Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island H7644: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- FEES (Increases the fees charged for filings and writs of execution in the district court, superior court and family court.)
Status: Chaptered, June 11, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 11, 2026:
2026 -- H 7644 ======== LC005055 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- FEES Introduced By: Representatives Felix, Batista, Knight, McEntee, Dawson, Ajello, Noret, Cruz, Place, and Kazarian Date Introduced: February 11, 2026 Referred To: House Judiciary It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Sections 9-29-1, 9-29-18 and 9-29-19 of the General Laws in Chapter 9-29 entitled "Fees" are hereby amended to read as follows: 9-29-1. District court fees. (a) Every district court shall be allowed the following fees, in full, to be taxed in the bill of costs in every civil action: (1) For the entry of every small claim ......................................................... $55.00 75.00. (2) For the entry of every other action ......................................................... $80.00 100.00. (3) For every writ of execution ...................................................................... $20.00 40.00. (b) In addition to the fees set forth herein, the district court shall apply a technology surcharge assessed in accordance with § 8-15-11. (c) Provided, that five dollars ($5.00) twenty dollars ($20.00) of the fee for the entry of every action in subdivision (a)(1) or (a)(2) or writ in subdivision (a)(3) shall be forwarded to Rhode Island Legal Services. 9-29-18. Superior court fees. (a) The superior court shall be allowed the following fees in full to be taxed …
Sponsors
- Leonela Felix (D, HD-061) · primary sponsor
- Jose Batista (D, HD-012)
- Jason Knight (D, HD-067)
- Hagan McEntee, Carol (D, HD-033)
- Matthew Dawson (D, HD-065)
- Edith Ajello (D, HD-001)
- Thomas Noret (D, HD-025)
- Cherie Cruz (D, HD-058)
- David Place (R, HD-047)
- Katherine Kazarian (D, HD-063)
Latest actions
- : Effective without Governor's signature
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : Senate passed in concurrence
- : Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar
- : Committee recommends passage in concurrence
- : Scheduled for consideration
- : Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- : Scheduled for consideration
- : Referred to Senate Judiciary
- : House read and passed
Votes
- Senate Committee on Judiciary: Passage in concurrence (May 28, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate Committee on Judiciary: Passage (May 5, 2026): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Seq #128: PASSAGE (April 28, 2026): 69 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Committee on Judiciary: Passage (April 16, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE
Common questions
- What is H7644?
- H7644 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE GENERALLY -- FEES (Increases the fees charged for filings and writs of execution in the district court, superior court and family court.).
- What is the status of H7644?
- Chaptered as of June 11, 2026. Latest action: Effective without Governor's signature (June 11, 2026).
- Who sponsored H7644?
- Leonela Felix (D, HD-061), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H7644?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7644.pdf
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