AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- THE RHODE ISLAND WHISTLE BLOWERS' PROTECTION ACT (Prohibits an employer from reporting an employee's immigration status for whistle blowing.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2021
Committee Review
Jun 2021
Senate Passage
Jun 2021
House Passage
Jul 2021
Signed into Law
Jul 2021
Introduced Mar 4, 2021
Signed Jul 13, 2021
Floor votes · Senate Jun 24, 2021
How they voted
30–6
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 37
Jun 24, 2021
D
Democratic32
93% Yea
R
Republican5
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
14
Key actions
6
Committee
4
Jul 13, 2021
Signed into law
07/13/2021 Signed by Governor
executive
Jul 1, 2021
Lower · Passed
07/01/2021 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 28, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/28/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Jun 25, 2021
Committee
06/25/2021 Referred to House Labor
lower
Jun 24, 2021
Upper · Passed
06/24/2021 Senate read and passed
upper
Jun 23, 2021
Legislature · Passed
06/23/2021 Committee recommends passage
legislature
May 5, 2021
Legislature · Passed
05/05/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 4, 2021
Introduced
03/04/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
upper
10 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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