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RI HB 7973

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AN ACT RELATING TO HOLIDAYS AND DAYS OF SPECIAL OBSERVANCE -- WORK ON HOLIDAYS AND SUNDAYS

Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · lower

Description

Excludes from the definition of an "employee" any individual employed in catering, commissary, or food establishment, for purposes of the provisions requiring payment of wages at one and one-half normal rate of pay for work on holidays and Sundays.

Introduced
2026-02-27
Status date
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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

  • Finkelmanprimary

Committees

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Action timeline

  1. 2026-02-27

    02/27/2026 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

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Official source

https://status.rilegislature.gov/

Attribution

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