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---
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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- THE RHODE ISLAND WORKS PROGRAM"
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description: "Amends works program to provide eligibility for benefits to pregnant persons from onset of pregnancy including lawful permanent residents, increases monthly cash benefits, disallows termination of benefits for failure to work, limits monetary sanctions."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2024"
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identifier: "HB 7686"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 7686 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Batista", "Cruz", "Diaz", "Handy", "Kazarian", "Morales", "Potter", "Sanchez", "Slater", "Vella-Wilkinson"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 9
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2024-02-15"
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last_action: "2024-06-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b5417e0b-e8ec-4eb9-a015-9cc676813c09"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "d28250bd6972bef02d498a0c160154058776fca46a53dffe3aa763e605545793"
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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 HB 7686 (2024) — AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- THE RHODE ISLAND WORKS PROGRAM
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Amends works program to provide eligibility for benefits to pregnant persons from onset of pregnancy including lawful permanent residents, increases monthly cash benefits, disallows termination of benefits for failure to work, limits monetary sanctions.
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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. **7686 as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText24/HouseText24/H7686aa.pdf)
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## Votes
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- AS AMENDED — **52–6** (pass) · lower
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- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **54–6** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Batista — primary (person)
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- Cruz — primary (person)
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- Diaz — primary (person)
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- Handy — primary (person)
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- Kazarian — primary (person)
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- Morales — primary (person)
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- Potter — primary (person)
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- Sanchez — primary (person)
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- Slater — primary (person)
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- Vella-Wilkinson — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-02-15** 02/15/2024 Introduced, referred to House Finance `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2024-05-03** 05/03/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/09/2024)
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- **2024-05-09** 05/09/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2024-06-13** 06/13/2024 Placed on House Calendar (06/13/2024) `reading-3`
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- **2024-06-14** 06/14/2024 House passed as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
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- **2024-06-14** 06/14/2024 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/13/2024) `reading-3`
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- **2024-06-14** 06/14/2024 Senate passed as amended in concurrence `passage`
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- **2024-06-21** 06/21/2024 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2024-06-26** 06/26/2024 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/b5417e0b-e8ec-4eb9-a015-9cc676813c09`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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