# Rhode Island S2937: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS -- COURT ADMINISTRATION .

Rhode Island S2937, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS -- COURT ADMINISTRATION ., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by David P. Tikoian (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-19 (Signed by Governor — Chapter 383) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S2937-2026
- 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 S2937
- State: Rhode Island
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS -- COURT ADMINISTRATION .
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-03-04
- Last action: 2026-06-19, Signed by Governor — Chapter 383
- Sponsor: David P. Tikoian (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (106 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Stronger privacy for Rhode Island judges: benefit, medium. Current, retired, or recalled judges and magistrates who live in Rhode Island, and their immediate family, get added privacy rights. You can send a written notice to any state or local agency to mark your data confidential; an authorized agent may file it with a notarized affidavit. Agencies must r…
- Judges can sue for illegal disclosures: benefit, low. Protected judges and their immediate family can sue in Rhode Island court if their personal info is made public in violation of this law. They can ask the court to stop the disclosure or declare their rights. If the court grants relief, the violator must pay their costs and reasonable attorney’s fe…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: David P. Tikoian (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: John P. Burke (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Andrew R. Dimitri (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stefano V. Famiglietti (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Matthew L. LaMountain (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mark P. McKenney (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Todd M. Patalano (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ana B. Quezada (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Leonidas P. Raptakis (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-08 | House | COURT ADMINISTRATION PASSAGE IN CONCURRENCE | pass | 69 | 0 |   |
| 2026-06-03 | Senate | COURTS & CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS -- COURT ADMINISTRATION Passage | pass | 37 | 0 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-06-19: Signed by Governor — Chapter 383 (Governor)
- 2026-06-16: Transmitted to Governor (Governor)
- 2026-06-08: House passed in concurrence (House)
- 2026-06-05: Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/08/2026) (House)
- 2026-06-03: Senate read and passed (Senate)
- 2026-05-29: Placed on Senate Calendar (06/03/2026) (Senate)
- 2026-05-28: Committee recommends passage
- 2026-05-26: Scheduled for consideration (05/28/2026)
- 2026-05-26: Meeting postponed (05/26/2026)
- 2026-05-22: Scheduled for consideration
- 2026-03-31: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- 2026-03-27: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/31/2026)
- 2026-03-04: Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary (Senate)

## Bill text

- S2937 - As Introduced, 2026-03-04: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2937.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2937.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)
- 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)

## Sources
- [S2937 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2937.htm)
- [S2937 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S2937.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)
- [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)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S2937-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).