---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE"
description: "Prohibits the restriction of access in and out of a construction site by using locked gates or fences while work is ongoing."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 5946"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5946 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Casey", "Casimiro", "Corvese", "Edwards", "Finkelman", "Messier", "O'Brien", "Potter", "Read", "Solomon"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-02-28"
last_action: "2025-06-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5a344545-8959-44e0-a5d8-c9b18b36f43f"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "c3dd6c931bff0780564d9a6b6d9b356b87ba4f77d048662a9ca9e939a39fcba0"
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 HB 5946 (2025) — AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- STATE BUILDING CODE

Prohibits the restriction of access in and out of a construction site by using locked gates or fences while work is ongoing.

## Version chain

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

1. **5946 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText25/HouseText25/H5946A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **67–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Casey — primary (person)
- Casimiro — primary (person)
- Corvese — primary (person)
- Edwards — primary (person)
- Finkelman — primary (person)
- Messier — primary (person)
- O'Brien — primary (person)
- Potter — primary (person)
- Read — primary (person)
- Solomon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-28** 02/28/2025 Introduced, referred to House Labor `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-04-04** 04/04/2025 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/09/2025)
- **2025-04-09** 04/09/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2025-05-02** 05/02/2025 Scheduled for consideration (05/06/2025)
- **2025-05-02** 05/02/2025 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2025-05-06** 05/06/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-23** 05/23/2025 Placed on House Calendar (05/29/2025) `reading-3`
- **2025-05-29** 05/29/2025 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2025-06-13** 06/13/2025 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/18/2025) `reading-3`
- **2025-06-18** 06/18/2025 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2025-06-18** 06/18/2025 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-06-24** 06/24/2025 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/5a344545-8959-44e0-a5d8-c9b18b36f43f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).