---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- TEMPORARY DISABILITY INSURANCE -- BENEFITS (Increases temporary caregiver benefits to six (6) weeks in a benefit year starting January 1, 2022 and would increase temporary caregiver benefits to eight (8) weeks in a benefit year beginning January 1, 2023.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- TEMPORARY DISABILITY INSURANCE -- BENEFITS (Increases temporary caregiver benefits to six (6) weeks in a benefit year starting January 1, 2022 and would increase temporary caregiver benefits to eight (8) weeks in a benefit year beginning January 1, 2023.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 6090"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 6090 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Children and Families", "Domestic Relations", "Labor", "Social Security", "Temporary Disability"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kazarian"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-03-03"
last_action: "2021-07-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b2194cfb-4723-4845-9500-cb0aa437481b"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "5dd6dd1414199298b9151c6a258cee268df8a4315f0113136564e3893d5259c3"
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 6090 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- TEMPORARY DISABILITY INSURANCE -- BENEFITS (Increases temporary caregiver benefits to six (6) weeks in a benefit year starting January 1, 2022 and would increase temporary caregiver benefits to eight (8) weeks in a benefit year beginning January 1, 2023.)

## Version chain

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

1. **6090 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H6090A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **60–9** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kazarian — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-03** 03/03/2021 Introduced, referred to House Labor `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-05** 03/05/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
- **2021-03-09** 03/09/2021 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (03/10/2021)
- **2021-03-29** 03/29/2021 Committee transferred to House Finance
- **2021-04-30** 04/30/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/04/2021)
- **2021-05-04** 05/04/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-06-21** 06/21/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/23/2021)
- **2021-06-21** 06/21/2021 Proposed Substitute
- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/25/2021)
- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (07/01/2021)
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-07-02** 07/02/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-06** 07/06/2021 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/b2194cfb-4723-4845-9500-cb0aa437481b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).