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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- QUALITY SELF-DIRECTED SERVICES -- PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- INDIVIDUAL PROVIDERS OF DIRECT SUPPORT SERVICES (Enables the creation of a public registry of home health aides, giving seniors and individuals living with disabilities another choice when accessing long-term care options.)"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- QUALITY SELF-DIRECTED SERVICES -- PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- INDIVIDUAL PROVIDERS OF DIRECT SUPPORT SERVICES (Enables the creation of a public registry of home health aides, giving seniors and individuals living with disabilities another choice when accessing long-term care options.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2018"
+identifier: "HB 7803"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 7803 (2018)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Handicapped", "Health & Safety", "Health Care Plans/Services", "Human Services", "Nursing Homes"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Blazejewski", "Fogarty", "Maldonado", "Regunberg", "Slater"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 11
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2018-02-28"
+last_action: "2018-06-29"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ec5cd6f1-0301-4944-aee5-0b46c9236f40"
+source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
+source_hash: "dc6132f11623a240138c8ca2ea50d2fa972c9b0d4eaf39c3bf117256d4e592da"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
+---
+
+# Rhode Island HB 7803 (2018) — AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- QUALITY SELF-DIRECTED SERVICES -- PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- INDIVIDUAL PROVIDERS OF DIRECT SUPPORT SERVICES (Enables the creation of a public registry of home health aides, giving seniors and individuals living with disabilities another choice when accessing long-term care options.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **7803 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText18/HouseText18/H7803Aaa.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **66–0** (pass) · lower
+- AS AMENDED — **59–11** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Blazejewski — primary (person)
+- Fogarty — primary (person)
+- Maldonado — primary (person)
+- Regunberg — primary (person)
+- Slater — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2018-02-28** 02/28/2018 Introduced, referred to House Finance `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2018-05-11** 05/11/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/16/2018)
+- **2018-05-16** 05/16/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
+- **2018-06-22** 06/22/2018 Scheduled for consideration (06/22/2018)
+- **2018-06-22** 06/22/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2018-06-22** 06/22/2018 Placed on House Calendar (06/22/2018)
+- **2018-06-22** 06/22/2018 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
+- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/23/2018)
+- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence `passage`
+- **2018-06-26** 06/26/2018 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2018-06-29** 06/29/2018 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ec5cd6f1-0301-4944-aee5-0b46c9236f40`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+