Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island H7036: AN ACT RELATING TO DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT (Requires every school district to render assistance and cooperation within its jurisdictional power to further the objects of this chapter, to wit, providing the courts with any information concerning a child as the court may require.)
Status: Signed into law, June 19, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, January 9, 2026:
2026 -- H 7036 ======== LC003167 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT Introduced By: Representatives Casimiro, Donovan, Spears, Shallcross Smith, Read, Kislak, Speakman, Roberts, Hopkins, and Alzate Date Introduced: January 09, 2026 Referred To: House Judiciary It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Section 14-1-59 of the General Laws in Chapter 14-1 entitled "Proceedings in Family Court" is hereby amended to read as follows: 14-1-59. Cooperation of public and private agencies. It is made the duty of every state, town, or municipal official or department, including, but not limited to, the department of children, youth, and families, the department of health, the department of human services, the department of elementary and secondary education, every school district, the office of substance abuse, and the department of behavioral healthcare, developmental disabilities and hospitals, to render all assistance and cooperation within his, her, or its jurisdictional power which may further the objects of this chapter. All institutions or agencies providing services to any child are required to give to the court any information concerning the child that the court may require. The court is authorized to seek the cooperation of all societies or organizations having for their object the protection or aid of …
Sponsors
- Julie Casimiro (D, HD-031) · primary sponsor
- Susan Donovan (D, HD-069)
- Tina Spears (D, HD-036)
- Ann Shallcross Smith, Mary (D, HD-046)
- Earl Read (D, HD-026)
- Rebecca Kislak (D, HD-004)
- June Speakman (D, HD-068)
- Sherry Roberts (R)
- Marie Hopkins (R, HD-021)
- Karen Alzate (D, HD-060)
Latest actions
- : Signed by Governor
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : Senate passed in concurrence
- : Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar
- : Committee recommends passage in concurrence
- : Scheduled for consideration
- : Referred to Senate Judiciary
- : House read and passed
- : Placed on House Calendar
- : Committee recommends passage
Votes
- Senate Committee on Judiciary: Passage in concurrence (May 28, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Seq #45: PASSAGE (March 17, 2026): 65 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Committee on Judiciary: Passage (March 10, 2026): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN
Common questions
- What is H7036?
- H7036 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT RELATING TO DELINQUENT AND DEPENDENT CHILDREN -- PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT (Requires every school district to render assistance and cooperation within its jurisdictional power to further the objects of this chapter, to wit, providing the courts with any information concerning a child as the court may require.).
- What is the status of H7036?
- Signed into law as of June 19, 2026. Latest action: Signed by Governor (June 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored H7036?
- Julie Casimiro (D, HD-031), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H7036?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7036.pdf
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