# Rhode Island S3099: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS -- SUPERIOR COURT .

Rhode Island S3099, AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS -- SUPERIOR COURT ., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by David P. Tikoian (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-23 (Signed by Governor — Chapter 403) (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3099-2026
- 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 S3099
- State: Rhode Island
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS -- SUPERIOR COURT .
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-03-13
- Last action: 2026-06-23, Signed by Governor — Chapter 403
- Sponsor: David P. Tikoian (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (106 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 3

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- New recovery court magistrate in Superior Court: benefit, low. The law creates a recovery court magistrate in the Superior Court. The presiding justice appoints with Senate approval. The magistrate must be a Rhode Island lawyer. The term is ten years and can be renewed. Pay matches a special magistrate in Superior Court. The magistrate follows the judicial cod…
- Adult recovery court rules and eligibility: mixed, high. The law creates an adult recovery court that pairs treatment with court oversight. To qualify, you must face an alcohol- or drug-related charge or an eligible non-violent charge. You must have no pending felony violent charge and no pending delivery-of-drugs charge. You must be a drug-addicted pers…
- Magistrate handles sex offender registration cases: mixed, medium. The recovery court magistrate can hear sexual offender registration and community notification cases. The court can also pick the venue for adult recovery court participants and for people who object to community notification as alleged sexual predators. Venue may be set by the magistrate or the pr…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: David P. Tikoian (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Jacob Bissaillon (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: John P. Burke (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Frank A. Ciccone, III (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Andrew R. Dimitri (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Matthew L. LaMountain (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Mark P. McKenney (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 | CIVIL PROCEDURE - SUPERIOR COURT PASSAGE IN CONCURRENCE | pass | 69 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-07 | Senate | COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS -- SUPERIOR COURT Passage | pass | 37 | 0 |   |

## Actions (12)

- 2026-06-23: Signed by Governor — Chapter 403 (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: Committee recommends passage in concurrence
- 2026-05-29: Scheduled for consideration (06/03/2026)
- 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)
- 2026-03-13: Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary (Senate)

## Bill text

- S3099 - As Introduced, 2026-03-13: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S3099.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S3099.pdf)

## Related bills

- S3073: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MORTGAGES OF REAL PROPERTY . (became law)
- 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)
- H8506: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RELATING TO CENTRAL FALLS PENSION PLAN . (became law)

## Sources
- [S3099 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S3099.htm)
- [S3099 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S3099.pdf)

## Related
- [S3073: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MORTGAGES OF REAL PROPERTY .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3073-2026)
- [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)
- [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-S3099-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).