---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- LABOR AND PAYMENT OF DEBTS BY CONTRACTORS (Relieves regulatory burden by authorizing submission of certified payroll using federal forms for all public works.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- LABOR AND PAYMENT OF DEBTS BY CONTRACTORS (Relieves regulatory burden by authorizing submission of certified payroll using federal forms for all public works.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 297"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 297 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Construction", "Labor", "Property", "Public Works", "Wages"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Archambault", "Ciccone", "Gallo", "Lombardo", "Picard", "Sosnowski"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-18"
last_action: "2021-07-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0601eed8-a298-4ae5-86e3-55f6d59ee4ea"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "bfc303466fdc646e37b49083d4ae89036b053d327f6dd6115c5ea2eb3463c45f"
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 SB 297 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC PROPERTY AND WORKS -- LABOR AND PAYMENT OF DEBTS BY CONTRACTORS (Relieves regulatory burden by authorizing submission of certified payroll using federal forms for all public works.)

## Version chain

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

1. **297 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/SenateText21/S0297A.pdf)

## Votes

- IN CONCURRENCE — **65–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Archambault — primary (person)
- Ciccone — primary (person)
- Gallo — primary (person)
- Lombardo — primary (person)
- Picard — primary (person)
- Sosnowski — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-18** 02/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-12** 03/12/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/17/2021)
- **2021-03-17** 03/17/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-05-28** 05/28/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/02/2021)
- **2021-06-01** 06/01/2021 Proposed Substitute
- **2021-06-02** 06/02/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-03** 06/03/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/08/2021)
- **2021-06-08** 06/08/2021 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
- **2021-06-10** 06/10/2021 Referred to House Labor `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-19** 06/19/2021 Scheduled for consideration
- **2021-06-20** 06/20/2021 Meeting postponed (06/22/2021)
- **2021-06-20** 06/20/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/23/2021)
- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-26** 06/26/2021 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/28/2021)
- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 House passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-08** 07/08/2021 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/0601eed8-a298-4ae5-86e3-55f6d59ee4ea`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).