Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island H7654: AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE AND SALE (Allows for sending of the notice under power of sale and rights of active military servicemembers by USPS First Class Mail and/or an overnight delivery service, instead of by USPS certified mail return receipt requested.)
Status: Signed into law, June 24, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 11, 2026:
2026 -- H 7654 ======== LC005019 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE AND SALE Introduced By: Representative Matthew S. Dawson Date Introduced: February 11, 2026 Referred To: House Judiciary It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Section 34-27-4 of the General Laws in Chapter 34-27 entitled "Mortgage Foreclosure and Sale" is hereby amended to read as follows: 34-27-4. Publication of notice under power of sale and rights of active military servicemembers. (a) Whenever any real estate shall be sold under any power of sale mortgage executed subsequent to May 4, 1911, and the mortgage shall provide for the giving of notice of the sale by publication in some public newspaper at least once a week for three (3) successive weeks before the sale, the first publication of the notice shall be at least twenty-one (21) days before the day of sale, including the day of the first publication in the computation, and the third publication of the notice shall be no fewer than seven (7) days before the original date of sale listed in the advertisement, including the day of the third publication in the computation, and no more than fourteen (14) days before the original date of sale listed in the advertisement. The sale …
Sponsors
- Matthew Dawson (D, HD-065) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Signed by Governor
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : House passed as amended in concurrence
- : Placed on House Calendar
- : Senate passed as amended (floor amendment)
- : Placed on Senate Calendar
- : Committee recommends passage in concurrence
- : Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
- : Referred to Senate Judiciary
- : House read and passed
Votes
- Senate Seq #689: (June 11, 2026): 31 yea, 6 nay, passed
- Senate Seq #688: (June 11, 2026): 33 yea, 4 nay, passed
- House Seq #598: PASSAGE IN CONCURRENCE (June 11, 2026): 54 yea, 1 nay, passed
- Senate Committee on Judiciary: Passage in concurrence (June 9, 2026): 10 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Seq #132: PASSAGE (April 28, 2026): 60 yea, 9 nay, passed
- House Committee on Judiciary: Passage (April 16, 2026): 13 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: PROPERTY
Common questions
- What is H7654?
- H7654 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT RELATING TO PROPERTY -- MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE AND SALE (Allows for sending of the notice under power of sale and rights of active military servicemembers by USPS First Class Mail and/or an overnight delivery service, instead of by USPS certified mail return receipt requested.).
- What is the status of H7654?
- Signed into law as of June 24, 2026. Latest action: Signed by Governor (June 24, 2026).
- Who sponsored H7654?
- Matthew Dawson (D, HD-065).
- Where is the official record for H7654?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7654aa.pdf
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