# Rhode Island S2725: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- FEES .

Rhode Island S2725, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- FEES ., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Jacob Bissaillon (Democratic); status became law, last action 2026-06-11 (Effective without Governor's signature — Chapter 071); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S2725-2026
- 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 S2725
- State: Rhode Island
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- FEES .
- Status: became law
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-02-27
- Last action: 2026-06-11, Effective without Governor's signature — Chapter 071
- Sponsor: Jacob Bissaillon (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 5
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (100 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Higher court filing fees statewide: cost, low. Rhode Island raises civil court filing fees. In District Court, small claims now cost $75 (was $55), other actions $100 (was $80), and writs $40 (was $20). In Superior Court, civil actions or petitions cost $180 (was $160), writs $70 (was $50), and citations $40 (was $25). In Family Court, petition…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Jacob Bissaillon (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jonathon Acosta (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: John P. Burke (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Andrew R. Dimitri (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Matthew L. LaMountain (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Tiara T. Mack (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-03 | House | PROCEDURE GENERALLY - FEES PASSAGE IN CONCURRENCE | pass | 63 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-07 | Senate | COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- FEES Passage | pass | 37 | 0 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2026-06-11: Effective without Governor's signature — Chapter 071 (Governor)
- 2026-06-03: Transmitted to Governor (Governor)
- 2026-06-03: House passed in concurrence (House)
- 2026-05-29: Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/03/2026) (House)
- 2026-05-05: Committee recommends passage in concurrence
- 2026-05-01: Scheduled for consideration (05/05/2026)
- 2026-04-08: Referred to House Judiciary (House)
- 2026-04-07: Senate read and passed (Senate)
- 2026-04-03: Placed on Senate Calendar (04/07/2026) (Senate)
- 2026-03-31: Committee recommends passage
- 2026-03-27: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/31/2026)
- 2026-02-27: Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary (Senate)

## Bill text

- S2725 - As Introduced, 2026-02-27: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2725.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2725.pdf)

## Related bills

- S3047: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- DISTRICT COURT PRACTICE . (became law)
- H8605: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS . (became law)
- H8580: AN ACT RELATING TO THE NORTH TIVERTON FIRE DISTRICT . (became law)
- H8586: AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- RHODE ISLAND TURNPIKE AND BRIDGE AUTHORITY . (became law)
- H8525: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES . (became law)
- H8506: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELATING TO CENTRAL FALLS PENSION PLAN . (became law)

## Sources
- [S2725 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2725.htm)
- [S2725 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2725.pdf)

## Related
- [S3047: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- DISTRIC…](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3047-2026)
- [H8605: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8605-2026)
- [H8580: AN ACT RELATING TO THE NORTH TIVERTON FIRE DISTRICT .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8580-2026)
- [H8586: AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHWAYS -- RHODE ISLAND TURNPIKE AND BRIDGE AUTHORITY .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8586-2026)
- [H8525: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8525-2026)
- [H8506: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELATING TO CENTRAL FALLS PENSION PLAN .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-H8506-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S2725-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).