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Rhode Island · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 557: AN ACT RELATING TO DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT

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 557 is a bill introduced in the Rhode Island Senate on February 26, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT RELATING TO DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT. Primary sponsor: Walter Felag (Democratic), Matt LaMountain (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (June 26, 2025): 06/26/2025 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.

Establishes concurrent jurisdiction between the Rhode Island Family Court and the Federal Government for the purposes of adjudicating minors who have allegedly committed a crime on a military installation located in the State of Rhode Island.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Walter FelagPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate10
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. 06/26/2025 Effective without Governor's signature
  2. 06/18/2025 Transmitted to Governor
  3. 06/18/2025 House passed as amended in concurrence
  4. 06/13/2025 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/18/2025)
  5. 05/29/2025 Senate passed as amended (floor amendment)
  6. 05/27/2025 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/29/2025)
  7. 05/27/2025 Committee recommends passage
  8. 05/23/2025 Scheduled for consideration (05/27/2025)
  9. 05/01/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
  10. 04/29/2025 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/01/2025)
  11. 04/21/2025 Meeting postponed (04/24/2025)
  12. 04/18/2025 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration

Showing 12 most recent of 13 actions. Full history

Sources

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