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IntroducedJan 07, 2026
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Passed HouseMar 17, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Rhode Island House Bill
AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINE (Prohibits healthcare providers and health plans from denying the payment of a medical bill, solely because the bill may have arisen from a third-party claim.)
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House • Mar 17, 2026: 03/17/2026 House read and passed
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- Azzinaroprimary
Votes
YES: 64
- Abney
- Ackerman
- Ajello
- Azzinaro
- Bennett
- Biah
- Blazejewski
- Boylan
- Brien
- Caldwell
- Carson
- Casey
- Casimiro
- Chippendale
- Cortvriend
- Corvese
- Costantino
- Cotter
- Cruz
- Dawson
- DeSimone
- Diaz
- Donovan
- Edwards
- Fascia
- Finkelman
- Fogarty
- Furtado
- Handy
- Hopkins
- Hull
- Kennedy
- Kislak
- Knight
- Lima
- Lombardi
- Marszalkowski
- McEntee
- McGaw
- McNamara
- Messier
- Morales
- K. Joseph Shekarchi
- Nardone
- Noret
- O'Brien
- Paplauskas
- Perez
- Phillips
- Place
- Potter
- Quattrocchi
- Read
- Roberts
- Santucci
- Serpa
- ShallcrossSmith
- Shanley
- Slater
- Solomon
- Speakman
- Spears
- Stewart
- Voas
NO: 0
Actions
- Mar 17, 2026 | House
- 03/17/2026 House read and passed
- Mar 13, 2026 | House
- 03/13/2026 Placed on House Calendar (03/17/2026)
- Mar 12, 2026 | House
- 03/12/2026 Committee recommends passage
- Mar 06, 2026 | House
- 03/06/2026 Scheduled for consideration (03/12/2026)
- Jan 20, 2026 | House
- 01/20/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- Jan 16, 2026 | House
- 01/16/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (01/20/2026)
- Jan 07, 2026 | House
- 01/07/2026 Introduced, referred to House Corporations
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