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IntroducedFeb 27, 2026
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Passed House
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Rhode Island House Bill
AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- THE RHODE ISLAND OPPORTUNITY FOR EMPLOYEE OWNERSHIP ACT (Establishes an opportunity for employee ownership where the owner notifies all current full-time and part-time employees and provides them with a 30-day window in which to initiate a process to potentially purchase the business as a workers' cooperative.)
Last Action See all actions
House • Mar 30, 2026: 03/30/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 7964
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
Actions
- Mar 30, 2026 | House
- 03/30/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- Mar 26, 2026 | House
- 03/26/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/30/2026)
- Feb 27, 2026 | House
- 02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to House Labor
Bill Texts
Documents
- 03/26/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/30/2026)
- House Labor: 03-30-2026--H7964--Adelaide_Dicken--labPDF
- House Labor: 03-30-2026--H7964--Andre_Dev--labPDF
- House Labor: 03-30-2026--H7964--Chloe_Chassaing(RI Workers Cooperative Alliance)--labPDF
- House Labor: 03-30-2026--H7964--Chloe_Chassaing(White Electric Coffee Co-op)--labPDF
- House Labor: 03-30-2026--H7964--Christopher_Carlozzi(NFIB)--labPDF
- House Labor: 03-30-2026--H7964--Derek_Bowman--labPDF
- House Labor: 03-30-2026--H7964--Emma_Karnes(Co-op Rhody)--labPDF
- House Labor: 03-30-2026--H7964--Haley_Hardwick-Witman(COEverything)--labPDF
- House Labor: 03-30-2026--H7964--Heiny_Maldonado(Fueraza Laboral)--labPDF
- House Labor: 03-30-2026--H7964--Jason_Martiesian(RIBC)--labPDF
- House Labor: 03-30-2026--H7964--Jivan_Sobrinho-Wheeler(RIWFP)--labPDF
- House Labor: 03-30-2026--H7964--Josh_Daly(Local Return)--labPDF
- House Labor: 03-30-2026--H7964--Monika_Zuluaga(NRICC)--labPDF
- House Labor: 03-30-2026--H7964--Samantha_Richter--labPDF
- House Labor: 03-30-2026--H7964--Tammy_Kim--labPDF
- House Labor: 03-30-2026--H7964--Tripp_Hopkins--labPDF



