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Rhode Island · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 356: AN ACT RELATING TO FIDUCIARIES -- APPLICATION OF LAWS TO TRUSTS

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 356 is a bill introduced in the Rhode Island Senate on February 21, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT RELATING TO FIDUCIARIES -- APPLICATION OF LAWS TO TRUSTS. Primary sponsor: Mark McKenney (Democratic), Matt LaMountain (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (June 13, 2025): 06/13/2025 Signed by Governor.

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.

Provides that a communication between an attorney and client acting as a trustee or other fiduciary, is privileged and protected from disclosure to the same extent as if the client was acting in his, her, or its individual capacity.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Mark McKenneyPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate30
Matt LaMountainPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate31

“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. 06/13/2025 Signed by Governor
  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. 06/05/2025 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
  6. 05/30/2025 Scheduled for consideration (06/05/2025)
  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