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type title description jurisdiction legislature session identifier citation classification subjects status primary_sponsors version_count action_count vote_count first_action last_action source source_identifier source_url source_hash vintage source_snapshot retrieved_at confidence tags
Bill AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- THE RHODE ISLAND WHISTLE BLOWERS' PROTECTION ACT (Prohibits an employer from reporting an employee's immigration status for whistle blowing.) AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- THE RHODE ISLAND WHISTLE BLOWERS' PROTECTION ACT (Prohibits an employer from reporting an employee's immigration status for whistle blowing.) us/states/ri Rhode Island General Assembly 2021 HB 5855 Rhode Island HB 5855 (2021)
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Rhode Island HB 5855 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- THE RHODE ISLAND WHISTLE BLOWERS' PROTECTION ACT (Prohibits an employer from reporting an employee's immigration status for whistle blowing.)

Version chain

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

  1. 5855 (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • PASSAGE — 638 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Alzate — primary (person)
  • Batista — primary (person)
  • Felix — primary (person)
  • J Lombardi — primary (person)
  • Kazarian — primary (person)
  • Morales — primary (person)
  • Potter — primary (person)
  • Ranglin-Vassell — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2021-02-24 02/24/2021 Introduced, referred to House Labor introduction, referral-committee
  • 2021-03-12 03/12/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/17/2021)
  • 2021-03-17 03/17/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
  • 2021-06-25 06/25/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/28/2021)
  • 2021-06-28 06/28/2021 Committee recommends passage committee-passage-favorable
  • 2021-06-29 06/29/2021 Placed on House Calendar (07/01/2021)
  • 2021-07-01 07/01/2021 House read and passed passage
  • 2021-07-01 07/01/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (07/01/2021)
  • 2021-07-01 07/01/2021 Senate passed in concurrence passage
  • 2021-07-09 07/09/2021 Transmitted to Governor executive-receipt
  • 2021-07-13 07/13/2021 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/ec113a5a-ce5f-447d-aaaf-891aad9b16f3. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).