RI HB 7146

enacted

AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- DIVISION OF PROFESSIONAL REGULATION

Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · lower

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Quick answers

Did RI HB 7146 pass?

Yes. RI HB 7146 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-10): 06/10/2026 Signed by Governor

What is RI HB 7146 about?

Creates a new class of retirement status license for retirees that had possessed a professional license issued by the department of labor and training.

Who sponsors RI HB 7146?

Edwards, Brien, Azzinaro and 2 others are the primary sponsors of RI HB 7146.

Description

Creates a new class of retirement status license for retirees that had possessed a professional license issued by the department of labor and training.

Introduced: 2026-01-16
Latest action: 2026-06-10 — 06/10/2026 Signed by Governor
Bill type: bill
Last updated: —

Committees

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Action timeline

Newest first

2026-06-10
06/10/2026 Signed by Governor
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2026-06-04
06/04/2026 Transmitted to Governor
executive-receipt
2026-06-04
06/04/2026 Senate passed as amended in concurrence
passage
2026-06-03
06/03/2026 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/04/2026)
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2026-05-28
05/28/2026 House passed as amended (floor amendment)
passage
2026-05-22
05/22/2026 Placed on House Calendar (05/28/2026)
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2026-05-21
05/21/2026 Committee recommends passage
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2026-05-15
05/15/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/21/2026)
2026-02-05
02/05/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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2026-01-30
01/30/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/05/2026)
2026-01-16
01/16/2026 Introduced, referred to House Labor
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Versions

7146 as amendedCompare

Documents

application/pdf

Votes

AS AMENDED
2026-05-28 · pass · 63-0
Member-level votes (75)
- Abney: yes
- Ackerman: other
- Ajello: yes
- Alzate: other
- Azzinaro: yes
- Baginski: yes
- Batista: other
- Bennett: yes
- Biah: other
- Boylan: yes
- Brien: yes
- Caldwell: yes
- Carson: yes
- Casey: yes
- Casimiro: yes
- Chippendale: other
- Cortvriend: yes
- Corvese: yes
- Costantino: yes
- Cotter: yes
- Craven: yes
- Cruz: yes
- Dawson: yes
- DeSimone: yes
- Diaz: yes
- Donovan: yes
- Edwards: other
- Fascia: yes
- Felix: other
- Fellela: yes
- Finkelman: other
- Fogarty: yes
- Furtado: yes
- Giraldo: yes
- Handy: yes
- Hopkins: yes
- Hull: yes
- Kazarian: yes
- Kennedy: other
- Kislak: yes
- Knight: yes
- Lima: yes
- Lombardi: yes
- Marszalkowski: yes
- McEntee: yes
- McGaw: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Messier: yes
- Morales: other
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Nardone: yes
- Newberry: yes
- Noret: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Paplauskas: yes
- Perez: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Place: yes
- Potter: yes
- Quattrocchi: yes
- Read: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Santucci: yes
- Serpa: other
- ShallcrossSmith: yes
- Shanley: yes
- Shekarchi: other
- Slater: yes
- Solomon: yes
- Speakman: yes
- Spears: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Tanzi: yes
- Voas: yes
PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT
2026-05-28 · pass · 63-0
Member-level votes (75)
- Abney: yes
- Ackerman: other
- Ajello: yes
- Alzate: other
- Azzinaro: yes
- Baginski: yes
- Batista: other
- Bennett: yes
- Biah: other
- Boylan: yes
- Brien: yes
- Caldwell: yes
- Carson: yes
- Casey: yes
- Casimiro: yes
- Chippendale: other
- Cortvriend: yes
- Corvese: yes
- Costantino: yes
- Cotter: yes
- Craven: yes
- Cruz: yes
- Dawson: yes
- DeSimone: yes
- Diaz: yes
- Donovan: yes
- Edwards: other
- Fascia: yes
- Felix: other
- Fellela: yes
- Finkelman: other
- Fogarty: yes
- Furtado: yes
- Giraldo: yes
- Handy: yes
- Hopkins: yes
- Hull: yes
- Kazarian: yes
- Kennedy: other
- Kislak: yes
- Knight: yes
- Lima: yes
- Lombardi: yes
- Marszalkowski: yes
- McEntee: yes
- McGaw: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Messier: yes
- Morales: other
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Nardone: yes
- Newberry: yes
- Noret: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Paplauskas: yes
- Perez: yes
- Phillips: yes
- Place: yes
- Potter: yes
- Quattrocchi: yes
- Read: yes
- Roberts: yes
- Sanchez: yes
- Santucci: yes
- Serpa: other
- ShallcrossSmith: yes
- Shanley: yes
- Shekarchi: other
- Slater: yes
- Solomon: yes
- Speakman: yes
- Spears: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Tanzi: yes
- Voas: yes

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