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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION (This act is the annual workers' compensation omnibus.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION (This act is the annual workers' compensation omnibus.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 8259"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 8259 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Williams"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 9
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2022-05-18"
last_action: "2022-06-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5ec01795-4c35-4230-a650-4b7b7e7344e7"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "eed00805b7461e4fea7ff48b2b25e40e318a24971cf743017282a144afe02087"
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 8259 (2022) — AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKERS' COMPENSATION (This act is the annual workers' compensation omnibus.)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **8259** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText22/HouseText22/H8259.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **700** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Williams — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2022-05-18** 05/18/2022 Introduced, referred to House Labor `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-06-19** 06/19/2022 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/21/2022)
- **2022-06-21** 06/21/2022 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-06-21** 06/21/2022 Placed on House Calendar (06/22/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-06-22** 06/22/2022 House read and passed `passage`
- **2022-06-22** 06/22/2022 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/23/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-06-23** 06/23/2022 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2022-06-24** 06/24/2022 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-28** 06/28/2022 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/5ec01795-4c35-4230-a650-4b7b7e7344e7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).