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type: "Bill"
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title: "JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY SAFE STAFFING RATIOS IN HOSPITALS"
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description: "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."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2026"
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identifier: "HR 7031"
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citation: "Rhode Island HR 7031 (2026)"
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classification: ["resolution"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Fellela", "Hopkins", "Hull", "Messier", "Serpa"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 14
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2026-01-09"
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last_action: "2026-06-24"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f92ccc95-05d4-4a47-9f17-49254fbec6e4"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "d3e66392a1782581b6394c6756d574d37f4915e09da6f4a155ef5b8734fed6ea"
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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 HR 7031 (2026) — JOINT RESOLUTION CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY SAFE STAFFING RATIOS IN HOSPITALS
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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.
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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. **7031 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7031Aaa.pdf)
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## Votes
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- AS AMENDED — **67–0** (pass) · lower
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- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **67–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Fellela — primary (person)
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- Hopkins — primary (person)
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- Hull — primary (person)
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- Messier — 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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- **2026-01-09** 01/09/2026 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2026-03-13** 03/13/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
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- **2026-03-14** 03/14/2026 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (03/19/2026)
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- **2026-04-03** 04/03/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/09/2026)
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- **2026-04-09** 04/09/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2026-05-29** 05/29/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/02/2026)
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- **2026-05-31** 05/31/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-06-02** 06/02/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-06-02** 06/02/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/04/2026) `reading-3`
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- **2026-06-04** 06/04/2026 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
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- **2026-06-05** 06/05/2026 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/09/2026) `reading-3`
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- **2026-06-09** 06/09/2026 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence `passage`
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- **2026-06-16** 06/16/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-06-24** 06/24/2026 Effective without Governor's signature `became-law`
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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/f92ccc95-05d4-4a47-9f17-49254fbec6e4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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