---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- LABOR STANDARDS IN RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS (Amends the definition of \"covered project\" having a total nameplate capacity of three megawatts (3 MW) down to one megawatt (1 MW).)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- LABOR STANDARDS IN RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS (Amends the definition of \"covered project\" having a total nameplate capacity of three megawatts (3 MW) down to one megawatt (1 MW).)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "SB 771"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 771 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Energy", "Labor", "Public Utilities"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Britto", "Ciccone", "DiMario", "DiPalma", "Lawson", "Ruggerio"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-03-23"
last_action: "2023-06-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/934e009b-c892-418a-b8c9-4411118cfcbb"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "7954393f7b9c50518f0e97cfbbbe5514207c8d337e978bd21868c4d1b42929f4"
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 771 (2023) — AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC UTILITIES AND CARRIERS -- LABOR STANDARDS IN RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS (Amends the definition of "covered project" having a total nameplate capacity of three megawatts (3 MW) down to one megawatt (1 MW).)

## Version chain

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

1. **771** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText23/SenateText23/S0771.pdf)

## Votes

- IN CONCURRENCE — **63–7** (pass) · upper
- ENERGY PROJECTS — **37–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Britto — primary (person)
- Ciccone — primary (person)
- DiMario — primary (person)
- DiPalma — primary (person)
- Lawson — primary (person)
- Ruggerio — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-23** 03/23/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Environment and Agriculture `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-03-24** 03/24/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/29/2023)
- **2023-03-29** 03/29/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2023-04-21** 04/21/2023 Scheduled for consideration (04/26/2023)
- **2023-04-26** 04/26/2023 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-27** 04/27/2023 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/04/2023) `reading-3`
- **2023-05-04** 05/04/2023 Senate read and passed `passage`
- **2023-05-05** 05/05/2023 Referred to House Corporations `referral-committee`
- **2023-06-06** 06/06/2023 Scheduled for consideration (06/08/2023)
- **2023-06-08** 06/08/2023 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-09** 06/09/2023 Placed on House Calendar (06/12/2023) `reading-3`
- **2023-06-12** 06/12/2023 House passed 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/934e009b-c892-418a-b8c9-4411118cfcbb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).