---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION--GENERAL PROVISIONS (Requires that any person who is considered an independent contractor to file a designation form by 01/31 of each year at a maximum cost of $50.00.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION--GENERAL PROVISIONS (Requires that any person who is considered an independent contractor to file a designation form by 01/31 of each year at a maximum cost of $50.00.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 427"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 427 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Business & Professions", "Construction", "Fees", "Labor", "Workers Compensation"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Britto", "Burke", "Ciccone", "F. Lombardi", "LaMountain", "McKenney"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-16"
last_action: "2023-06-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/50aab80e-3898-4482-a16f-9cd23c88cdf6"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "b2af8c464d33903104887cd7a2e4af0c2964c170359722a94001e3430c42fc57"
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 427 (2023) — AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION--GENERAL PROVISIONS (Requires that any person who is considered an independent contractor to file a designation form by 01/31 of each year at a maximum cost of $50.00.)

## Version chain

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

1. **427 SUB B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText23/SenateText23/S0427B.pdf)

## Votes

- Passage as Amended — **27–10** (pass) · upper
- PASSAGE — **64–3** (pass) · upper
- In Concurrence — **28–8** (pass) · upper
- Approval of Amendment — **34–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Britto — primary (person)
- Burke — primary (person)
- Ciccone — primary (person)
- F. Lombardi — primary (person)
- LaMountain — primary (person)
- McKenney — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-16** 02/16/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-05-12** 05/12/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/17/2023)
- **2023-05-17** 05/17/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2023-05-26** 05/26/2023 Scheduled for consideration (05/31/2023)
- **2023-05-30** 05/30/2023 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2023-05-31** 05/31/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-01** 06/01/2023 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/08/2023) `reading-3`
- **2023-06-08** 06/08/2023 Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
- **2023-06-11** 06/11/2023 Referred to House Labor `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-11** 06/11/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/13/2023)
- **2023-06-12** 06/12/2023 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2023-06-13** 06/13/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub B `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-13** 06/13/2023 Placed on House Calendar (06/14/2023) `reading-3`
- **2023-06-14** 06/14/2023 House passed Sub B `passage`
- **2023-06-14** 06/14/2023 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/15/2023) `reading-3`
- **2023-06-15** 06/15/2023 Senate passed Sub B in concurrence `passage`
- **2023-06-19** 06/19/2023 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-22** 06/22/2023 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/50aab80e-3898-4482-a16f-9cd23c88cdf6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).