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Bill Title Status Sponsor
HB 7317 AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- RHODE ISLAND EARLY EDUCATOR WORKFORCE ACT
2026 | House
in_committee Donovan
SB 2409 AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES' ARBITRATION
2026 | Senate
in_committee Thompson
HB 7390 AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT (Allows teachers, state and municipal employees to retire upon the earlier of reaching age sixty (60) with thirty (30) years of service or the employee's retirement eligibility date under present state statutes.)
2026 | House
in_committee Fellela
HB 8189 AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- EMPLOYER TAX CREDITS FOR RETIREMENT PLAN ESTABLISHMENT, PARTICIPATION AND AUTO-ENROLLMENT
2026 | House
in_committee Finkelman
SB 3200 AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES
2026 | Senate
in_committee McKenney
HB 7767 AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE USE AND FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES
2026 | House
in_committee Noret
HB 7768 AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES
2026 | House
in_committee Edwards
HB 7958 AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES
2026 | House
in_committee Furtado
SB 3049 AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PAYMENT OF WAGES
2026 | Senate
in_committee Dimitri
HB 7696 AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP TAX CREDIT
2026 | House
in_committee McEntee
HB 7159 AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- ORGAN-DONATION LEAVE ACT (Provides for paid leave for a state employee who donates an organ and duration of the leave is dependent on the type of donation and notice should be provided to the employer at least thirty (30) days prior to the leave.)
2026 | House
in_committee Edwards
HB 8070 AN ACT RELATING TO CRIMINAL OFFENSES -- WEAPONS
2026 | House
in_committee Hopkins
SB 2216 AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- SCHOOL EMPLOYEE BACKGROUND CHECKS
2026 | Senate
in_committee de la Cruz
SB 3010 AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- HEALTH AND SAFETY OF PUPILS
2026 | Senate
in_committee Valverde
SB 2160 AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- RHODE ISLAND NONCOMPETITION AGREEMENT ACT
2026 | Senate
in_committee LaMountain
HB 8220 AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- HOMELESSNESS EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM
2026 | House
in_committee Read
HB 7964 AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- THE RHODE ISLAND OPPORTUNITY FOR EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP ACT
2026 | House
in_committee Stewart
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 2932 AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PAYMENT OF WAGES
2026 | Senate
in_committee Thompson
HB 8143 AN ACT RELATING TO TOWNS AND CITIES -- RETIREMENT OF MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES
2026 | House
in_committee Casimiro
SB 2743 AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- LABOR AND PAYMENT OF DEBTS BY CONTRACTORS
2026 | Senate
introduced Ciccone
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
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