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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- MERIT SYSTEM -- PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION"
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description: "Eliminates waiting periods for acceptance response for successful candidates, requires that all qualified candidates names be sent to the hiring agency, mandates given DHS social worker tests quarterly and extends DCYF pilot hiring program for 3/15/26."
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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 8096"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 8096 (2024)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Fellela", "Roberts", "Serpa"]
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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: "2024-03-22"
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last_action: "2024-06-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cb31f6de-3918-483f-9664-feacbf14d9ca"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "5adfe8b775852e25667990d0b7b17532e81f30bd07ff50e7e54cf84db664ae26"
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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 8096 (2024) — AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- MERIT SYSTEM -- PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION
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Eliminates waiting periods for acceptance response for successful candidates, requires that all qualified candidates names be sent to the hiring agency, mandates given DHS social worker tests quarterly and extends DCYF pilot hiring program for 3/15/26.
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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. **8096** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText24/HouseText24/H8096.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **71–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Fellela — primary (person)
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- Roberts — primary (person)
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- Serpa — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-03-22** 03/22/2024 Introduced, referred to House Labor `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2024-04-05** 04/05/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/10/2024)
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- **2024-04-10** 04/10/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2024-05-03** 05/03/2024 Scheduled for consideration (05/07/2024)
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- **2024-05-07** 05/07/2024 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-05-31** 05/31/2024 Placed on House Calendar (06/04/2024) `reading-3`
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- **2024-06-04** 06/04/2024 House read and passed `passage`
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- **2024-06-07** 06/07/2024 Referred to Senate Labor `referral-committee`
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- **2024-06-11** 06/11/2024 Scheduled for consideration (06/13/2024)
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- **2024-06-13** 06/13/2024 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2024-06-13** 06/13/2024 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/13/2024) `reading-3`
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- **2024-06-13** 06/13/2024 Senate passed 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/cb31f6de-3918-483f-9664-feacbf14d9ca`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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