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Rhode IslandH54482025 Regular SessionHouseWALLET

AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- EMPLOYMENT SECURITY --GENERAL PROVISIONS .

Sponsored By: Carol Hagan McEntee (Democratic)

Signed by Governor

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Workers keep broader access to partial unemployment

Rhode Island workers keep the broader partial-unemployment test for weeks beginning on or after May 23, 2021. Workers must work less than full time and earn less than 150% of their weekly benefit rate. That rate is what they qualify to receive when fully unemployed. The law removes the test’s June 30, 2025 end date. This change does not extend the separate 50% earnings-disregard rule, which remains limited through June 30, 2025.

Sponsors & Cosponsors

Sponsor

  • Carol Hagan McEntee

    Democratic • House

Cosponsors

  • David A. Bennett

    Democratic • House

  • Justine A. Caldwell

    Democratic • House

  • Robert E. Craven, Sr.

    Democratic • House

  • Grace Diaz

    Democratic • House

  • John G. Edwards

    Democratic • House

  • Rebecca M. Kislak

    Democratic • House

  • David Morales

    Democratic • House

  • Thomas E. Noret

    Democratic • House

  • Scott A. Slater

    Democratic • House

Roll Call Votes

All Roll Calls

Yes: 392 • No: 0

House vote • 6/20/2025

EMPLOYMENT SEC.- GEN. PROVISIONS PASSAGE PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT

Yes: 70 • No: 0

House vote • 6/20/2025

EMPLOYMENT SEC.- GEN. PROVISIONS PASSAGE AS AMENDED

Yes: 72 • No: 0

Senate vote • 6/20/2025

LABOR/LABOR RELATIONS-EMPLOYMENT SECURITY --GENERAL PROVISIONS In Concurrence Passage

Yes: 34 • No: 0

House vote • 6/20/2025

EMPLOYMENT SEC.- GEN. PROVISIONS PASSAGE AS AMENDED

Yes: 73 • No: 0

House vote • 6/20/2025

EMPLOYMENT SEC.- GEN. PROVISIONS PASSAGE AS AMENDED RECONSIDERATION

Yes: 72 • No: 0

House vote • 6/20/2025

EMPLOYMENT SEC.- GEN. PROVISIONS PASSAGE PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT

Yes: 71 • No: 0

Actions Timeline

  1. Signed by Governor — Chapter 236

    6/26/2025Governor

  2. Transmitted to Governor

    6/23/2025Governor

  3. Senate passed as amended in concurrence

    6/20/2025Senate

  4. Placed on Senate Calendar (06/20/2025)

    6/20/2025Senate

  5. House passed as amended (floor amendment)

    6/20/2025House

  6. House voted to reconsider

    6/20/2025House

  7. House passed as amended (floor amendment)

    6/20/2025House

  8. Placed on House Calendar (06/20/2025)

    6/19/2025House

  9. Committee recommended measure be held for further study

    4/9/2025

  10. Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/09/2025)

    4/4/2025

  11. Introduced, referred to House Labor

    2/12/2025House

Bill Text

  • H5448 - As Amended

    2/12/2025

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  • H5448 - As Introduced

    2/12/2025

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