SB 206 Rhode Island Senate · 2025 Regular Session

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

Summary

Requires individuals seeking a judicial nomination to reapply to JNC every 3 years and make those individuals selected as finalists, eligible only for the court in which they applied and were chosen during the five years following their selection.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

Senate Passage

Jun 2025

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 7, 2025 Last action Jun 20, 2025

Floor votes · Senate Jun 20, 2025

How they voted

32–0

Passed · 4 other

Total votes 36

Jun 20, 2025

D Democratic32

28 Yea 4

87% Yea

R Republican4

4 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jun 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

06/20/2025 Senate passed Sub A

upper

Jun 18, 2025

Legislature · Passed

06/18/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A

legislature

Feb 25, 2025

Committee

02/25/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

legislature

Feb 7, 2025

Introduced

02/07/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary

upper

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors