Rhode Island S2940: SENATE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR JUVENILE HEARING BOARDS (Cr

What the bill says

From the introduced text, March 4, 2026:

2026 -- S 2940 ======== LC005844 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- FAMILY COURT Introduced By: Senators Vargas, LaMountain, Quezada, Bell, DiMario, Urso, Mack, Acosta, Bissaillon, and Euer Date Introduced: March 04, 2026 Referred To: Senate Judiciary It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Section 8-10-23.1 of the General Laws in Chapter 8-10 entitled "Family Court" is hereby amended to read as follows: 8-10-23.1. Statewide juvenile hearing board. (a) The chief judge of the family court shall appoint a statewide juvenile hearing board coordinator who is qualified by education, training, previous experience in professional social welfare, personality, character, and special aptitude for the work, to serve at the pleasure of the chief judge. The juvenile hearing board coordinator shall provide education, training, data collection and analysis, coordination, and assistance to cities and towns in the establishment and maintenance of juvenile hearing boards and teen courts. Juvenile hearing boards and/or teen courts shall report any data deemed necessary by the family court to perform the functions of the juvenile hearing board coordinator. There is hereby established one full-time equivalent juvenile hearing board coordinator at the family court to provide support and assistance to all juvenile hearing boards across the State of Rhode Island. The coordinator's …

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Sponsors

• Lammis Vargas (D, SD-028) · primary sponsor
• Matthew LaMountain (D, SD-031)
• Ana Quezada (D, SD-002)
• Samuel Bell (D, SD-005)
• DiMario, Alana (D, SD-036)
• Lori Urso (D, SD-008)
• Tiara Mack (D, SD-006)
• Jonathon Acosta (D, SD-016)
• Jacob Bissaillon (D, SD-001)
• Dawn Euer (D, SD-013)

Latest actions

1. June 11, 2026: Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)
2. June 9, 2026: Placed on Senate Calendar
3. June 9, 2026: Committee recommends passage of Sub A
4. June 8, 2026: Proposed Substitute
5. June 5, 2026: Scheduled for consideration
6. March 10, 2026: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
7. March 6, 2026: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
8. March 4, 2026: Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary

Votes

• Senate Seq #622: (June 11, 2026): 38 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Senate Seq #621: (June 11, 2026): 38 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Senate Committee on Judiciary: Passage of Sub A (June 9, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Senate Committee on Judiciary: Passage (June 9, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
• Senate Committee on Judiciary: Passage (March 10, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is S2940?

S2940 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): SENATE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR JUVENILE HEARING BOARDS (Cr.

What does S2940 do?

SENATE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY AND PROVIDE RECOMMENDATIONS FOR JUVENILE HEARING BOARDS (Creates a 19 member special legislative study commission whose purpose it would be to study current practices of state and municipal Juvenile Hearing Boards established pursuant to §§ 8-10-23.1 or 8-10-23.2.)

What is the status of S2940?

Passed both chambers as of June 11, 2026. Latest action: Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) (June 11, 2026).

Who sponsored S2940?

Lammis Vargas (D, SD-028), with 9 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for S2940?

On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/SenateText26/S2940Aaa.pdf