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Rhode Island · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 317: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- FEES

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 317 is a bill introduced in the Rhode Island Senate on February 26, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- FEES. Primary sponsor: Frank Ciccone (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (June 18, 2025): 06/18/2025 Effective without Governor's signature.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

Increases the maximum fees payable to sheriffs, sergeants, and constables for the service of writs, citations, or subpoenas, from $45.00 to $70.00.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Frank CicconePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate7

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. 06/18/2025 Effective without Governor's signature
  2. 06/10/2025 Transmitted to Governor
  3. 06/10/2025 House passed in concurrence
  4. 06/06/2025 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/10/2025)
  5. 05/27/2025 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
  6. 05/24/2025 Scheduled for consideration (05/27/2025)
  7. 05/23/2025 Referred to House Judiciary
  8. 05/22/2025 Senate read and passed
  9. 05/20/2025 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/22/2025)
  10. 05/20/2025 Committee recommends passage
  11. 05/16/2025 Scheduled for consideration (05/20/2025)
  12. 03/13/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

Showing 12 most recent of 14 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source