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| 5 | 5 | | 2025 -- H 5367 |
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| 7 | 7 | | LC000800 |
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| 9 | 9 | | S T A T E O F R H O D E I S L A N D |
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| 10 | 10 | | IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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| 11 | 11 | | JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2025 |
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| 12 | 12 | | ____________ |
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| 14 | 14 | | H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 15 | 15 | | CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE MANN ER IN |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHICH HEALTH INSURAN CE, DISABILITY INSURANCE, UNEMPLOYMENT |
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| 17 | 17 | | INSURANCE, RETIREMENT PLANS AND OTHER TRADITIONAL EMPLOYER |
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| 18 | 18 | | PROVIDED BENEFITS ARE ACCORDED TO UBER AND LYFT DRIVERS, SELF |
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| 19 | 19 | | EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS , AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN PROVIDING |
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| 20 | 20 | | SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC |
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| 21 | 21 | | Introduced By: Representatives Place, Fascia, Paplauskas, and Roberts |
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| 22 | 22 | | Date Introduced: February 07, 2025 |
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| 23 | 23 | | Referred To: House Labor |
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| 26 | 26 | | RESOLVED, That a special legislative commission be and the same is hereby created 1 |
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| 27 | 27 | | consisting of five (5) members: five (5) of whom shall be members of the Rhode Island House of 2 |
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| 28 | 28 | | Representatives, not more than four (4) from the same political party, to be appointed by the 3 |
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| 29 | 29 | | Speaker of the House. 4 |
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| 30 | 30 | | In lieu of any appointment of a member of the legislature to a permanent advisory 5 |
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| 31 | 31 | | commission, a legislative study commission, or any commission created by a General Assembly 6 |
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| 32 | 32 | | resolution, the appointing authority may appoint a member of the general public to serve in lieu 7 |
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| 33 | 33 | | of a legislator. 8 |
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| 34 | 34 | | The purpose of said commission shall be to make a comprehensive study of the manner 9 |
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| 35 | 35 | | in which health insurance, disability insurance, unemployment insurance, retirement plans and 10 |
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| 36 | 36 | | other traditional employer provided benefits are accorded to Uber and LYFT drivers, self-11 |
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| 37 | 37 | | employed individuals, and other individuals engaged in providing services to the public. 12 |
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| 38 | 38 | | Forthwith upon passage of this resolution, the members of the commission shall meet at 13 |
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| 39 | 39 | | the call of the Speaker of the House and organize and shall select a chairperson. 14 |
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| 40 | 40 | | Vacancies in said commission shall be filled in like manner as the original appointment. 15 |
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| 41 | 41 | | The membership of said commission shall receive no compensation for their services. 16 |
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| 42 | 42 | | All departments and agencies of the state shall furnish such advice and information, 17 |
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| 45 | 45 | | LC000800 - Page 2 of 3 |
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| 46 | 46 | | documentary and otherwise, to said commission and its agents as is deemed necessary or 1 |
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| 47 | 47 | | desirable by the commission to facilitate the purposes of this resolution. 2 |
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| 48 | 48 | | The Speaker of the House is hereby authorized and directed to provide suitable quarters 3 |
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| 49 | 49 | | for said commission; and be it further 4 |
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| 50 | 50 | | RESOLVED, That the commission shall report its findings and recommendations to the 5 |
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| 51 | 51 | | House of Representatives no later than January 5, 2026, and said commission shall expire on 6 |
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| 52 | 52 | | March 5, 2026. 7 |
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| 54 | 54 | | LC000800 |
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| 58 | 58 | | LC000800 - Page 3 of 3 |
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| 59 | 59 | | EXPLANATION |
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| 60 | 60 | | BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL |
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| 61 | 61 | | OF |
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| 62 | 62 | | H O U S E R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 63 | 63 | | CREATING A SPECIAL LEGISLATIVE COMMISSION TO STUDY THE MANNER IN |
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| 64 | 64 | | WHICH HEALTH INSURANCE, DISABILITY INSURANCE, UNEMPLOYMENT |
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| 65 | 65 | | INSURANCE, RETIREMENT PLANS AND OTHER TRADITIONAL EMPLOYER |
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| 66 | 66 | | PROVIDED BENEFITS ARE ACCORDED TO UBER AND LYFT DRIVERS, SELF |
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| 67 | 67 | | EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS , AND OTHER INDIVIDUALS ENGAGED IN PROVIDING |
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| 68 | 68 | | SERVICES TO THE PUBLIC |
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| 69 | 69 | | *** |
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| 70 | 70 | | This resolution would create a five (5) member special legislative study commission 1 |
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| 71 | 71 | | whose purpose would be to study the manner in which health insurance, disability insurance, 2 |
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| 72 | 72 | | unemployment insurance, retirement plans and other traditional employer provided benefits are 3 |
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| 73 | 73 | | accorded to Uber and LYFT drivers, self-employed individuals, and other individuals engaged in 4 |
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| 74 | 74 | | providing services to the public, and who would report back to the House no later than January 5, 5 |
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| 75 | 75 | | 2026, and whose life would expire on March 5, 2026. 6 |
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| 77 | 77 | | LC000800 |
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