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SB 2318 Rhode Island Senate · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO CORPORATIONS, ASSOCIATIONS, AND PARTNERSHIPS -- WORKERS' COOPERATIVES

Summary
Clarifies the role of a corporation electing to be governed as a workers' cooperative to allow it to operate as a hiring hall under certain circumstances.
Issues: ✓ Labor & EmploymentSupports Labor & EmploymentClarifies workers' cooperative operation as hiring halls, enabling worker-controlled employment models that protect rights and strengthen cooperative employment standards.90% confidence
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2026
Committee Review
May 2026
Senate Passage
May 2026
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Jan 23, 2026 Last action May 8, 2026
Floor votes · Senate May 7, 2026

How they voted

30–4
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 36
May 7, 2026
D Democratic32
30 Yea 2
93% Yea
R Republican4
4 Nay
100% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
6
Key actions
2
Committee
2
May 8, 2026
Committee
05/08/2026 Referred to House Corporations
lower
May 7, 2026
Upper · Passed
05/07/2026 Senate read and passed
upper
Apr 29, 2026
Legislature · Passed
04/29/2026 Committee recommends passage
legislature
Jan 23, 2026
Introduced
01/23/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor and Gaming
upper
9 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Ana Quezada
Ana Quezada
DDemocratic
RI
2
P
Photo of Brian Thompson
Brian Thompson
DDemocratic
RI
20
P
Photo of Frank Ciccone
Frank Ciccone
DDemocratic
RI
7
P
Photo of John Burke
John Burke
DDemocratic
RI
9
P
Photo of Jonathon Acosta
Jonathon Acosta
DDemocratic
RI
16
P
Photo of Lammis Vargas
Lammis Vargas
DDemocratic
RI
28
P
Photo of Meghan Kallman
Meghan Kallman
DDemocratic
RI
15
P
Photo of Ryan Pearson
Ryan Pearson
DDemocratic
RI
19
P
Photo of Tiara Mack
Tiara Mack
DDemocratic
RI
6