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IntroducedFeb 27, 2026
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Passed HouseJun 09, 2026
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
Rhode Island House Bill
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- REGISTRATION OF NURSING ASSISTANTS -- QUALIFYING LANGUAGE (Requires the examination for licensing of certified nursing assistants by the department of health to be administered in both English and Spanish.)
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Jun 09, 2026: 06/09/2026 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 7938
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 70
- Abney
- Ackerman
- Ajello
- Alzate
- Azzinaro
- Baginski
- Batista
- Bennett
- Biah
- Boylan
- Brien
- Caldwell
- Carson
- Casey
- Casimiro
- Chippendale
- Cortvriend
- Corvese
- Costantino
- Cotter
- Craven
- Cruz
- Dawson
- DeSimone
- Diaz
- Donovan
- Edwards
- Fascia
- Felix
- Fellela
- Finkelman
- Fogarty
- Furtado
- Giraldo
- Handy
- Hopkins
- Hull
- Kazarian
- Kennedy
- Kislak
- Lima
- Lombardi
- Marszalkowski
- McEntee
- McGaw
- McNamara
- Messier
- K. Joseph Shekarchi
- Nardone
- Newberry
- Noret
- O'Brien
- Paplauskas
- Phillips
- Place
- Potter
- Read
- Roberts
- Sanchez
- Santucci
- Serpa
- ShallcrossSmith
- Shanley
- Slater
- Solomon
- Speakman
- Spears
- Stewart
- Tanzi
- Voas
NO: 0
NOT VOTING: 5
Actions
- Jun 09, 2026 | Senate
- 06/09/2026 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services
- Jun 09, 2026 | House
- 06/09/2026 House read and passed
- Jun 08, 2026 | House
- 06/08/2026 Committee recommends passage
- 06/08/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/09/2026)
- Jun 05, 2026 | House
- 06/05/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/08/2026)
- Apr 14, 2026 | House
- 04/14/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- Apr 10, 2026 | House
- 04/10/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/14/2026)
- Feb 27, 2026 | House
- 02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services
Bill Texts
Documents
- 04/10/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/14/2026)
- 06/05/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/08/2026)
- 06/08/2026 Placed on House Calendar (06/09/2026)
- House Health and Human Services: 04-14-2026--H7938--Sabina_Matos (RI Lieutenant Governor)--HHSPDF
- House Health and Human Services: 04-14-2026--H7938--Steven_Brown (ACLU)--HHSPDF
- House Health and Human Services: 03-03-2026--H7938--Chris_Federico (RI Phaemacists Association)--HHSPDF
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