Employment laws and bills in Rhode Island

Every bill in the Rhode Island Legislature that falls inside the Employment and Labor Legislation Tracker's scope, with where each one currently stands.

Bills in scope
86bills in scope
Past committee
35past committee
Most recent action
23 June 2026most recent action

Employment laws enacted in Rhode Island in 2026

8 Employment bills were enacted in Rhode Island this year, the latest with a last action on 23 June 2026. They lead the list below.

Employment bills in Rhode Island

20Enacted

15Past committee

51Introduced or inactive

86 bills in scope

Enacted

20

HB 8524AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION--GENERAL PROVISIONSEnactedHB 7030AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HEALTHCARE WORKER PLATFORM ACTEnactedHB 7040AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MUNICIPAL POLICE ARBITRATIONEnactedHB 7962AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- EMPLOYMENT SECURITYEnactedHB 7041AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FIREFIGHTERS' ARBITRATIONEnactedHB 7290AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- RESTRICTIONS ON SELF-SERVICE CHECKOUT STATIONS ACTEnactedHB 7364AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WAREHOUSE WORKER PROTECTION ACTEnactedHB 8504AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICESEnactedHB 5187AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- LABOR RELATIONS ACTEnactedHB 5506AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- LABOR RELATIONS ACT -- EMPLOYEE FREE SPEECH RIGHTSEnactedHB 5679AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PAYMENT OF WAGESEnactedHB 6065AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- TEMPORARY DISABILITY INSURANCE--BENEFITSEnactedHB 5227AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- COUNCIL ON ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATIONEnactedHB 5266AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- CERTIFIED SCHOOL TEACHERS' ARBITRATIONEnactedHB 5448AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- EMPLOYMENT SECURITY --GENERAL PROVISIONSEnactedHB 6066AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- TEMPORARY DISABILITY INSURANCE -- GENERAL PROVISIONSEnactedHB 5029AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGESEnactedHB 6161AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICESEnactedHB 6319AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION -- GENERAL PROVISIONSEnactedHB 5505AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- LABOR AND PAYMENT OF DEBTS BY CONTRACTORSEnacted

Past committee

5 of 15 shown

SB 2623AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- ORGAN-DONATION LEAVE ACTPassed chamberSB 2499AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE USE AND FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICESPassed chamberSB 2174AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- LABOR RELATIONS ACT--NO LIMITATION ON HEALTHCARE BENEFIT PROVIDERSPassed chamberSB 2502AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKPLACE PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY ACTPassed chamberSB 2737AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- TEMPORARY DISABILITY INSURANCE -- GENERAL PROVISIONSPassed chamber

Showing the 25 furthest along of 86. Subscribers see all of them, filtered and searchable. Bill titles link to the Rhode Island Legislature's own page.

What LawSignals covers

What counts as Employment and Labor Legislation legislation

In scope is any bill governing the employment relationship: minimum, prevailing and overtime wages, wage theft, worker classification and gig work, paid sick, family and medical leave, unemployment and workers' compensation, discrimination, harassment, pay equity and pay range disclosure, unions and public sector bargaining, workplace safety and heat standards, electronic monitoring and automated hiring tools, and noncompete and nondisclosure agreements.

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