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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - MINIMUM WAGES (Removes the overtime exemption for firefighters unless they are paid at the rate of one and one-half (1 1/2) times their regular rate for all hours worked in excess of forty-two (42) hours.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - MINIMUM WAGES (Removes the overtime exemption for firefighters unless they are paid at the rate of one and one-half (1 1/2) times their regular rate for all hours worked in excess of forty-two (42) hours.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 5662"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5662 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Edwards"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-02-27"
last_action: "2019-05-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3788a908-59a6-46b0-9cc2-b4a84ae36b9d"
source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
source_hash: "744e4635200e3d6f6ba99780745c03360389369cc8e5caa80caf4db78c6c10e8"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
---
# Rhode Island HB 5662 (2019) — AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS - MINIMUM WAGES (Removes the overtime exemption for firefighters unless they are paid at the rate of one and one-half (1 1/2) times their regular rate for all hours worked in excess of forty-two (42) hours.)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **5662** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText19/HouseText19/H5662.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **62–9** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Edwards — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2019-02-27** 02/27/2019 Introduced, referred to House Labor `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-03-04** 03/04/2019 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/06/2019)
- **2019-03-06** 03/06/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2019-03-29** 03/29/2019 Scheduled for consideration (04/03/2019)
- **2019-04-03** 04/03/2019 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-05** 04/05/2019 Placed on House Calendar (04/09/2019)
- **2019-04-09** 04/09/2019 House read and passed `passage`
- **2019-04-30** 04/30/2019 Referred to Senate Labor `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-03** 05/03/2019 Scheduled for consideration (05/07/2019)
- **2019-05-07** 05/07/2019 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-07** 05/07/2019 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/09/2019)
- **2019-05-09** 05/09/2019 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2019-05-09** 05/09/2019 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-17** 05/17/2019 Effective without Governor's signature `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3788a908-59a6-46b0-9cc2-b4a84ae36b9d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).