republic-os/legislation/us/states/ri/2026/hb-7030.md

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Bill	AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HEALTHCARE WORKER PLATFORM ACT	Establishes the healthcare worker platform and would require platforms offering healthcare shifts to register with the department of health by June 1, 2027, while, specifically, exempting them from being classified as nursing service agencies.	us/states/ri	Rhode Island General Assembly	2026	HB 7030	Rhode Island HB 7030 (2026)	bill		enacted	Bennett Caldwell Casimiro Corvese Craven Hopkins Morales Paplauskas Shanley	1	20	2	2026-01-09	2026-06-22	openstates	ocd-bill/fe792a81-fc4a-4544-8240-526c7b839fb6	https://status.rilegislature.gov/	3b1422e39eb80c14cd329e1a1fae79d6e0bdc16197c83c3d32197af3edbca994	2026-07-01	https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump	2026-07-06	reported	legislation bill us-ri

Rhode Island HB 7030 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HEALTHCARE WORKER PLATFORM ACT

Establishes the healthcare worker platform and would require platforms offering healthcare shifts to register with the department of health by June 1, 2027, while, specifically, exempting them from being classified as nursing service agencies.

Version chain

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

1. 7030 SUB B (committee substitute) — source

Votes

• IN CONCURRENCE — 69–0 (pass) · lower
• PASSAGE — 69–0 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

• Bennett — primary (person)
• Caldwell — primary (person)
• Casimiro — primary (person)
• Corvese — primary (person)
• Craven — primary (person)
• Hopkins — primary (person)
• Morales — primary (person)
• Paplauskas — primary (person)
• Shanley — primary (person)

Timeline

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

• 2026-01-09 01/09/2026 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services introduction, referral-committee
• 2026-01-23 01/23/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (01/29/2026)
• 2026-01-29 01/29/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study committee-failure
• 2026-04-10 04/10/2026 Scheduled for consideration (04/14/2026)
• 2026-04-10 04/10/2026 Proposed Substitute substitution
• 2026-04-14 04/14/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-04-24 04/24/2026 Placed on House Calendar (04/28/2026) reading-3
• 2026-04-28 04/28/2026 House passed Sub A passage
• 2026-05-01 05/01/2026 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services referral-committee
• 2026-05-26 05/26/2026 Scheduled for consideration
• 2026-05-27 05/27/2026 Meeting postponed (05/28/2026)
• 2026-06-05 06/05/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/09/2026)
• 2026-06-08 06/08/2026 Proposed Substitute substitution
• 2026-06-09 06/09/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub B committee-passage-favorable
• 2026-06-09 06/09/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/11/2026) reading-3
• 2026-06-11 06/11/2026 Senate passed Sub B passage
• 2026-06-11 06/11/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/11/2026) reading-3
• 2026-06-11 06/11/2026 House passed Sub B in concurrence passage
• 2026-06-18 06/18/2026 Transmitted to Governor executive-receipt
• 2026-06-22 06/22/2026 Signed by Governor executive-signature

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/fe792a81-fc4a-4544-8240-526c7b839fb6. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).