HB 5902 Rhode Island House · 2023 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- PAYMENT OF WAGES (Increases the criminal penalties for wage theft and employee misclassification.)

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2023

Committee Review

Jun 2023

House Passage

Jun 2023

Senate Passage

Jun 2023

Signed into Law

Jun 2023

Introduced Mar 1, 2023 Signed Jun 22, 2023

Floor votes · House Jun 14, 2023

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.

Full legislative history

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Committee

Jun 22, 2023

Signed into law

06/22/2023 Signed by Governor

Jun 15, 2023

Senate · Passed

06/15/2023 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence

Jun 14, 2023

House · Passed

06/14/2023 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment)

Jun 12, 2023

Legislature · Reported by committee

06/12/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A

May 11, 2023

Legislature · Failed in committee

05/11/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

Apr 22, 2023

Legislature · Reported by committee

04/22/2023 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (04/25/2023)

Mar 1, 2023

House · Introduced

03/01/2023 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary

4 primary · 0 co-sponsors