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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINE (Increases the maximum fine amount for those found guilty of unprofessional conduct by the board of medical licensure and discipline from $10,000 to $30,000 and would establish a new chapter of the general laws.)"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINE (Increases the maximum fine amount for those found guilty of unprofessional conduct by the board of medical licensure and discipline from $10,000 to $30,000 and would establish a new chapter of the general laws.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2021"
+identifier: "SB 256"
+citation: "Rhode Island SB 256 (2021)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Business & Professions", "Courts", "Fees", "Health Care Plans/Services", "Licenses"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["DiMario", "Goldin", "Kallman", "Lawson", "Miller", "Valverde"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 15
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2021-02-10"
+last_action: "2021-07-14"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dc44c4c4-014e-47bf-b81f-e971abb148d4"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "3170ffbbcd195f950d5415c3553d5666c96c6f31098024e645568d62ca3167fb"
+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 SB 256 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINE (Increases the maximum fine amount for those found guilty of unprofessional conduct by the board of medical licensure and discipline from $10,000 to $30,000 and would establish a new chapter of the general laws.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **256 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/SenateText21/S0256Aaa.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Approval of Amendment — **34–0** (pass) · upper
+- Passage as Amended — **36–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- DiMario — primary (person)
+- Goldin — primary (person)
+- Kallman — primary (person)
+- Lawson — primary (person)
+- Miller — primary (person)
+- Valverde — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-02-10** 02/10/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-14** 05/14/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/20/2021)
+- **2021-05-20** 05/20/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
+- **2021-05-28** 05/28/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/03/2021)
+- **2021-06-02** 06/02/2021 Proposed Substitute
+- **2021-06-03** 06/03/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-06-04** 06/04/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/15/2021)
+- **2021-06-15** 06/15/2021 Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
+- **2021-06-16** 06/16/2021 Referred to House Judiciary `referral-committee`
+- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/28/2021)
+- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A as amended in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-06-29** 06/29/2021 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (07/01/2021)
+- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 House passed Sub A as amended in concurrence `passage`
+- **2021-07-08** 07/08/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-07-14** 07/14/2021 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/dc44c4c4-014e-47bf-b81f-e971abb148d4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+