# Rhode Island S3047: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- DISTRICT COURT PRACTICE .

Rhode Island S3047, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- DISTRICT COURT PRACTICE ., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Todd M. Patalano (Democratic); status became law, last action 2026-06-26 (Effective without Governor's signature — Chapter 282); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3047-2026
- 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 S3047
- State: Rhode Island
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- DISTRICT COURT PRACTICE .
- Status: became law
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-03-05
- Last action: 2026-06-26, Effective without Governor's signature — Chapter 282
- Sponsor: Todd M. Patalano (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 6
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 2 (106 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 2

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Civil appeals: $75 fee, 2-day deadline: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, appealing a civil case from district court to superior court costs $75 at filing. The $75 includes the civil case processing fee and a state technology surcharge. No extra costs or attorney’s fees are added. You must file a written appeal with the division clerk within tw…
- Landlord-tenant appeals: $75 fee, 5 days: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, appealing a landlord-tenant case to superior court costs $75 at filing. The $75 includes the civil case processing fee and a state technology surcharge. No extra costs or attorney’s fees are added. You must file a written appeal with the division clerk within five days af…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Todd M. Patalano (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Peter A. Appollonio, Jr. (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: John P. Burke (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Frank A. Ciccone, III (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Andrew R. Dimitri (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Brian J. Thompson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lori Urso (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

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

## Actions (11)

- 2026-06-26: Effective without Governor's signature — Chapter 282 (Governor)
- 2026-06-18: 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)
- 2026-03-31: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- 2026-03-27: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/31/2026)
- 2026-03-05: Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary (Senate)

## Bill text

- S3047 - As Introduced, 2026-03-05: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S3047.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S3047.pdf)

## Related bills

- 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)
- H8437: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION . (became law)

## Sources
- [S3047 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S3047.htm)
- [S3047 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S3047.pdf)

## Related
- [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)
- [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-S3047-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).