SB 2502 Rhode Island Senate · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKPLACE PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY ACT

Summary

Protects bullying/psychological abuse in workplace inflicted upon employees by employers/co-employees/provides civil remedies to affected employees/fines against employers/imprisonment/fines against co-employees.

Issues: ✓ Labor & Employment

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 6, 2026 Last action May 29, 2026

Floor votes · Senate May 28, 2026

How they voted

32–2

Passed · 2 other

Total votes 36

May 28, 2026

D Democratic32

30 Yea 2

93% Yea

R Republican4

2 Yea 2 Nay

50% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 29, 2026

Committee

05/29/2026 Referred to House Labor

lower

May 28, 2026

Upper · Passed

05/28/2026 Senate read and passed

upper

May 26, 2026

Legislature · Passed

05/26/2026 Committee recommends passage

legislature

Mar 4, 2026

Committee

03/04/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

legislature

Feb 6, 2026

Introduced

02/06/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor and Gaming

upper

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors