AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- THE RHODE ISLAND OPPORTUNITY FOR EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP ACT
Summary
Establishes an opportunity for employee ownership where the owner notifies all current full-time and part-time employees and provides them with a 30-day window in which to initiate a process to potentially purchase the business as a workers' cooperative.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2026
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 27, 2026
Last action May 7, 2026
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
5
Key actions
1
Committee
1
Apr 29, 2026
Legislature · Passed
04/29/2026 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Feb 27, 2026
Introduced
02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor and Gaming
upper
4 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Frank Ciccone
DDemocratic
P
John Burke
DDemocratic
P
Jonathon Acosta
DDemocratic
P
Walter Felag
DDemocratic
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