---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- REBUILD RHODE ISLAND TAX CREDIT (Defines \"construction worker\" and provides for wage and benefits in accordance with chapter 13 of title 37.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- REBUILD RHODE ISLAND TAX CREDIT (Defines \"construction worker\" and provides for wage and benefits in accordance with chapter 13 of title 37.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "SB 2551"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 2551 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DiMario", "Gallo", "Kallman", "Lawson", "Lombardo", "McCaffrey", "Miller", "Ruggerio", "Seveney", "Valverde"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2022-03-01"
last_action: "2022-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b33b7332-e785-451f-ac69-7d41a437cbe3"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "8f0c37e93f8cbda8d7d73d507afedea2b49fa4619099c397df55af6c3b78fb07"
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 2551 (2022) — AN ACT RELATING TO STATE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT -- REBUILD RHODE ISLAND TAX CREDIT (Defines "construction worker" and provides for wage and benefits in accordance with chapter 13 of title 37.)

## Version chain

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

1. **2551 SUB B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText22/SenateText22/S2551B.pdf)

## Votes

- Passage — **37–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage as Amended — **35–3** (pass) · upper
- ISLAND TAX CREDIT — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- PASSAGE — **57–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- DiMario — primary (person)
- Gallo — primary (person)
- Kallman — primary (person)
- Lawson — primary (person)
- Lombardo — primary (person)
- McCaffrey — primary (person)
- Miller — primary (person)
- Ruggerio — primary (person)
- Seveney — primary (person)
- Valverde — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-03-01** 03/01/2022 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-04-21** 04/21/2022 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/27/2022)
- **2022-04-27** 04/27/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2022-05-13** 05/13/2022 Scheduled for consideration (05/18/2022)
- **2022-05-17** 05/17/2022 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2022-05-18** 05/18/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-19** 05/19/2022 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/24/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-05-24** 05/24/2022 Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
- **2022-05-26** 05/26/2022 Referred to House Finance `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-20** 06/20/2022 Scheduled for consideration (06/22/2022)
- **2022-06-21** 06/21/2022 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2022-06-22** 06/22/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub B `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-06-22** 06/22/2022 Placed on House Calendar (06/23/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-06-23** 06/23/2022 House passed Sub B `passage`
- **2022-06-23** 06/23/2022 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/23/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-06-24** 06/24/2022 Senate passed Sub B in concurrence `passage`
- **2022-06-24** 06/24/2022 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-07-02** 07/02/2022 Effective without Governor's signature `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b33b7332-e785-451f-ac69-7d41a437cbe3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).