Rhode Island codified DCYF procedures for vital record requests by youth involved with the department

Original title: AN ACT RELATING TO MOTOR AND OTHER VEHICLES -- STATE IDENTIFICATION CARDS FOR MINORS WITHOUT RESIDENCE ACT (Codifies the DCYF operating procedure for the submission and fulfillment of requests for persons involved with the department who request birth, death or marriage certificates.)

Last action · June 9, 2026: Senate passed as amended (floor amendment)Sponsors: Meghan Kallman and 9 others

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What This Bill Proposed

Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) operating procedures regarding the submission and fulfillment of vital record requests, including birth, death, and marriage certificates, for individuals involved with the department.

Why it matters

Establishes a formal statutory requirement for how state agencies process vital record applications for minors lacking permanent residence or involved in child welfare services.

Who It Would Have Affected

Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

minors without residence

Their process for obtaining vital records through the department is formally established in state law.

Directly affected

Department of Children, Youth and Families

Its internal operating procedures for handling vital record requests are codified into statutory law.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Who does this bill affect?

It affects minors and other individuals involved with the Department of Children, Youth and Families who need assistance obtaining birth, death, or marriage certificates.

What is the main goal of this legislation?

It gives statutory force to the Department of Children, Youth and Families' operating procedures for processing requests for .

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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · passed the Senate.

Procedural history

7 actions

Jun 9, 2026Floor
Senate passed as amended (floor amendment)
Jun 4, 2026
Placed on Senate Calendar (06/09/2026)
Jun 2, 2026Floor
Committee recommends passage
May 30, 2026
Scheduled for consideration (06/02/2026)
Mar 31, 2026
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Mar 27, 2026
Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/31/2026)

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Jan 9, 2026Introduced
Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary

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