Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island S2394: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- UNIFORM PARTITION OF HEIRS' PROPERTY ACT (Adopts the uniform partition of heirs property act.)
Status: Signed into law, June 19, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, January 30, 2026:
2026 -- S 2394 ======== LC004610 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- UNIFORM PARTITION OF HEIRS' PROPERTY ACT Introduced By: Senators Bissaillon, Britto, McKenney, LaMountain, and Mack Date Introduced: January 30, 2026 Referred To: Senate Judiciary It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Title 34 of the General Laws entitled "PROPERTY" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following chapter: CHAPTER 15.1 UNIFORM PARTITION OF HEIRS' PROPERTY ACT 34-15.1-1. Short title. This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Uniform Partition of Heirs' Property Act." 34-15.1-2. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (1) "Ascendant" means an individual who precedes another individual in lineage, in the direct line of ascent from the other individual. (2) "Collateral" means an individual who is related to another individual under the law of intestate succession of the state, but who is not the other individual's ascendant or descendant. (3) "Descendant" means an individual who follows another individual in lineage, in the direct line of descent from the other individual. (4) "Determination of value" means a court order determining the fair market value of heirs' property pursuant to §§ 34-15.1-6 or 34-15.1-10 or adopting the valuation of the property agreed to …
Sponsors
- Jacob Bissaillon (D, SD-001) · primary sponsor
- Robert Britto (D, SD-018)
- Mark McKenney (D, SD-030)
- Matthew LaMountain (D, SD-031)
- Tiara Mack (D, SD-006)
Latest actions
- : Signed by Governor
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : House passed in concurrence
- : Placed on the House Consent Calendar
- : Senate read and passed
- : Placed on Senate Calendar
- : Committee recommends passage
- : Scheduled for consideration
- : Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- : Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
Votes
- House Seq #319: PASSAGE IN CONCURRENCE (June 8, 2026): 69 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Seq #339: (June 3, 2026): 38 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Committee on Judiciary: Passage (May 26, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Committee on Judiciary: Passage (March 3, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: PROPERTY
Common questions
- What is S2394?
- S2394 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- UNIFORM PARTITION OF HEIRS' PROPERTY ACT (Adopts the uniform partition of heirs property act.).
- What is the status of S2394?
- Signed into law as of June 19, 2026. Latest action: Signed by Governor (June 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored S2394?
- Jacob Bissaillon (D, SD-001), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S2394?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2394.pdf
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