RI S0353 | 2025 | Regular Session
Status
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3)
Status: Introduced on February 21 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-05-23 - Meeting postponed (05/27/2025)
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 21 2025 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-05-23 - Meeting postponed (05/27/2025)
Pending: Senate Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS -- ARBITRATION - 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.
Title
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.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-23 | Senate | Meeting postponed (05/27/2025) |
| 2025-05-23 | Senate | Scheduled for consideration |
| 2025-03-13 | Senate | Committee recommended measure be held for further study |
| 2025-03-07 | Senate | Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/13/2025) |
| 2025-02-21 | Senate | Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary |
Subjects
Courts And Civil Procedure
COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS
COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS -- ARBITRATION
COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS
COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- PROCEDURE IN PARTICULAR ACTIONS -- ARBITRATION
Rhode Island State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://status.rilegislature.gov/ |
| Text | https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText25/SenateText25/S0353.pdf |
