# Rhode Island H8050: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION .

Rhode Island H8050, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION ., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Carol Hagan McEntee (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-19 (Signed by Governor — Chapter 379) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8050-2026
- As of: 2026-11-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Rhode Island H8050
- State: Rhode Island
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION .
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-02-27
- Last action: 2026-06-19, Signed by Governor — Chapter 379
- Sponsor: Carol Hagan McEntee (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (105 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Legal shield for family court mediators and staff: benefit, medium. Rhode Island now protects family court mediators and mediation staff from personal money losses tied to their job. The State pays legal fees and costs for claims from acts done while performing program duties and within the scope of employment. The protection covers ordinary negligence. It does not…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Carol Hagan McEntee (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Justine A. Caldwell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: William W. O'Brien (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Brandon C. Potter (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Tina L. Spears (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-09 | Senate | COURTS/CIVIL PROCEDURE-PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- CAUSES OF ACTION In Concurrence Passage | pass | 36 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-14 | House | COURTS - CAUSES OF ACTION PASSAGE | pass | 69 | 0 |   |

## Actions (14)

- 2026-06-19: Signed by Governor — Chapter 379 (Governor)
- 2026-06-16: Transmitted to Governor (Governor)
- 2026-06-09: Senate passed in concurrence (Senate)
- 2026-06-05: Placed on Senate Calendar (06/09/2026) (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)
- 2026-03-10: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- 2026-03-06: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/10/2026)
- 2026-02-27: Introduced, referred to House Judiciary (House)

## Bill text

- H8050 - As Introduced, 2026-02-27: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H8050.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H8050.pdf)

## Related bills

- H8104: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MORTGAGES OF REAL PROPERTY . (became law)
- H8046: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- FEES . (became law)
- H8025: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION . (became law)
- H7866: AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- UNFAIR CLAIMS SETTLEMENT PRACTICES ACT . (became law)
- H7642: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- DISTRICT COURT PRACTICE . (became law)
- S3363: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION . (became law)

## Sources
- [H8050 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H8050.htm)
- [H8050 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H8050.pdf)

## Related
- [H8104: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MORTGAGES OF REAL PROPERTY .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8104-2026)
- [H8046: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- FEES .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8046-2026)
- [H8025: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8025-2026)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8050-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).