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SB 786 Rhode Island Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- MEDICAL ASSISTANCE PRESCRIPTION DRUGS

Summary
Prohibits prior authorization or a step therapy protocol for the prescription of a nonpreferred medication on their drug formulary used to assess or treat an enrollee's bipolar disorder, schizophrenia or schizotypal.
Issues: ✓ HealthcareSupports HealthcareBill removes prior authorization barriers for mental health medications (bipolar/schizophrenia treatment), improving patient access to necessary care per healthcare topic indicators.90% confidence
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 14, 2025 Last action Jun 12, 2025
Floor votes · Senate Jun 12, 2025

How they voted

35–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 36
Jun 12, 2025
D Democratic32
31 Yea 1
96% Yea
R Republican4
4 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
8
Key actions
2
Committee
2
Jun 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
06/12/2025 Senate passed Sub A
upper
Jun 10, 2025
Legislature · Passed
06/10/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
legislature
May 8, 2025
Committee
05/08/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Mar 14, 2025
Introduced
03/14/2025 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services
upper
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Alana DiMario
Alana DiMario
DDemocratic
RI
36
P
Photo of Jake Bissaillon
Jake Bissaillon
DDemocratic
RI
1
P
Photo of Melissa Murray
Melissa Murray
DDemocratic
RI
24
P
Photo of Pete Appollonio
Pete Appollonio
DDemocratic
RI
29
P
Photo of Val Lawson
Val Lawson
DDemocratic
RI
14