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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2026 | |
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A N A C T | |
RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- LABOR RELATIONS ACT--NO | |
LIMITATION ON HEALTHCARE BENEFIT PROVIDERS | |
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Introduced By: Senators Bell, Murray, Ciccone, Thompson, Gallo, Burke, Gu, Ujifusa, | |
Date Introduced: January 16, 2026 | |
Referred To: Senate Labor & Gaming | |
It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows: | |
1 | SECTION 1. Section 28-7-49 of the General Laws in Chapter 28-7 entitled "Labor |
2 | Relations Act" is hereby repealed. |
3 | 28-7-49. No limitation on healthcare benefit providers. |
4 | No collective bargaining agreement covering any group or groups of state employees, |
5 | public school teachers, or employees of any city or town, ratified after August 1, 2008, shall specify |
6 | that an employer must procure a healthcare benefit plan from a specific provider of such plans. The |
7 | technical qualifications of the healthcare benefit plan, to be contracted for, shall not be framed or |
8 | constructed in a manner designed to identify an exclusive provider of said healthcare services. |
9 | SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage. |
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EXPLANATION | |
BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL | |
OF | |
A N A C T | |
RELATING TO LABOR AND LABOR RELATIONS -- LABOR RELATIONS ACT--NO | |
LIMITATION ON HEALTHCARE BENEFIT PROVIDERS | |
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1 | This act would repeal the law that prevents a collective bargaining agreement covering |
2 | state employees, public school teachers and municipal employees from specifying a particular |
3 | healthcare provider in it. |
4 | This act would take effect upon passage. |
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