---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- ELECTRICIANS (Allows 288 hours of trade school training to qualify for the journeyperson \"B\" electrical exam. Increases the period of indentured apprenticeship with the department of labor and training and a licensed electrician master to 4 years.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- ELECTRICIANS (Allows 288 hours of trade school training to qualify for the journeyperson \"B\" electrical exam. Increases the period of indentured apprenticeship with the department of labor and training and a licensed electrician master to 4 years.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 686"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 686 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Business & Professions", "Education", "Electricians", "Higher Education", "Labor", "Licenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Felag"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-03-18"
last_action: "2021-07-06"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a9d23784-03e0-4721-82a8-287bf3b0ecba"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "9ca7937040ee6339224b8bacef8557ac46bb316edd6b88331973da32bafc611c"
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 686 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- ELECTRICIANS (Allows 288 hours of trade school training to qualify for the journeyperson "B" electrical exam. Increases the period of indentured apprenticeship with the department of labor and training and a licensed electrician master to 4 years.)

## Version chain

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

1. **686 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/SenateText21/S0686Aaa.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **66–0** (pass) · upper
- AS AMENDED — **71–1** (pass) · upper
- Passage — **37–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Felag — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-18** 03/18/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-26** 03/26/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/31/2021)
- **2021-03-31** 03/31/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-06-14** 06/14/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/16/2021)
- **2021-06-15** 06/15/2021 Proposed Substitute
- **2021-06-16** 06/16/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-16** 06/16/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/22/2021)
- **2021-06-22** 06/22/2021 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
- **2021-06-24** 06/24/2021 Referred to House Corporations `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/28/2021)
- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-29** 06/29/2021 Placed on House Calendar (07/01/2021)
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (07/01/2021)
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Senate passed Sub A as amended 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/a9d23784-03e0-4721-82a8-287bf3b0ecba`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).