# Rhode Island S3138: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- DIVISION OF PROFESSIONAL REGULATION .

Rhode Island S3138, AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- DIVISION OF PROFESSIONAL REGULATION ., is a 2026 Regular Session Senate bill sponsored by Brian J. Thompson (Democratic); status signed, last action 2026-06-10 (Signed by Governor — Chapter 059); PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-11-01).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3138-2026
- As of: 2026-11-01
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Rhode Island S3138
- State: Rhode Island
- Session: 2026 Regular Session
- Title: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- DIVISION OF PROFESSIONAL REGULATION .
- Status: signed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-03-20
- Last action: 2026-06-10, Signed by Governor — Chapter 059
- Sponsor: Brian J. Thompson (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Touches household money: yes
- Roll calls: 3 (135 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 1

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview: provisions PRIA read

- Retired-status license for 65+ professionals: mixed, low. Beginning January 1, 2027, seniors with a Rhode Island professional license can switch to a retirement-status license. You must be at least 65 and currently hold a Division of Professional Regulation license. The division may allow younger applicants for good cause. You send in your original licens…

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Brian J. Thompson (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: John P. Burke (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Frank A. Ciccone, III (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Andrew R. Dimitri (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Stefano V. Famiglietti (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Ana B. Quezada (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: David P. Tikoian (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Lori Urso (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-06-04 | House | DIVISION OF PROFESSIONAL REGUL. PASSAGE IN CONCURRENCE | pass | 63 | 0 |   |
| 2026-05-28 | Senate | OF PROFESSIONAL REGULATION Passage | pass | 36 | 0 |   |
| 2026-05-28 | Senate | OF PROFESSIONAL REGULATION Passage | pass | 36 | 0 |   |

## Actions (11)

- 2026-06-10: Signed by Governor — Chapter 059 (Governor)
- 2026-06-04: Transmitted to Governor (Governor)
- 2026-06-04: House passed in concurrence (House)
- 2026-06-02: Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/04/2026) (House)
- 2026-05-28: Senate read and passed (Senate)
- 2026-05-26: Placed on Senate Calendar (05/28/2026) (Senate)
- 2026-05-26: Committee recommends passage
- 2026-05-22: Scheduled for consideration (05/26/2026)
- 2026-04-29: Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- 2026-04-24: Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/29/2026)
- 2026-03-20: Introduced, referred to Senate Labor and Gaming (Senate)

## Bill text

- S3138 - As Introduced, 2026-03-20: [HTML](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S3138.htm), [PDF](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S3138.pdf)

## Related bills

- S3363: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION . (became law)
- S3353: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS . (became law)
- S3333: AN ACT RELATING TO THE NORTH TIVERTON FIRE DISTRICT . (became law)
- S3315: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES . (became law)
- S3337: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION . (became law)
- S3293: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION . (became law)

## Sources
- [S3138 - As Introduced (HTML)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S3138.htm)
- [S3138 - As Introduced (PDF)](https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText26/SenateText26/S3138.pdf)

## Related
- [S3363: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3363-2026)
- [S3353: JOINT RESOLUTION MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO PAY CERTAIN CLAIMS .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3353-2026)
- [S3333: AN ACT RELATING TO THE NORTH TIVERTON FIRE DISTRICT .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3333-2026)
- [S3315: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- LEVY AND ASSESSMENT OF LOCAL TAXES .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3315-2026)
- [S3337: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3337-2026)
- [S3293: AN ACT RELATING TO TAXATION -- PROPERTY SUBJECT TO TAXATION .](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3293-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/RI-S3138-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).