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IntroducedFeb 09, 2024
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Passed HouseJun 11, 2024
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Passed SenateJun 13, 2024
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Signed into LawJun 25, 2024
AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- HEALTHCARE PROVIDER SHIELD BILL (Creates a protective legal shield for healthcare providers, precluding any civil/criminal action by other states/persons against healthcare providers involving persons seeking access to transgender and reproductive healthcare services provided in RI.)
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executive • Jun 25, 2024: 06/25/2024 Signed by Governor
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Official Summary/Bill Text
Comments on HB 7577
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors
Votes
YES: 50
- Abney
- Ackerman
- Ajello
- Alzate
- Batista
- Bennett
- Biah
- Blazejewski
- Boylan
- Caldwell
- Carson
- Casey
- Casimiro
- Cortvriend
- Cotter
- Craven
- Cruz
- Dawson
- DeSimone
- Donovan
- Edwards
- Felix
- Finkelman
- Fogarty
- Giraldo
- Handy
- Henries
- Kazarian
- Kislak
- Knight
- Lombardi
- Marszalkowski
- McEntee
- McGaw
- McNamara
- Messier
- Morales
- K. Joseph Shekarchi
- O'Brien
- Potter
- Sanchez
- ShallcrossSmith
- Shanley
- Slater
- Solomon
- Speakman
- Spears
- Stewart
- Tanzi
- Voas
NO: 15
Actions
- Jun 25, 2024 | executive
- 06/25/2024 Signed by Governor
- Jun 20, 2024 | executive
- 06/20/2024 Transmitted to Governor
- Jun 13, 2024 | Senate
- 06/13/2024 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence
- Jun 11, 2024 | Senate
- 06/11/2024 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/13/2024)
- Jun 11, 2024 | House
- 06/11/2024 House passed Sub A
- Jun 10, 2024 | House
- 06/10/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A
- 06/10/2024 Placed on House Calendar (06/11/2024)
- Jun 08, 2024 | House
- 06/08/2024 Scheduled for consideration (06/10/2024)
- 06/08/2024 Proposed Substitute
- Mar 05, 2024 | House
- 03/05/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- Mar 01, 2024 | House
- 03/01/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/05/2024)
- Feb 09, 2024 | House
- 02/09/2024 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary
Bill Texts
Documents
- 03/01/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/05/2024)
- 06/08/2024 Scheduled for consideration (06/10/2024)
- 06/10/2024 Placed on House Calendar (06/11/2024)
- 06/11/2024 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/13/2024)
- House Judiciary: 06-10-2024--H7577--Bella Robinson, COYOTE RIPDF
- House Judiciary: 06-10-2024--H7577--Suzan AmorusoPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577, H7370, H7375, H7529--Mikaila Mariel Lemonik ArthurPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577, H7370, H7375, H7529--Nicole Jellinek, Chair, RI Coalition for Reproductive FreedomPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Alex DenisevichPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Allie Scheer, LICSW, Thundermist Health CenterPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Amber WardPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Amy Halt, MD, PhD.PDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Amy J. Arthur, MD Candidate, Brown UniversityPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Andrey V. Dolinko, MDPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Anne GrantPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Aubrey KozikowskiPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Audrey R. Tyrka, M.D., Ph.DPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Bella Robinson, COYOTE RIPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Beth Cronin, MDPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Bob O'NeilPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Brian Theyel, MD, PhD.PDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Caitlin Takeda, Medical StudentPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Carley LoisellePDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Carol CzajaPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Carol L. DeFecianiPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Catherine M. Gorman, Board Co-Chair, Pride in Aging RIPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Charmaine Webster, Health Equity Zone WoonsocketPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Chris Van Hemelrijck, MDPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Claire Pisani, M. D. CandidatePDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Collette SosnowyPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Cynthia Voytas, Certified Nurse-Midwife, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown UniversityPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Daisy Bassen, MD, DFAACAP, FAPA, President, RI Council of Child and Adolescent PsychiatryPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Daisy Bassen, MD, DFAACAP, FAPAPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Daisy Bassen, MD, DFAACAP, Thrive Behavioral HealthPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Daisy Bassen, MDPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Debasree Banerjee, MD, MSAssociate Director, MICU, RIHPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Derek Schneider, MD Candidate, Brown UniversityPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Desirae Heys, DNP, APRN-CNP, FNP-BC, Nurse Practitioner Alliance of RIPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Diana Wohler, MDPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Diane Barense, Member, Executive Board, Hope and Change PartnershipPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Diane J. GoldsmithPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--DJ LabontePDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--DL Helfer, LCSWPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Douglas AlexanderPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Dr. Amy Nunn, Chief Executive Officer, RIPHI and Open Door Health and Dr. Philip A. Chan, MD, Chief Medical Officer, RIPHI and Open Door HealthPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Dr. Philip A. Chan, MD, Chief Medical Officer, RIPHI and Open Door HealthPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Elena Wertenbaker, Domestic and Sexual Violence Grants CoordinatorPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Elisabeth S. Smith, J. D., Center for Reproductive RightsPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Eliza Madison GobinPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Elizabeth M. Olsen, M.D.PDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Elizabeth Toll, MDPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Ellen CynarPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Elliot Feld, MDPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Elyssa Sham, MDPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Emily Allen, MD, MPH, FAAP, Board of Directors, RI Chapter of the American Academy of PediatricsPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Emily AtkinsonPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Emily Neel, Medical Student, Brown UniversityPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Emily White, MDPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Fiona Griffin, MS, President, Spectrum at AMSPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Gary Bubly, MD, MHCI, FACEP, Brown Emergency MedicinePDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Ghada Bourjeily, MDPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Giona Picheco, Legislative Chair, RI NOWPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Gwen RedmondPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Heather Smith, MD, MPH, President, RI Medical SocietyPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Inna Ryvkin, MD, Thundermist Health Center - West WarwickPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Jane Hesser, LICSW, Providence Women's Therapy, LLCPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Janson Wu, Sr. Director of State Advocacy and Government Affairs, The Trevor ProjectPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Jason Rafferty, MD, MPH, EdMPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Jeanne LaChance, President, CEO, Thundermist Health Center and 150 Thundermist Health Center EmployeesPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Jen LamoureuxPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Jennifer Buckley, MD and Katharina de Klerk, DO, RI Academy of Family PhysiciansPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Jennifer Howe, Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, Thundermist Health CenterPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Jennifer Lima, additional testimonyPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Jennifer LimaPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Jennifer MacNeill, RIC MSW Graduate StudentPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Jennifer MartensonPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Jeremy Langill, RI state Council of Churches and the RI Bible SocietyPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Jessica McCauleyPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Jessica Otis, PhDPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Jocelyn Foye, Executive Director, The Womxn ProjectPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Jodi L. Glass, Au.D., Doctor of AudiologyPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--John G. McDaidPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Jonathan Leviss, MD, FACP, FAMIAPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Joseph Burgio, Director, RI AtheistsPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Joseph Lauro, MD, RI ACEP President and Otis Warren, MD, Past President Legislative AffairsPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Josiah Rich, MD, MPH, Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology, Brown University, The Miriam Hospital and RI HospitalPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Josiah Rich, MD, MPHPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Jude Rittenhouse, M.A. CounselingPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Judy KayePDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Jules Chyten-Brennan, DO, MS, Thundermist Health CenterPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Julia Schulkers, MS, APRN, FNP-CPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Julie Talbutt, additional testimonyPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Julie TalbuttPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Karen Malcolm, Coordinator, Protect Our Healthcare Coalition RIPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Kate LohmanPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Katherine M. Sharkey, MD, PhD, FACP, FAASMPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Kathie FlorsheimPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Kathleen Carney-Godley, MD, FAAD, President, RI Dermatology SocietyPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Kathleen Gerard, ABC-RIPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Katie Sharkey, MD, PhDPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Kelly CliftonPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Kelly Nevins, Chief Executive Officer, Women's FundPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Kira Neel, MDPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Laura Mooney, MA, LMHCPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Lee RodmanPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Lili KlaymanPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Linda Shaw, MD, MSSWPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Linda Steinhardt, CNM, FNP, MSPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Lindsay Milliken, MDPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Lisa Freppier, DOPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Liza Simmons, DO, Brown Family Medicine ResidencyPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Louis A. Cerbo, Ed.D., Interim Director, DBHDDHPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Luca Salerno, Ph.D.PDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Lucy Rios, Executive Director, RI Coalition Against Domestic ViolencePDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--M. Zachary Mezera, RI Working Families PartyPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Maayan