HB 8096 Rhode Island House · 2024 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- MERIT SYSTEM -- PERSONNEL ADMINISTRATION

Summary

Eliminates waiting periods for acceptance response for successful candidates, requires that all qualified candidates names be sent to the hiring agency, mandates given DHS social worker tests quarterly and extends DCYF pilot hiring program for 3/15/26.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2024

Committee Review

Jun 2024

House Passage

Jun 2024

Senate Passage

Jun 2024

Signed into Law

Jun 2024

Introduced Mar 22, 2024 Signed Jun 26, 2024

Floor votes · House Jun 4, 2024

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

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Committee

Jun 26, 2024

Signed into law

06/26/2024 Signed by Governor

executive

Jun 13, 2024

Upper · Passed

06/13/2024 Senate passed in concurrence

upper

Jun 13, 2024

Legislature · Passed

06/13/2024 Committee recommends passage in concurrence

legislature

Jun 7, 2024

Committee

06/07/2024 Referred to Senate Labor

upper

Jun 4, 2024

Lower · Passed

06/04/2024 House read and passed

lower

May 7, 2024

Legislature · Passed

05/07/2024 Committee recommends passage

legislature

Apr 10, 2024

Committee

04/10/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

legislature

Mar 22, 2024

Introduced

03/22/2024 Introduced, referred to House Labor

lower

3 primary · 0 co-sponsors