2022 Regular Session • Rhode Island Legislature
S2720: Corrections Department
Legislative Summary
Increases the wage amount for working prisoners, committed to the adult correctional institution, from three dollars ($3.00) a day to the minimum hourly wage amount for most workers currently set at twelve dollars and twenty-five cents ($12.25) per hour.
Bill History
3/17/2022
Introduced, referred to Senate Labor
Senate
4/29/2022
Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/04/2022)
Senate
5/4/2022
Committee recommended measure be held for further study
Senate
Status Information
Current Status
Introduced(3/17/2022)
Chamber
Senate
Committee
Labor(Senate)
Sponsors
Democrat: 7
Primary Sponsor
Tiara Mack
Democrat