RI HB 7971
died on adjournmentAN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- LABOR AND PAYMENT OF DEBTS BY CONTRACTORS
Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Did RI HB 7971 pass?
No. RI HB 7971 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-04-25): 04/25/2026 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (04/30/2026)
What is RI HB 7971 about?
Raises the minimum threshold contract price before public works contractors are required to pay prevailing wages to their employees, from $1,000 to $100,000.
Who sponsors RI HB 7971?
Noret, Phillips, Azzinaro and 7 others are the primary sponsors of RI HB 7971.
Description
Raises the minimum threshold contract price before public works contractors are required to pay prevailing wages to their employees, from $1,000 to $100,000.
- Introduced
- 2026-02-27
- Latest action
- 2026-04-25 — 04/25/2026 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (04/30/2026)
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Noretprimary
- Phillipsprimary
- Azzinaroprimary
- DeSimoneprimary
- Kennedyprimary
- Solomonprimary
- Caseyprimary
- Dawsonprimary
- Readprimary
- Corveseprimary
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-04-25
04/25/2026 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (04/30/2026)
2026-04-24
04/24/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
2026-03-26
03/26/2026 Meeting postponed (03/30/2026)
2026-03-26
03/26/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
2026-03-16
03/16/2026 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (03/18/2026)
2026-03-13
03/13/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
2026-02-27
02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to House Labor
introduction,referral-committee
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Votes
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Related bills
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