS -- DISTRICT COURT .

Rhode Island H7748, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS -- DISTRICT COURT ., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Robert E. Craven, Sr. (Democratic); status became law, last action 2026-06-12 (Effective without Governor's signature — Chapter 082) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H7748-2026
- As of: 2026-11-01
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## Facts
- Bill: Rhode Island H7748
- State: Rhode Island
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS -- DISTRICT COURT .
- Status: became law
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-12
- Last action: 2026-06-12, Effective without Governor's signature — Chapter 082
- Sponsor: Robert E. Craven, Sr. (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (69 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- North Kingstown cases shift to Fourth Division: mixed, low. Beginning two months after passage, North Kingstown district court cases move to the Fourth Division. Appeals and transfers from North Kingstown go to the Washington County Superior Court clerk. Before, these went through the Third Division and the Kent County clerk. This changes where you file and…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Robert E. Craven, Sr. (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Carol Hagan McEntee (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Evan P. Shanley (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-14 | House | COURTS -- DISTRICT COURT PASSAGE | pass | 69 | 0 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2026-06-12: Effective without Governor's signature — Chapter 082 (Governor)
- 2026-06-04: Transmitted to Governor (Governor)
- 2026-06-04: Senate passed in concurrence (Senate)
- 2026-06-03: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/04/2026) (Senate)
- 2026-05-28: Committee recommends passage in concurrence
- 2026-05-26: Scheduled for consideration (05/28/2026)
- 2026-05-01: Referred to Senate Judiciary (Senate)
- 2026-04-14: House read and passed (House)
- 2026-04-10: Placed on House Calendar (04/14/2026) (House)
- 2026-04-09: Committee recommends passage
- 2026-04-03: Scheduled for consideration (04/09/2026)
- 2026-02-26: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- 2026-02-19: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/26/2026)
- 2026-02-12: Introduced, referred to House Judiciary (House)

## Bill text

- H7748 - As Introduced, 2026-02-12: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7748.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7748.pdf)

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- H8025: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION . (became law)
- H8046: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- FEES . (became law)
- H7866: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- UNFAIR CLAIMS SETTLEMENT PRACTICES ACT . (became law)
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- S3353: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS . (became law)

## Sources
- [H7748 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7748.htm)
- [H7748 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H7748.pdf)

## Related
- [H8025: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8025-2026)
- [H8046: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- FEES .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8046-2026)
- [H7866: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- UNFAIR CLAIMS SETTLEMENT PRACTICES ACT .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H7866-2026)
- [H7642: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- DISTRIC…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H7642-2026)
- [S3363: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3363-2026)
- [S3353: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3353-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H7748-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).