Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island H8247: AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS -- SUPERIOR COURT (Changes the term of drug court to recovery court.)
Status: Signed into law, June 23, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, March 6, 2026:
2026 -- H 8247 ======== LC005924 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS -- SUPERIOR COURT Introduced By: Representatives Casimiro, Stewart, Cruz, Shallcross Smith, Slater, Bennett, Read, Potter, Giraldo, and Diaz Date Introduced: March 06, 2026 Referred To: House Judiciary It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Section 8-2-39.2 of the General Laws in Chapter 8-2 entitled "Superior Court" is hereby amended to read as follows: 8-2-39.2. Drug court magistrate -- Appointment, duties and powers Recovery court magistrate -- Appointment, duties and powers. (a) For the purposes of this chapter: (1) "Non-violent" means and includes all charges that are not crimes of violence, the following being a list of all charges considered to be crimes of violence for the purposes of this section: murder, manslaughter, first-degree arson, kidnapping with intent to extort, robbery, firstdegree sexual assault, second-degree sexual assault, first- and second-degree child molestation, assault, assault with intent to murder, assault with intent to rob, assault with intent to commit firstdegree sexual assault, entering a dwelling house with intent to commit murder, robbery, or sexual assault. (2) "Drug-addicted person" means a person who exhibits a maladaptive pattern of behavior resulting from drug use, including one or more of the compulsive use; and/or continued use …
Sponsors
- Julie Casimiro (D, HD-031) · primary sponsor
- Jennifer Stewart (D, HD-059)
- Cherie Cruz (D, HD-058)
- Ann Shallcross Smith, Mary (D, HD-046)
- Scott Slater (D, HD-010)
- David Bennett (D, HD-020)
- Earl Read (D, HD-026)
- Brandon Potter (D, HD-016)
- Joshua Giraldo (D, HD-056)
- Grace Diaz (D)
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 #162: PASSAGE (May 5, 2026): 71 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Committee on Judiciary: Passage (April 28, 2026): 15 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE
Common questions
- What is H8247?
- H8247 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS -- SUPERIOR COURT (Changes the term of drug court to recovery court.).
- What is the status of H8247?
- Signed into law as of June 23, 2026. Latest action: Signed by Governor (June 23, 2026).
- Who sponsored H8247?
- Julie Casimiro (D, HD-031), with 9 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H8247?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H8247.pdf
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