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Bill JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY SAFE STAFFING RATIOS IN HOSPITALS Creates a 15-member joint commission to study and provide recommendations regarding safe staffing ratios in hospitals, and who would report back to the General Assembly by September 1, 2027, and expire on January 30, 2028. us/states/ri Rhode Island General Assembly 2026 HR 7031 Rhode Island HR 7031 (2026)
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Rhode Island HR 7031 (2026) — JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY SAFE STAFFING RATIOS IN HOSPITALS

Creates a 15-member joint commission to study and provide recommendations regarding safe staffing ratios in hospitals, and who would report back to the General Assembly by September 1, 2027, and expire on January 30, 2028.

Version chain

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

  1. 7031 SUB A as amended (committee substitute) — source

Votes

  • AS AMENDED — 670 (pass) · lower
  • PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — 670 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Fellela — primary (person)
  • Hopkins — primary (person)
  • Hull — primary (person)
  • Messier — primary (person)
  • Serpa — 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
  • 2026-03-13 03/13/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
  • 2026-03-14 03/14/2026 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (03/19/2026)
  • 2026-04-03 04/03/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/09/2026)
  • 2026-04-09 04/09/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study committee-failure
  • 2026-05-29 05/29/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/02/2026)
  • 2026-05-31 05/31/2026 Proposed Substitute substitution
  • 2026-06-02 06/02/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A committee-passage-favorable
  • 2026-06-02 06/02/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/04/2026) reading-3
  • 2026-06-04 06/04/2026 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) passage
  • 2026-06-05 06/05/2026 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/09/2026) reading-3
  • 2026-06-09 06/09/2026 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence passage
  • 2026-06-16 06/16/2026 Transmitted to Governor executive-receipt
  • 2026-06-24 06/24/2026 Effective without Governor's signature became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/f92ccc95-05d4-4a47-9f17-49254fbec6e4. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).