RI HB 7964
deadAN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- THE RHODE ISLAND OPPORTUNITY FOR EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP ACT
Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did RI HB 7964 pass?
No. RI HB 7964 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-03-30): 03/30/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
What is RI HB 7964 about?
Establishes an opportunity for employee ownership where the owner notifies all current full-time and part-time employees and provides them with a 30-day window in which to initiate a process to potentially purchase the business as a workers' cooperative.
Who sponsors RI HB 7964?
Donovan, Tanzi, McEntee and 7 others are the primary sponsors of RI HB 7964.
Description
Establishes an opportunity for employee ownership where the owner notifies all current full-time and part-time employees and provides them with a 30-day window in which to initiate a process to potentially purchase the business as a workers' cooperative.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-27
- Latest action
- 2026-03-30 — 03/30/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Donovanprimary
- Tanziprimary
- McEnteeprimary
- Furtadoprimary
- Moralesprimary
- Cotterprimary
- Kislakprimary
- Cruzprimary
- Potterprimary
- Stewartprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-03-30
03/30/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
committee-failure
2026-03-26
03/26/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/30/2026)
2026-02-27
02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to House Labor
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Versions
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Documents
Votes
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Related bills
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