Rhode Island legislation · 2026 Regular Session
Rhode Island H7962: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (Eliminates the "until June 30, 2026" sunset on the increase in the total amount of earnings a partial-unemployment insurance claimant can receive before being entirely disqualified for unemployment insurance benefits.)
Status: Signed into law, June 19, 2026
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 27, 2026:
2026 -- H 7962 ======== LC005368 ======== STATEOFRHODEISLAND IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 ____________ ANACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- EMPLOYMENT SECURITY Introduced By: Representatives McEntee, Caldwell, Spears, O'Brien, and Bennett Date Introduced: February 27, 2026 Referred To: House Labor (Dept. of Labor and Training) It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: SECTION 1. Section 28-42-3 of the General Laws in Chapter 28-42 entitled "Employment Security -- General Provisions" is hereby amended to read as follows: 28-42-3. Definitions. The following words and phrases, as used in chapters 42 -- 44 of this title, have the following meanings unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (1) "Administration account" means the employment security administration account established by this chapter. (2) "Average weekly wage" means the amount determined by dividing the individual's total wages earned for service performed in employment within the individual's base period by the number of that individual's credit weeks within the individual's base period. (3) "Base period," with respect to an individual's benefit year, means the first four (4), of the most recently completed five (5) calendar quarters immediately preceding the first day of an individual's benefit year. For any individual's benefit year, and for any individual deemed monetarily ineligible for benefits for the "base period" as defined in this subdivision, the department shall …
Sponsors
- Hagan McEntee, Carol (D, HD-033) · primary sponsor
- Justine Caldwell (D, HD-030)
- Tina Spears (D, HD-036)
- William O'Brien (D)
- David Bennett (D, HD-020)
Latest actions
- : Signed by Governor
- : Transmitted to Governor
- : Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
- : Placed on Senate Calendar
- : House passed Sub A
- : Placed on House Calendar
- : Committee recommends passage of Sub A
- : Proposed Substitute
- : Scheduled for consideration
- : Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Votes
- Senate Seq #656: (June 11, 2026): 38 yea, 0 nay, passed
- House Seq #340: PASSAGE (June 8, 2026): 66 yea, 3 nay, passed
- House Committee on Labor: Passage of Sub A (June 5, 2026): 9 yea, 0 nay, passed
Subjects: LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS
Common questions
- What is H7962?
- H7962 is a bill in the Rhode Island Legislature (2026 Regular Session): AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- EMPLOYMENT SECURITY (Eliminates the "until June 30, 2026" sunset on the increase in the total amount of earnings a partial-unemployment insurance claimant can receive before being entirely disqualified for unemployment insurance benefits.).
- What is the status of H7962?
- Signed into law as of June 19, 2026. Latest action: Signed by Governor (June 19, 2026).
- Who sponsored H7962?
- Hagan McEntee, Carol (D, HD-033), with 4 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H7962?
- On the Rhode Island Legislature website: http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7962A.pdf
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