Leroy-Melamed, MD, MPH, FAAPPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Madeline Chin, Medical StudentPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Madison Pomerantz, MDPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Maggie Allen, PhD, Clinical PsychologistPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Mary ChacePDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Matthew R. Hodler, PhD.PDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Matty Clark, MSc, MD CandidatePDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Maureen Morrow, CNM, MSN, MPHPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Maureen S. Hamel, MD, Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and GynecologyPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Melissa Campbell, Policy Manager, RI Health Center AssociationPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Micaela Weaver, DO, FACS, Breast Surgical OncologyPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Micah Duggins-Warf, MDPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Michelle PiscopoPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Mindy Sobota, MDPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Monique P. Paul, President, TGI Network of RIPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Nate DerHagopian, THAT Peer Navigator, Thundermist Healthcare CenterPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Nicholas Petrosino, MDPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Nikole Barnes, LICSW, Owner, Radically Thrive Therapy, LLCPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Olivia Hunt, MDPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Pam BerkeleyPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Patience Cozier, Esq., Director of Family Advocacy, GLADPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Patricia Leroy, RNPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Paul B. Lieberman, MDPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Pearl HollowayPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Peter D. Kramer, MDPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Peter M. Oppenheimer, Ph.D. Clinical Psychologist, RI Psychological AssociationPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--PVD Amnesty International USA Local Group 1016PDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Quinten Foster, MS, Director of Trangender Whole Healthcare, East Bay Community Action ProgramPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Rachelle Hyson, MSW, Thundermist Health CenterPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Rebekah Gardner, MDPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Renee Bernard, Nurse PractitionerPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Rex LeBeauPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--RI ACLUPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Rilwan Feyisitan, Jr., President and CEO, East Bay Community Action ProgramPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Robert T. Griffith, Jr., MDPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Ryan Fonataine, Thundermist WarwickPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Samantha ColePDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Samuel Lerory-MelamedPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--San ShoppellPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Sandra Johnson, M. D., League of Women Voters of RIPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Sara FlandersPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Sarah Buchanan, MD CandidatePDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Sarah Stern, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse PractitionerPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Sean Hagberg, PhD.PDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Shannon R. Sullivan, MSW, MS, President and COO Women and Infants Hospital, Care New EnglandPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Stacey CapizzanoPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Stacy Paterno, EVP, RI Medical SocietyPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Stacy Paterno, Executive Vice President, RI Medical SocietyPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Stephanie Geller, RI Kids CountPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Stephanie Hartselle, MD, Clinical Assoc. Professor of Psychiatry, Brown UniversityPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Stephen Curtis, MDPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Susan ChakmakianPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Susan Charlotte Jacobsen, LMHCPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Suzan AmourusoPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Suzanna TingleyPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Syd Loiselle, LICSW, C-ACYFSW, additional testimonyPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Syd Loiselle, LICSW, C-ACYFSW, National Association of Social WorkersPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Syd Loiselle, LICSW, C-ACYFSWPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Sydney Kriegsman, MDPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Sylvia StipichPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Talia ReissPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Tanja Kubas-Meyer, Executive Director, RI Coalition for Children and FamiliesPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--The Honorable Gregg M. Amore, RI Secretary of StatePDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--The Honorable Peter F. Neronha, RI Attorney GeneralPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Theresa LevyPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Tracy Andrews-MellouisePDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Trang Truong, Medical StudentPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Utpala Bandy, MD, MPH, Interim Director, RI DOHPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Vimala Phongsavanh, Senior Director, Planned Parenthood of Southern New EnglandPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Wendy Becker, PhD, LICSW, RIC School of Social WorkPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Winnie Butler, LICSW, Thundermist Health CenterPDF
- House Judiciary: 03-05-2024--H7577--Yvorn Aswad, MDPDF