---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION (This is the annual workers' compensation omnibus bill. It would slightly alter the process and type of benefits for which work-related injured employees of uninsured employers may seek compensation.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION (This is the annual workers' compensation omnibus bill. It would slightly alter the process and type of benefits for which work-related injured employees of uninsured employers may seek compensation.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2020"
identifier: "HB 8085"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 8085 (2020)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health & Safety", "Health Care Plans/Services", "Labor", "Workers Compensation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Williams"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 9
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-07-02"
last_action: "2020-07-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b840893f-b83f-474c-a8bb-b52f73f8eca1"
source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
source_hash: "78ae749ecf7e8a941836aad79ca2b16dd314a18665489f7d6855e78268c6f9f2"
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 8085 (2020) — AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION (This is the annual workers' compensation omnibus bill. It would slightly alter the process and type of benefits for which work-related injured employees of uninsured employers may seek compensation.)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **8085** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText20/HouseText20/H8085.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **69–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Williams — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2020-07-02** 07/02/2020 Introduced, referred to House Labor `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2020-07-02** 07/02/2020 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (07/08/2020)
- **2020-07-08** 07/08/2020 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2020-07-14** 07/14/2020 Placed on House Calendar (07/16/2020)
- **2020-07-16** 07/16/2020 House read and passed `passage`
- **2020-07-16** 07/16/2020 Placed on Senate Calendar (07/16/2020)
- **2020-07-16** 07/16/2020 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2020-07-17** 07/17/2020 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2020-07-22** 07/22/2020 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/b840893f-b83f-474c-a8bb-b52f73f8eca1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).