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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - ELECTROLYSIS (Establishes the requirements for licensure and regulation of electrologists performing electrolysis and/or laser hair removal.)"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - ELECTROLYSIS (Establishes the requirements for licensure and regulation of electrologists performing electrolysis and/or laser hair removal.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2019"
+identifier: "HB 5251"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 5251 (2019)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Health & Safety"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Azzinaro", "Corvese", "Lima", "O'Brien", "Vella-Wilkinson"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 15
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2019-01-31"
+last_action: "2019-07-08"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6ed6770a-c9f5-44ed-b09d-b2305c23d036"
+source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
+source_hash: "fd47c7cbcef1c52e46d7a9d095a24b835a5193f246e3435d0b081f2a6eee8624"
+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 5251 (2019) — AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - ELECTROLYSIS (Establishes the requirements for licensure and regulation of electrologists performing electrolysis and/or laser hair removal.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **5251 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText19/HouseText19/H5251A.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE — **68–4** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Azzinaro — primary (person)
+- Corvese — primary (person)
+- Lima — primary (person)
+- O'Brien — primary (person)
+- Vella-Wilkinson — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2019-01-31** 01/31/2019 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W. `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2019-02-15** 02/15/2019 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/27/2019)
+- **2019-02-27** 02/27/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
+- **2019-05-24** 05/24/2019 Scheduled for consideration (05/29/2019)
+- **2019-05-24** 05/24/2019 Proposed Substitute
+- **2019-05-29** 05/29/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2019-05-31** 05/31/2019 Placed on House Calendar (06/05/2019)
+- **2019-06-05** 06/05/2019 House passed Sub A `passage`
+- **2019-06-06** 06/06/2019 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
+- **2019-06-07** 06/07/2019 Scheduled for consideration (06/11/2019)
+- **2019-06-11** 06/11/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2019-06-25** 06/25/2019 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/27/2019)
+- **2019-06-27** 06/27/2019 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
+- **2019-07-03** 07/03/2019 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2019-07-08** 07/08/2019 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/6ed6770a-c9f5-44ed-b09d-b2305c23d036`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+