RI HB 8504
enactedAN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES
Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · lower
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Quick answers
Did RI HB 8504 pass?
Yes. RI HB 8504 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-10): 06/10/2026 Signed by Governor
What is RI HB 8504 about?
Changes the definition of employee to include individuals employed in the domestic service of any person.
Who sponsors RI HB 8504?
Lombardi, Morales, Diaz and 5 others are the primary sponsors of RI HB 8504.
Description
Changes the definition of employee to include individuals employed in the domestic service of any person.
- Introduced
- 2026-05-01
- Latest action
- 2026-06-10 — 06/10/2026 Signed by Governor
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Sponsors
- Lombardiprimary
- Moralesprimary
- Diazprimary
- Alzateprimary
- Stewartprimary
- Cruzprimary
- Tanziprimary
- Felixprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-06-10
06/10/2026 Signed by Governor
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2026-06-09
06/09/2026 Transmitted to Governor
executive-receipt
2026-06-09
06/09/2026 Senate passed in concurrence
passage
2026-06-05
06/05/2026 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/09/2026)
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2026-06-03
06/03/2026 House read and passed
passage
2026-05-29
05/29/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/03/2026)
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2026-05-28
05/28/2026 Committee recommends passage
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2026-05-22
05/22/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/28/2026)
2026-05-21
05/21/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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2026-05-15
05/15/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/21/2026)
2026-05-01
05/01/2026 Introduced, referred to House Labor
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Versions
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Documents
Votes
PASSAGE
2026-06-03 · pass · 60-9
Member-level votes (75)
- Abney: yes
- Ackerman: yes
- Ajello: yes
- Alzate: yes
- Azzinaro: yes
- Baginski: yes
- Batista: yes
- Bennett: yes
- Biah: yes
- Boylan: yes
- Brien: yes
- Caldwell: yes
- Carson: yes
- Casey: yes
- Casimiro: yes
- Chippendale: no
- Cortvriend: other
- Corvese: yes
- Costantino: yes
- Cotter: yes
- Craven: other
- Cruz: yes
- Dawson: yes
- DeSimone: yes
- Diaz: yes
- Donovan: yes
- Edwards: yes
- Fascia: no
- Felix: yes
- Fellela: yes
- Finkelman: yes
- Fogarty: yes
- Furtado: yes
- Giraldo: yes
- Handy: yes
- Hopkins: other
- Hull: yes
- Kazarian: yes
- Kennedy: yes
- Kislak: yes
- Knight: yes
- Lima: yes
- Lombardi: yes
- Marszalkowski: yes
- McEntee: yes
- McGaw: yes
- McNamara: yes
- Messier: yes
- Morales: other
- Mr. Speaker: yes
- Nardone: no
- Newberry: no
- Noret: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Paplauskas: no
- Perez: other
- Phillips: yes
- Place: no
- Potter: yes
- Quattrocchi: no
- Read: yes
- Roberts: no
- Sanchez: yes
- Santucci: no
- Serpa: yes
- ShallcrossSmith: yes
- Shanley: yes
- Shekarchi: other
- Slater: yes
- Solomon: yes
- Speakman: yes
- Spears: yes
- Stewart: yes
- Tanzi: yes
- Voas: yes
Related bills
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