RI-H8155-2024
Rhode Island · H 8155 · 2024
Outlines the process for a person petitioning to change their name in the probate court in the town or city where they reside. It would also make the statute regarding name change gender neutral.
- Bill key
- RI-H8155-2024
- State
- Rhode Island
- Session
- 2024
- Introduced
- Last recorded status
- passed
- Citation (Bluebook)
- H. 8155, 2024 Gen. Assemb., Jan. Sess. (R.I. 2024) (enacted).
- Short citation
- R.I. H. 8155.
- Topics
- Tags
Summary
Outlines the process for a person petitioning to change their name in the probate court in the town or city where they reside. It would also make the statute regarding name change…
Curator notes
Makes it easier and gender neutral to change legal name and removes requirements for posting public notice; companion to S2667
Sponsors
| Name | Party | Office | District | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Robert Craven | Democratic | Representative | HD-032 | Primary sponsor |
| Justine Caldwell | Democratic | Representative | HD-030 | Primary sponsor |
| Hagan McEntee | Democratic | Representative | HD-033 | Primary sponsor |
Status changes
- : passed → passed
From the tracker's nightly log of status changes, which begins on 29 September 2026.
Bill text
- As introduced (3,680 characters) · Open the printed bill (PDF)
- As enrolled or final (3,797 characters) · Open the printed bill (PDF)
Bill data and text from LegiScan (legiscan.com), licensed CC BY 4.0 and used in modified form. LegiScan does not endorse the Trans Data Initiative.
Sources and license
The title, last recorded status, sponsors and dates are from LegiScan (CC BY 4.0(opens another site), credit LegiScan). The side, status, summary, curator notes, tags, topics, law status, court note and citation are the team's own work (CC BY-NC 4.0(opens another site)).