Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island H7777: AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS--WARWICK MUNICIPAL COURT (Expands the jurisdiction of the city of Warwick municipal court.)
Status: Chaptered, June 11, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 12, 2026:
2026 -- H 7777 ======== LC003173 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS--WARWICK MUNICIPAL COURT Introduced By: Representatives McNamara, Read, Shanley, Solomon, Hopkins, and Bennett Date Introduced: February 12, 2026 Referred To: House Municipal Government & Housing It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Section 45-2-19 of the General Laws in Chapter 45-2 entitled "General Powers" is hereby amended to read as follows: 45-2-19. City of Warwick -- Municipal court. (a) The city council of the city of Warwick may establish a municipal court and confer upon the court original jurisdiction, notwithstanding any other provisions of the general laws, to hear and determine causes involving the violation of any ordinance, including minimum housing ordinances, of the city and any violation of the provisions of chapter 24.3 of this title, entitled the Rhode Island Housing Maintenance and Occupancy Code; provided, that any defendant found guilty of any offense, excluding violations of the minimum housing ordinances or chapter 24.3 within the jurisdiction of the court, may, within five (5) days of the conviction, file an appeal from the conviction to the superior court and be entitled in the latter court to a trial de novo; and provided further, that any defendant found guilty of any violation …
Sponsors
- McNamara, Joseph (D, HD-019) · primary sponsor
- Earl Read (D, HD-026)
- Marie Hopkins (R, HD-021)
- David Bennett (D, HD-020)
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
- : 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 #113: PASSAGE (April 16, 2026): 65 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Committee on Municipal Government & Housing: Passage (April 7, 2026): 12 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: TOWNS AND CITIES
Common questions
- What is H7777?
- H7777 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- GENERAL POWERS--WARWICK MUNICIPAL COURT (Expands the jurisdiction of the city of Warwick municipal court.).
- What is the status of H7777?
- Chaptered as of June 11, 2026. Latest action: Effective without Governor's signature (June 11, 2026).
- Who sponsored H7777?
- McNamara, Joseph (D, HD-019), with 3 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H7777?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7777.pdf
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