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type: "Bill"
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title: "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.)"
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description: "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.)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2021"
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identifier: "SB 550"
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citation: "Rhode Island SB 550 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Business & Professions", "Employment Security", "Human Services", "Immigration", "Labor"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Acosta", "Ciccone", "Coyne", "DiMario", "Euer", "Kallman", "Mack", "Miller", "Quezada", "Seveney"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 14
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2021-03-04"
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last_action: "2021-07-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ad2ac87d-8ccd-4df4-9272-8c7d6b090708"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "f921626913a05f018b95c67084c93c87903789d916ad9316feacc14763b5d557"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
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---
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# Rhode Island SB 550 (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.)
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **550** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/SenateText21/S0550.pdf)
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## Votes
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- WHISTLE BLOWERS' PROTECTION ACT — **31–6** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Acosta — primary (person)
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- Ciccone — primary (person)
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- Coyne — primary (person)
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- DiMario — primary (person)
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- Euer — primary (person)
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- Kallman — primary (person)
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- Mack — primary (person)
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- Miller — primary (person)
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- Quezada — primary (person)
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- Seveney — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-03-04** 03/04/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-30** 04/30/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/05/2021)
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- **2021-05-05** 05/05/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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- **2021-06-18** 06/18/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/23/2021)
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- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/24/2021)
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- **2021-06-24** 06/24/2021 Senate read and passed `passage`
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- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Referred to House Labor `referral-committee`
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- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/28/2021)
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- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-06-29** 06/29/2021 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (07/01/2021)
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- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 House passed in concurrence `passage`
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- **2021-07-09** 07/09/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-07-13** 07/13/2021 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ad2ac87d-8ccd-4df4-9272-8c7d6b090708`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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