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RI HB 7645

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AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS -- ARBITRATION

Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did RI HB 7645 pass?

No. RI HB 7645 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-02-26). Latest recorded action (2026-02-26): 02/26/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

What is RI HB 7645 about?

Extends time for a party to apply for stay of arbitration to180 days; invalidates any provision that penalizes a party for seeking legal representation; requires arbitrator to provide notice of default to a party for failure to pay fees.

Who sponsors RI HB 7645?

Caldwell, Edwards, Bennett and 3 others are the primary sponsors of RI HB 7645.

Description

Extends time for a party to apply for stay of arbitration to180 days; invalidates any provision that penalizes a party for seeking legal representation; requires arbitrator to provide notice of default to a party for failure to pay fees.

Introduced
2026-02-11
Latest action
2026-02-26 — 02/26/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Caldwellprimary
  • Edwardsprimary
  • Bennettprimary
  • Casimiroprimary
  • Cravenprimary
  • McEnteeprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-11

    02/11/2026 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary

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  2. 2026-02-19

    02/19/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/26/2026)

  3. 2026-02-26

    02/26/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://status.rilegislature.gov/

Attribution

Data from openstates_bulk_csv, retrieved 2026-07-24T05:31:46.990152Z

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