---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- ELECTRICIANS (Creates Certificate PC for public institutions of higher learning to employ CB journey person electricians for minor electrical work on their premises.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- ELECTRICIANS (Creates Certificate PC for public institutions of higher learning to employ CB journey person electricians for minor electrical work on their premises.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 745"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 745 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Business & Professions", "Education", "Electricians", "Higher Education"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sosnowski"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 16
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-03-26"
last_action: "2021-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/464285c6-0923-4577-beb0-1eafbbbaab24"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "2d4edc16643e57df04eff1db967c66233edb67509a99e9e81867477f95cab838"
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 745 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- ELECTRICIANS (Creates Certificate PC for public institutions of higher learning to employ CB journey person electricians for minor electrical work on their premises.)

## Version chain

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

1. **745** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/SenateText21/S0745.pdf)

## Votes

- PROFESSIONS -- ELECTRICIANS — **36–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sosnowski — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-26** 03/26/2021 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
- **2021-05-13** 05/13/2021 Scheduled for consideration (05/17/2021)
- **2021-05-17** 05/17/2021 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-19** 05/19/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/25/2021)
- **2021-05-25** 05/25/2021 Senate read and passed `passage`
- **2021-05-27** 05/27/2021 Referred to House Corporations `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 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 in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-02** 07/02/2021 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/464285c6-0923-4577-beb0-1eafbbbaab24`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).