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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND TRAINING--DIGITAL CREDENTIALING (Mandates the department of labor and training to require publicly funded workforce and training programs to supplement all paper-based credentials with verified electronic credentials.)"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND TRAINING--DIGITAL CREDENTIALING (Mandates the department of labor and training to require publicly funded workforce and training programs to supplement all paper-based credentials with verified electronic credentials.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2022"
+identifier: "HB 8056"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 8056 (2022)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Alzate", "Baginski", "Barros", "Fellela", "Messier"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 12
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2022-03-25"
+last_action: "2022-06-21"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2ba6869c-9a34-4d4b-a743-19092374e443"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "c7cc5d0e26cfe18754ea1891e858c731cf8ee847041af92190c9407142fe1cfb"
+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 8056 (2022) — AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND TRAINING--DIGITAL CREDENTIALING (Mandates the department of labor and training to require publicly funded workforce and training programs to supplement all paper-based credentials with verified electronic credentials.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **8056 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText22/HouseText22/H8056A.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE — **66–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Alzate — primary (person)
+- Baginski — primary (person)
+- Barros — primary (person)
+- Fellela — primary (person)
+- Messier — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2022-03-25** 03/25/2022 Introduced, referred to House Labor `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2022-04-01** 04/01/2022 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/07/2022)
+- **2022-04-07** 04/07/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
+- **2022-05-20** 05/20/2022 Scheduled for consideration (05/24/2022)
+- **2022-05-20** 05/20/2022 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
+- **2022-05-24** 05/24/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2022-05-27** 05/27/2022 Placed on House Calendar (06/01/2022) `reading-3`
+- **2022-06-01** 06/01/2022 House passed Sub A `passage`
+- **2022-06-14** 06/14/2022 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/16/2022) `reading-3`
+- **2022-06-16** 06/16/2022 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
+- **2022-06-16** 06/16/2022 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2022-06-21** 06/21/2022 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/2ba6869c-9a34-4d4b-a743-19092374e443`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+