SB 2473 Rhode Island Senate · 2024 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKPLACE PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY ACT

Summary

Protects bullying/psychological abuse in workplace inflicted upon employees by employers/co-employees/provides civil remedies to affected employees/fines against employers/imprisonment/fines against co-employees.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2024

Committee Review

May 2024

Senate Passage

Apr 2024

House Passage

Governor

Introduced Feb 12, 2024 Last action May 1, 2024

Floor votes · Senate Apr 30, 2024

How they voted

34–1

Passed

Total votes 35

Apr 30, 2024

D Democratic30

30 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican5

4 Yea 1 Nay

80% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

May 1, 2024

Committee

05/01/2024 Referred to House Labor

lower

Apr 30, 2024

Upper · Passed

04/30/2024 Senate passed Sub A

upper

Apr 24, 2024

Legislature · Passed

04/24/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A

legislature

Mar 20, 2024

Committee

03/20/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

legislature

Feb 12, 2024

Introduced

02/12/2024 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor

upper

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors