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RI HB 8049

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AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS -- JUDICIAL SELECTION

Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Requires the JNC to establish standardized merit-based selection process and that applications be evaluated according to uniform, job-related criteria adopted in advance and published on the commission's website.

Introduced
2026-02-27
Status date
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Latest action
2026-04-09 — 04/09/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Ajelloprimary
  • Handyprimary
  • Cruzprimary
  • Tanziprimary
  • Kislakprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-27

    02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary

    introduction,referral-committee

  2. 2026-04-03

    04/03/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/09/2026)

  3. 2026-04-09

    04/09/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

    committee-failure

Versions

Documents

Votes

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Related bills

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Official source

https://status.rilegislature.gov/

Attribution

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