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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HEALTHCARE WORKER PLATFORM ACT"
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description: "Establishes the healthcare worker platform and would require platforms offering healthcare shifts to register with the department of health by June 1, 2027, while, specifically, exempting them from being classified as nursing service agencies."
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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: "HB 7030"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 7030 (2026)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bennett", "Caldwell", "Casimiro", "Corvese", "Craven", "Hopkins", "Morales", "Paplauskas", "Shanley"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 20
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2026-01-09"
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last_action: "2026-06-22"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fe792a81-fc4a-4544-8240-526c7b839fb6"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "3b1422e39eb80c14cd329e1a1fae79d6e0bdc16197c83c3d32197af3edbca994"
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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 7030 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HEALTHCARE WORKER PLATFORM ACT
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Establishes the healthcare worker platform and would require platforms offering healthcare shifts to register with the department of health by June 1, 2027, while, specifically, exempting them from being classified as nursing service agencies.
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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. **7030 SUB B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7030B.pdf)
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## Votes
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- IN CONCURRENCE — **69–0** (pass) · lower
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- PASSAGE — **69–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Bennett — primary (person)
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- Caldwell — primary (person)
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- Casimiro — primary (person)
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- Corvese — primary (person)
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- Craven — primary (person)
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- Hopkins — primary (person)
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- Morales — primary (person)
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- Paplauskas — primary (person)
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- Shanley — 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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- **2026-01-23** 01/23/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (01/29/2026)
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- **2026-01-29** 01/29/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
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- **2026-04-10** 04/10/2026 Scheduled for consideration (04/14/2026)
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- **2026-04-10** 04/10/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-04-14** 04/14/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-04-24** 04/24/2026 Placed on House Calendar (04/28/2026) `reading-3`
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- **2026-04-28** 04/28/2026 House passed Sub A `passage`
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- **2026-05-01** 05/01/2026 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2026-05-26** 05/26/2026 Scheduled for consideration
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- **2026-05-27** 05/27/2026 Meeting postponed (05/28/2026)
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- **2026-06-05** 06/05/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/09/2026)
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- **2026-06-08** 06/08/2026 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
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- **2026-06-09** 06/09/2026 Committee recommends passage of Sub B `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2026-06-09** 06/09/2026 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/11/2026) `reading-3`
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- **2026-06-11** 06/11/2026 Senate passed Sub B `passage`
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- **2026-06-11** 06/11/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/11/2026) `reading-3`
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- **2026-06-11** 06/11/2026 House passed Sub B in concurrence `passage`
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- **2026-06-18** 06/18/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2026-06-22** 06/22/2026 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/fe792a81-fc4a-4544-8240-526c7b839fb6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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