SB 2857 Rhode Island Senate · 2026 Regular Session

AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY

Summary

Repeals the older of the two existing chapters related to speech-language pathologists and audiologists and makes several amendments to reconcile the two statutes into one.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2026

Committee Review

May 2026

Senate Passage

May 2026

House Passage

Jun 2026

Signed into Law

Jun 2026

Introduced Mar 4, 2026 Signed Jun 10, 2026

Floor votes · Senate May 27, 2026

How they voted

35–0

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 36

May 27, 2026

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

Key actions

Committee

Jun 10, 2026

Signed into law

06/10/2026 Signed by Governor

executive

Jun 4, 2026

Lower · Passed

06/04/2026 House passed in concurrence

lower

May 27, 2026

Upper · Passed

05/27/2026 Senate read and passed

upper

May 21, 2026

Legislature · Passed

05/21/2026 Committee recommends passage

legislature

Mar 12, 2026

Committee

03/12/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study

legislature

Mar 4, 2026

Introduced

03/04/2026 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services

upper

5 primary · 0 co-sponsors