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Rhode Island · 2025 Regular Session · Bill

SB 959: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKPLACE PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY ACT

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 959 is a bill introduced in the Rhode Island Senate on April 7, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: AN ACT RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- WORKPLACE PSYCHOLOGICAL SAFETY ACT. Primary sponsor: John Burke (Democratic), Frank Ciccone (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (May 16, 2025): 05/16/2025 Referred to House Labor.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Official summary

Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.

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.

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
John BurkePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate9
Frank CicconePrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate7

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. 05/16/2025 Referred to House Labor
  2. 05/15/2025 Senate passed Sub A
  3. 05/08/2025 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/15/2025)
  4. 05/07/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
  5. 05/06/2025 Proposed Substitute
  6. 05/02/2025 Scheduled for consideration (05/07/2025)
  7. 05/01/2025 Senate voted to recommit to Senate Labor and Gaming
  8. 04/10/2025 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/01/2025)
  9. 04/09/2025 Committee recommends passage
  10. 04/07/2025 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/09/2025)
  11. 04/07/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor and Gaming

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source