# Rhode Island H8547: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS -- SUPERIOR COURT .

Rhode Island H8547, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS -- SUPERIOR COURT ., is a 2026 Regular Session House bill sponsored by Carol Hagan McEntee (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-23 (Signed by Governor — Chapter 305) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8547-2026
- 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 H8547
- State: Rhode Island
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS -- SUPERIOR COURT .
- Status: signed
- Chamber: House
- Introduced: 2026-05-13
- Last action: 2026-06-23, Signed by Governor — Chapter 305
- Sponsor: Carol Hagan McEntee (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 1 (66 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Special court calendar for domestic violence felonies: benefit, low. The Superior Court now runs a special calendar for domestic violence felony cases and related charges. It covers felony domestic violence crimes, felony no-contact or protective order violations, and felony weapon offenses tied to domestic violence. The presiding justice may add related cases, assi…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Carol Hagan McEntee (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Justine A. Caldwell (Democratic), House
- Cosponsor: Robert E. Craven, Sr. (Democratic), House

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-08 | House | SUPERIOR COURT PASSAGE | pass | 66 | 0 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2026-06-23: Signed by Governor — Chapter 305 (Governor)
- 2026-06-18: Transmitted to Governor (Governor)
- 2026-06-11: Senate passed Sub A in concurrence (Senate)
- 2026-06-11: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/11/2026) (Senate)
- 2026-06-08: House passed Sub A (House)
- 2026-06-06: Placed on House Calendar (06/08/2026) (House)
- 2026-06-05: Committee recommends passage of Sub A
- 2026-06-04: Proposed Substitute
- 2026-06-03: Scheduled for consideration (06/05/2026)
- 2026-05-19: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- 2026-05-15: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/19/2026)
- 2026-05-13: Introduced, referred to House Finance (House)

## Bill text

- H8547 - As Introduced, 2026-05-13: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H8547.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H8547.pdf)
- H8547 - Substitute, 2026-05-13: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H8547A.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H8547A.pdf)

## Related bills

- H8605: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS . (became law)
- H8586: AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- RHODE ISLAND TURNPIKE AND BRIDGE AUTHORITY . (became law)
- H8580: AN ACT RELATING TO THE NORTH TIVERTON FIRE DISTRICT . (became law)
- H8506: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELATING TO CENTRAL FALLS PENSION PLAN . (became law)
- H8525: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES . (became law)
- H8437: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION . (became law)

## Sources
- [H8547 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H8547.htm)
- [H8547 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H8547.pdf)
- [H8547 - Substitute (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H8547A.htm)
- [H8547 - Substitute (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/HouseText26/H8547A.pdf)

## Related
- [H8605: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8605-2026)
- [H8586: AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- RHODE ISLAND TURNPIKE AND BRIDGE AUTHORITY .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8586-2026)
- [H8580: AN ACT RELATING TO THE NORTH TIVERTON FIRE DISTRICT .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8580-2026)
- [H8506: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELATING TO CENTRAL FALLS PENSION PLAN .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8506-2026)
- [H8525: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8525-2026)
- [H8437: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8437-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8547-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).