AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PROFESSIONAL LICENSING AND REGULATION OF SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS AND AUDIOLOGISTS (Establishes prevailing standards and procedures for licensing speech-language pathologists and audiologists in Rhode Island.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Jun 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
House Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 7, 2023
Signed Jun 21, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 30, 2023
How they voted
25–0
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 28
May 30, 2023
D
Democratic25
96% Yea
R
Republican3
33% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
16
Key actions
5
Committee
5
Jun 21, 2023
Signed into law
06/21/2023 Signed by Governor
executive
Jun 13, 2023
Lower · Passed
06/13/2023 House passed in concurrence
lower
Jun 12, 2023
Legislature · Passed
06/12/2023 Committee recommends passage in concurrence
legislature
Jun 6, 2023
Committee
06/06/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
May 31, 2023
Committee
05/31/2023 Referred to House Health & Human Services
lower
May 30, 2023
Upper · Passed
05/30/2023 Senate read and passed
upper
May 23, 2023
Legislature · Passed
05/23/2023 Committee recommends passage
legislature
May 4, 2023
Committee
05/04/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 7, 2023
Introduced
03/07/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ana Quezada
DDemocratic
P
Hanna Gallo
DDemocratic
P
Ryan Pearson
DDemocratic
P
Sandra Cano
DDemocratic
P
Tiara Mack
DDemocratic
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