LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- LABOR RELATIONS ACT -- EMPLOYEE FREE SPEECH RIGHTS (Protects the rights of employees in the workplace relating to free speech, assembly and religion, as well as attendance at employer-sponsor
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Officially: “AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- LABOR RELATIONS ACT -- EMPLOYEE FREE SPEECH RIGHTS (Protects the rights of employees in the workplace relating to free speech, assembly and religion, as well as attendance at employer-sponsored meetings regarding political or religious matters.)” Read the full text
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2025 sessionbill
Where it is
Introduced, referred to House Labor · Feb 13, 2025
Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/02/2025) · Mar 28, 2025
Committee recommended measure be held for further study · Apr 2, 2025
Scheduled for consideration (06/16/2025) · Jun 13, 2025
Proposed Substitute · Jun 13, 2025
Committee recommends passage of Sub A · Jun 16, 2025
Placed on House Calendar (06/18/2025) · Jun 16, 2025
House passed Sub A · Jun 18, 2025
Placed on Senate Calendar (06/20/2025) · Jun 18, 2025
Senate passed Sub A in concurrence · Jun 20, 2025
Transmitted to Governor · Jun 27, 2025
Signed by Governor · Jul 2, 2025
The numbers
7
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
PassageSenate · 2025-06-20 · YEAS 30, NAYS 4, NOT VOTING 4, RECUSED 0
PASSAGEHouse · 2025-06-18 · YEAS 71, NAYS 2, NOT VOTING 2, RECUSED 0
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Rhode Island legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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