RI HB 7967
deadAN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- LABOR RELATIONS ACT--NO LIMITATION ON HEALTHCARE BENEFIT PROVIDERS
Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did RI HB 7967 pass?
No. RI HB 7967 did not pass — it was defeated or died in the legislative process. Latest recorded action (2026-04-15): 04/15/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
What is RI HB 7967 about?
Repeals the law that prevents a collective bargaining agreement covering state employees, public school teachers and municipal employees from specifying a particular healthcare provider in it.
Who sponsors RI HB 7967?
Messier, Casey, Corvese and 1 others are the primary sponsors of RI HB 7967.
Description
Repeals the law that prevents a collective bargaining agreement covering state employees, public school teachers and municipal employees from specifying a particular healthcare provider in it.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-27
- Latest action
- 2026-04-15 — 04/15/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Messierprimary
- Caseyprimary
- Corveseprimary
- Brienprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-15
04/15/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
committee-failure
2026-04-10
04/10/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/15/2026)
2026-03-02
03/02/2026 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (03/05/2026)
2026-02-27
02/27/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
2026-02-27
02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to House Labor
introduction,referral-committee
Versions
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Documents
Votes
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Related bills
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