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Read. Follow. Verify.Rhode Island Bill Gives Judicial Fairness Committees Appointment Power for Nominating Commission and Requires Political Donation Disclosures
Last action · April 9, 2026: Committee recommended measure be held for further studySponsors: Rebecca Kislak and 4 others
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What This Bill Proposed
Rhode Island House Bill 8048 permits the Supreme Court Committee on Racial and Ethnic Fairness, in consultation with the Rhode Island Bar Association and its Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, to appoint members of the , and requires judicial candidates to disclose political donations.
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.
Judicial candidates
Judicial candidates are required to disclose political donations.
Judicial Nominating Commission
Key Facts
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Frequently Asked Questions
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
3 actions- Apr 9, 2026Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- Apr 3, 2026Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/09/2026)
- Feb 27, 2026IntroducedIntroduced, referred to House Judiciary
Version history
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 60)
- Controversy40Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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