RI SB 2929
enactedAN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- EMPLOYMENT SECURITY
Rhode Island · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did RI SB 2929 pass?
Yes. RI SB 2929 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2026-06-19): 06/19/2026 Signed by Governor
What is RI SB 2929 about?
Eliminates the "until June 30, 2026" sunset on the increase in the total amount of earnings a partial-unemployment insurance claimant can receive before being entirely disqualified for unemployment insurance benefits.
Who sponsors RI SB 2929?
Thompson, Patalano, Tikoian and 2 others are the primary sponsors of RI SB 2929.
Description
Eliminates the "until June 30, 2026" sunset on the increase in the total amount of earnings a partial-unemployment insurance claimant can receive before being entirely disqualified for unemployment insurance benefits.
- Introduced
- 2026-03-04
- Latest action
- 2026-06-19 — 06/19/2026 Signed by Governor
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Sponsors
- Thompsonprimary
- Patalanoprimary
- Tikoianprimary
- Felagprimary
- Burkeprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2026-06-19
06/19/2026 Signed by Governor
executive-signature
2026-06-16
06/16/2026 Transmitted to Governor
executive-receipt
2026-06-11
06/11/2026 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
passage
2026-06-10
06/10/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/11/2026)
reading-3
2026-06-10
06/10/2026 House passed Sub A
passage
2026-06-10
06/10/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/10/2026)
reading-3
2026-06-09
06/09/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
committee-passage-favorable
2026-06-07
06/07/2026 Proposed Substitute
substitution
2026-06-07
06/07/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/09/2026)
2026-05-29
05/29/2026 Referred to House Labor
referral-committee
2026-05-28
05/28/2026 Senate read and passed
passage
2026-05-26
05/26/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/28/2026)
reading-3
2026-05-26
05/26/2026 Committee recommends passage
committee-passage-favorable
2026-05-22
05/22/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/26/2026)
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)
2026-03-04
03/04/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor and Gaming
introduction,referral-committee
Versions
- 2929 SUB ACompare
Documents
Votes
Passage
2026-05-28 · pass · 36-0
Member-level votes (38)
- Acosta: yes
- Appollonio, Jr.: yes
- Bell: yes
- Bissaillon: yes
- Britto: yes
- Burke: yes
- Ciccone: yes
- de la Cruz: yes
- DiMario: yes
- Dimitri: yes
- DiPalma: yes
- Euer: yes
- Famiglietti: yes
- Felag: yes
- Gallo: yes
- Gu: yes
- Kallman: yes
- LaMountain: yes
- Lauria: yes
- Mack: yes
- McKenney: yes
- Morgan: yes
- Murray: yes
- Paolino: yes
- Patalano: yes
- Pearson: yes
- Quezada: yes
- Raptakis: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Sosnowski: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Tikoian: yes
- Ujifusa: yes
- Urso: yes
- Valverde: other
- Vargas: other
- Zurier: yes
- Madam President: yes
PASSAGE
2026-06-10 · pass · 66-4
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: yes
- Corvese: yes
- Costantino: yes
- Cotter: yes
- Craven: yes
- Cruz: other
- Dawson: yes
- DeSimone: yes
- Diaz: yes
- Donovan: yes
- Edwards: yes
- Fascia: yes
- Felix: yes
- Fellela: yes
- Finkelman: other
- Fogarty: yes
- Furtado: yes
- Giraldo: yes
- Handy: yes
- Hopkins: yes
- 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: yes
- Newberry: yes
- Noret: yes
- O'Brien: yes
- Paplauskas: yes
- Perez: other
- Phillips: yes
- Place: no
- Potter: yes
- Quattrocchi: yes
- 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
In Concurrence
2026-06-11 · pass · 38-0
Member-level votes (38)
- Acosta: yes
- Appollonio, Jr.: yes
- Bell: yes
- Bissaillon: yes
- Britto: yes
- Burke: yes
- Ciccone: yes
- de la Cruz: yes
- DiMario: yes
- Dimitri: yes
- DiPalma: yes
- Euer: yes
- Famiglietti: yes
- Felag: yes
- Gallo: yes
- Gu: yes
- Kallman: yes
- LaMountain: yes
- Lauria: yes
- Mack: yes
- McKenney: yes
- Morgan: yes
- Murray: yes
- Paolino: yes
- Patalano: yes
- Pearson: yes
- Quezada: yes
- Raptakis: yes
- Rogers: yes
- Sosnowski: yes
- Thompson: yes
- Tikoian: yes
- Ujifusa: yes
- Urso: yes
- Valverde: yes
- Vargas: yes
- Zurier: yes
- Madam President: yes
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