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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES (Gradually increases the minimum wage from eleven dollars and fifty cents ($11.50) per hour to fifteen dollars ($15.00) per hour, over a four (4) year period.)"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES (Gradually increases the minimum wage from eleven dollars and fifty cents ($11.50) per hour to fifteen dollars ($15.00) per hour, over a four (4) year period.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2021"
+identifier: "HB 5130"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 5130 (2021)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Employment Security", "Finance", "Human Services", "Labor", "Wages"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Bennett", "Ranglin-Vassell", "Solomon", "Williams"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 15
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2021-01-25"
+last_action: "2021-05-20"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cf824352-02db-463b-83a1-4a38d3d87e26"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "289f8b2a6809339b2b106c45f25f54ef92e93ccb6fe79c2fcfe153d9181f8620"
+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 5130 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- MINIMUM WAGES (Gradually increases the minimum wage from eleven dollars and fifty cents ($11.50) per hour to fifteen dollars ($15.00) per hour, over a four (4) year period.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **5130 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5130A.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **9–49** (fail) · lower
+- PASSAGE — **58–16** (pass) · lower
+- RULING OF THE CHAIR — **51–5** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bennett — primary (person)
+- Ranglin-Vassell — primary (person)
+- Solomon — primary (person)
+- Williams — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-01-25** 01/25/2021 Introduced, referred to House Labor `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2021-02-18** 02/18/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/24/2021)
+- **2021-02-24** 02/24/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
+- **2021-04-23** 04/23/2021 Scheduled for consideration (04/28/2021)
+- **2021-04-23** 04/23/2021 Proposed Substitute
+- **2021-04-28** 04/28/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-04-30** 04/30/2021 Placed on House Calendar (05/06/2021)
+- **2021-05-06** 05/06/2021 House passed Sub A `passage`
+- **2021-05-07** 05/07/2021 Referred to Senate Labor `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-07** 05/07/2021 Scheduled for consideration (05/12/2021)
+- **2021-05-12** 05/12/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-13** 05/13/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/18/2021)
+- **2021-05-18** 05/18/2021 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
+- **2021-05-19** 05/19/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-05-20** 05/20/2021 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cf824352-02db-463b-83a1-4a38d3d87e26`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+