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Committee hears bill on pay-stub transparency; motion to hold
Summary
Senate Bill 70, sponsored by Senator Acosta, would require employers to provide itemized pay information each pay period; committee paused the bill for further consideration.
Senate Bill 70, a pay-stub transparency measure sponsored by Senator Acosta, was presented to the Senate Committee on Labor and Gaming and ordered held for further work.
Senator Acosta told the committee the bill "is about pay stub transparency," explaining it would require employers to provide, each pay period, a breakdown of gross wages earned, total hours worked, piece-rate units where applicable, itemized deductions, net wages and all applicable hourly rates. He said the requirement can be satisfied electronically and that the bill keeps a standard three-year recordkeeping period for employers. "At the beginning of or start of employment, we require employers to provide a breakdown of all deductions, rates of pay, etcetera," he said.
No public testimony was taken at the moment; one person signed in support (Tiara Mac) but was absent from the committee. The motion to hold was made and seconded and "the ayes have it," returning the bill to committee for further consideration and possible amendment.
Committee members did not record additional line edits on the record in the provided excerpt. Senator Mack later identified SB 70 as a priority for the Rhode Island Black Latino AAPI caucus and urged the panel to include it among their agenda items.
