Senate Bill #2823 (2018)
AN ACT RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE -- COURTS - LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS - USE OF LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
Protects communications between language interpreters appointed under this chapter and limited-English-proficient persons.
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2018-04-12: Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
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2018-04-12: Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary
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2018-06-15: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/19/2018)
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2018-06-19: Placed on Senate Calendar (06/19/2018)
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2018-06-19: Senate read and passed
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2018-06-19: Committee recommends passage
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2018-06-20: Referred to House Judiciary
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2018-06-23: Scheduled for consideration
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2018-06-23: Meeting postponed (06/23/2018)
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2018-06-23: Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
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2018-06-23: Committee recommends passage of Sub A
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2018-06-23: Placed on House Calendar (06/23/2018)
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2018-06-23: House passed Sub A
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2018-06-23: Placed on Senate Calendar (06/23/2018)
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2018-06-23: Scheduled for consideration (06/23/2018)
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2018-06-27: Transmitted to Governor
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2018-07-02: Signed by Governor
Changes since original draft
2018 – S 2823 ======== LC005484 ======== S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2018 ____________ A N A C T RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE – PROCEDURE GENERALLY – WITNESSES Introduced By: Senators Quezada, Goodwin, Cano, Crowley, and Calkin Date Introduced: April 12, 2018 Referred To: Senate Judiciary It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Chapter 9-17 of the General Laws entitled "Witnesses" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section: 9-17-26. Privileged communications - Interpreters and limited English proficient (LEP) persons. Whenever a limited English proficient (LEP) interpreter is used to facilitate a confidential communication which is privileged pursuant to either statutory or common law, the limited English proficient (LEP) interpreter shall not be compelled to testify in any forum in any civil or criminal action regarding that communication. SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. ======== LC005484 ========- 2018 – S 2823 SUBSTITUTE A
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- S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D
- IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY
- JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2018
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- A N A C T
- RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE – COURTS - LANGUAGE
- INTERPRETERS - USE OF LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
- Introduced By: Senators Quezada, Goodwin, Cano, Crowley, and Calkin
- Date Introduced: April 12, 2018
- Referred To: Senate Judiciary
- It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:
- SECTION 1. Chapter 8-19 of the General Laws entitled "Language Interpreters - Use of Language Interpreters in Legal Proceedings" is hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:
- 8-19-7. Confidential communications.
- No interpreter/transliterator appointed pursuant to this chapter to interpret or translate for limited-English-proficient persons in proceedings before the state courts in Rhode Island shall be called upon to testify concerning any statement(s) made to them in connection with the interpreter's or transliterator's interpretation or transliteration without the consent of the person making the statement or unless compelled by court order.
- SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.
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- LC005484/SUB A
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- EXPLANATION
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL- BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL
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- A N A C T
RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE – PROCEDURE GENERALLY – WITNESSES- RELATING TO COURTS AND CIVIL PROCEDURE – COURTS - LANGUAGE
- INTERPRETERS - USE OF LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
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This act would provide that an LEP interpreter shall not be compelled to testify in any civil or criminal action wherein communication is privileged pursuant to statutory or common law. This act would take effect upon passage. ======== LC005484 ========- This act would protect communications between language interpreters appointed under this chapter and limited-English-proficient persons.
- This act would take effect upon passage. ======== LC005484/SUB A ========
Votes
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House or Senate Journal from the day of the vote.
June 19, 2018 at 9:39pm
Yeas: 35 /
Nays: 0 /
Not voting: 2 /
Recused: 0
June 23, 2018 at 9:16pm
Yeas: 53 /
Nays: 0 /
Not voting: 22 /
Recused: 0
Floor vote for Passage
In Concurrence
June 23, 2018 at 10:16pm
Yeas: 25 /
Nays: 0 /
Not voting: 12 /
Recused: 0