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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS (Limits health plans that provide coverage for prescription insulin drugs used to treat diabetes to forty dollars ($40.00) for a copayment for a thirty (30) day supply of medically necessary insulin. Effective date 1/1/2022.)"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS (Limits health plans that provide coverage for prescription insulin drugs used to treat diabetes to forty dollars ($40.00) for a copayment for a thirty (30) day supply of medically necessary insulin. Effective date 1/1/2022.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2021"
+identifier: "HB 5196"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 5196 (2021)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Health Insurance", "Insurance", "Medical", "Prescription drugs"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Azzinaro", "Bennett", "Diaz", "Kennedy", "Morales", "Solomon", "Vella-Wilkinson"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 18
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2021-01-27"
+last_action: "2021-07-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9943ecec-ab99-47e6-bcb5-7c77f6a39d4c"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "5590ba824e01539534616be5f7656171d5b882987222d9eb8992e6ec2c5e3350"
+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 5196 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- PRESCRIPTION DRUG BENEFITS (Limits health plans that provide coverage for prescription insulin drugs used to treat diabetes to forty dollars ($40.00) for a copayment for a thirty (30) day supply of medically necessary insulin. Effective date 1/1/2022.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **5196 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5196Aaa.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- AS AMENDED — **71–0** (pass) · lower
+- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **72–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Azzinaro — primary (person)
+- Bennett — primary (person)
+- Diaz — primary (person)
+- Kennedy — primary (person)
+- Morales — primary (person)
+- Solomon — primary (person)
+- Vella-Wilkinson — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-01-27** 01/27/2021 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W. `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2021-02-02** 02/02/2021 Committee transferred to House Health & Human Services
+- **2021-02-05** 02/05/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/09/2021)
+- **2021-02-09** 02/09/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
+- **2021-02-12** 02/12/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/23/2021)
+- **2021-02-23** 02/23/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
+- **2021-05-21** 05/21/2021 Scheduled for consideration (05/25/2021)
+- **2021-05-21** 05/21/2021 Proposed Substitute
+- **2021-05-25** 05/25/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-28** 05/28/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/03/2021)
+- **2021-06-03** 06/03/2021 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
+- **2021-06-04** 06/04/2021 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
+- **2021-06-11** 06/11/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/17/2021)
+- **2021-06-17** 06/17/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A as amended in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/29/2021)
+- **2021-06-29** 06/29/2021 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence `passage`
+- **2021-06-29** 06/29/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-07-02** 07/02/2021 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/9943ecec-ab99-47e6-bcb5-7c77f6a39d4c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+