Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island S2938: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS -- JUDICIAL SELECTION (Permits RI Supreme Court Committee on Racial and Et
Status: Failed, May 28, 2026
AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS -- JUDICIAL SELECTION (Permits RI Supreme Court Committee on Racial and Ethnic Fairness, in consultation with RI Bar Association and its Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, to appoint members of JNC and requires judicial candidates to disclose political donations.)
What the bill says
From the introduced text, March 4, 2026:
2026 -- S 2938 ======== LC005511 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS -- JUDICIAL SELECTION Introduced By: Senators Euer, Mack, DiMario, Valverde, Acosta, Kallman, Pearson, Quezada, and Ujifusa Date Introduced: March 04, 2026 Referred To: Senate Judiciary It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Section 8-16.1-2 of the General Laws in Chapter 8-16.1 entitled "Judicial Selection" is hereby amended to read as follows: 8-16.1-2. Judicial nominating commission. (a) There is hereby established an independent nonpartisan judicial nominating commission which shall consist of nine (9) members, all of whom shall be residents of the state of Rhode Island, and who shall be appointed as follows: (1) Within seven (7) days after June 2, 1994: (i) The speaker of the house of representatives shall submit to the governor a list of at least three (3) attorneys; (ii) The president of the senate shall submit to the governor a list of at least three (3) persons who may be attorneys and/or members of the public; (iii) The speaker of the house of representatives and the president of the senate shall jointly submit to the governor a list of four (4) members of the public; (iv) The minority leader of the house of representatives shall submit to the governor …
Sponsors
- Dawn Euer (D, SD-013) · primary sponsor
- Tiara Mack (D, SD-006)
- DiMario, Alana (D, SD-036)
- Bridget Valverde (D, SD-035)
- Jonathon Acosta (D, SD-016)
- Meghan Kallman (D, SD-015)
- Ryan Pearson (D, SD-019)
- Ana Quezada (D, SD-002)
- Linda Ujifusa (D, SD-011)
Latest actions
- : Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- : Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
- : Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
Votes
- Senate Committee on Judiciary: Passage (May 28, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS
Common questions
- What is S2938?
- S2938 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS -- JUDICIAL SELECTION (Permits RI Supreme Court Committee on Racial and Et.
- What does S2938 do?
- AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE--COURTS -- JUDICIAL SELECTION (Permits RI Supreme Court Committee on Racial and Ethnic Fairness, in consultation with RI Bar Association and its Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, to appoint members of JNC and requires judicial candidates to disclose political donations.)
- What is the status of S2938?
- Failed as of May 28, 2026. Latest action: Committee recommended measure be held for further study (May 28, 2026).
- Who sponsored S2938?
- Dawn Euer (D, SD-013), with 8 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for S2938?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2938.pdf
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