---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND TRAINING--DIGITAL CREDENTIALING (Mandates the department of labor and training to require publicly funded workforce and training programs to supplement all paper-based credentials with verified electronic credentials.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND TRAINING--DIGITAL CREDENTIALING (Mandates the department of labor and training to require publicly funded workforce and training programs to supplement all paper-based credentials with verified electronic credentials.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "SB 2666"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 2666 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cano", "DiPalma", "Gallo", "Quezada", "Seveney"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 17
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-03-10"
last_action: "2022-06-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/225682fa-a04f-492a-8a02-cc232830eb78"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "5343bc4c6e028a4210c05276b88372d01de6bbf58e6095872fa139501ebab1d3"
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 2666 (2022) — AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND TRAINING--DIGITAL CREDENTIALING (Mandates the department of labor and training to require publicly funded workforce and training programs to supplement all paper-based credentials with verified electronic credentials.)

## Version chain

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

1. **2666 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText22/SenateText22/S2666A.pdf)

## Votes

- AND TRAINING-DIGITAL CREDENTIALS — **36–0** (pass) · upper
- PASSAGE — **64–0** (pass) · upper
- CREDENTIALING — **37–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cano — primary (person)
- DiPalma — primary (person)
- Gallo — primary (person)
- Quezada — primary (person)
- Seveney — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-03-10** 03/10/2022 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-04-08** 04/08/2022 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/13/2022)
- **2022-04-13** 04/13/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2022-05-06** 05/06/2022 Scheduled for consideration (05/11/2022)
- **2022-05-11** 05/11/2022 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-12** 05/12/2022 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/17/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-05-17** 05/17/2022 Senate read and passed `passage`
- **2022-05-18** 05/18/2022 Referred to House Labor `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-03** 06/03/2022 Scheduled for consideration (06/09/2022)
- **2022-06-03** 06/03/2022 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2022-06-09** 06/09/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-06-10** 06/10/2022 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/14/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-06-14** 06/14/2022 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2022-06-14** 06/14/2022 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/16/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-06-16** 06/16/2022 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2022-06-16** 06/16/2022 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-21** 06/21/2022 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/225682fa-a04f-492a-8a02-cc232830eb78`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).