Policy-focused browsing for Rhode Island legislation.
| Bill | Title | Status | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 7570 |
AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- THE RHODE ISLAND CENTER FOR EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP 2026 | House
|
introduced | Diaz |
| HB 8143 |
AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RETIREMENT OF MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES 2026 | House
|
introduced | Casimiro |
| HB 8330 |
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- HEALTHY AND SAFE FAMILIES AND WORKPLACES ACT (Requires employers to provide full-time employees four (4) hours of paid leave once a year to donate blood through and any approved blood donation program.) 2026 | House
|
in_committee | Alzate |
| SB 2743 |
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- LABOR AND PAYMENT OF DEBTS BY CONTRACTORS 2026 | Senate
|
introduced | Ciccone |
| SB 2932 |
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PAYMENT OF WAGES 2026 | Senate
|
introduced | Thompson |
| SB 3137 |
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' TENURE 2026 | Senate
|
in_committee | DiPalma |
| SR 3057 |
SENATE RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO MAKE A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY OF RHODE ISLAND'S HEALTHCARE WORKFORCE RELATED TO EDUCATING AND RETAINING PRIMARY CARE PROVIDERS 2026 | Senate
|
introduced | Lauria |
| HB 7490 |
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES--OVERTIME (Requires small employers with one to fifty (1-50) employees and large employers with fifty (50) or more employees to pay overtime wages to exempt workers if their salary exceeds varying multipliers of minimum wage for a forty (40) hour workweek.) 2026 | House
|
in_committee | Potter |
| HB 7769 |
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES (Sets the minimum wage for 2027 at twenty dollars ($20) per hour.) 2026 | House
|
in_committee | Furtado |
| HB 7770 |
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES (Increases the minimum hourly wage commencing January 1, 2029, by an amount equal to the total percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index for all Urban Consumers (CPI-U) for the Northeast Region for the calendar year 2027.) 2026 | House
|
in_committee | Bennett |
| HB 7771 |
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES (Provides that commencing January 1, 2027, the minimum wage shall be twenty-four dollars ($24.00) per hour.) 2026 | House
|
in_committee | Sanchez |
| HB 7772 |
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES -- HEALTHCARE WORKER OVERTIME PAY 2026 | House
|
in_committee | Sanchez |
| HB 7959 |
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PAYMENT OF WAGES 2026 | House
|
in_committee | Giraldo |
| HB 7960 |
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PAYMENT OF WAGES 2026 | House
|
in_committee | Corvese |
| HB 7961 |
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PAYMENT OF WAGES 2026 | House
|
in_committee | Bennett |
| HB 7973 |
AN ACT RELATING TO HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE -- WORK ON HOLIDAYS AND SUNDAYS 2026 | House
|
in_committee | Finkelman |
| HB 8248 |
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- ESTABLISHMENT OF CHARTER PUBLIC SCHOOLS 2026 | House
|
in_committee | DeSimone |
| HB 7899 |
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' TENURE 2026 | House
|
in_committee | Caldwell |
| HB 7904 |
AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL COMMITTEES AND SUPERINTENDENTS (Changes the maximum term of employment for a superintendent from three (3) to five (5) years.) 2026 | House
|
in_committee | Kislak |
| HB 8019 |
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE (Increases the additional permit fee cap on residential construction that supports electronic permitting and residential construction workforce training from one hundred dollars ($100) to one hundred fifty dollars ($150).) 2026 | House
|
in_committee | McNamara |
| HR 8304 |
HOUSE RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MARCH 18, 2026, TO BE "TRANSIT EMPLOYEE APPRECIATION DAY"" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND" 2026 | House
|
passed_lower | Morales |
| HB 7971 |
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- LABOR AND PAYMENT OF DEBTS BY CONTRACTORS 2026 | House
|
in_committee | Corvese |
| HB 7656 |
AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- RHODE ISLAND PUBLIC EMPLOYEE PENSION REVOCATION AND REDUCTION ACT 2026 | House
|
in_committee | McEntee |
| SB 2160 |
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- RHODE ISLAND NONCOMPETITION AGREEMENT ACT 2026 | Senate
|
in_committee | LaMountain |
| HB 7366 |
AN ACT RELATING TO FOOD AND DRUGS -- SANITATION IN FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS 2026 | House
|
in_committee | McNamara |