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RI HB 7490

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AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES--OVERTIME

Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Quick answers

Did RI HB 7490 pass?

No. RI HB 7490 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process (2026-03-18). Latest recorded action (2026-03-18): 03/18/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

What is RI HB 7490 about?

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.

Who sponsors RI HB 7490?

Giraldo, Furtado, Messier and 5 others are the primary sponsors of RI HB 7490.

Description

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.

Introduced
2026-02-04
Latest action
2026-03-18 — 03/18/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Sponsors

  • Giraldoprimary
  • Furtadoprimary
  • Messierprimary
  • Edwardsprimary
  • Shanleyprimary
  • Readprimary
  • Bennettprimary
  • Potterprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-04

    02/04/2026 Introduced, referred to House Labor

    introduction,referral-committee

  2. 2026-03-13

    03/13/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/18/2026)

  3. 2026-03-18

    03/18/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

    committee-failure

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Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

https://status.rilegislature.gov/

Attribution

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