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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- THE TELEMEDICINE COVERAGE ACT (Amends the provisions of the telemedicine coverage act and provide coverage for telemedicine under Rhode Island Medicaid.)"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- THE TELEMEDICINE COVERAGE ACT (Amends the provisions of the telemedicine coverage act and provide coverage for telemedicine under Rhode Island Medicaid.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2021"
+identifier: "SB 4"
+citation: "Rhode Island SB 4 (2021)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["COVID-19", "Health Care Affordability", "Health Care Plans/Services", "Health Insurance", "Insurance", "Medical"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Burke", "Cano", "Coyne", "Felag", "Goldin", "Goodwin", "Lawson", "Miller", "Seveney", "Valverde"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 22
+vote_count: 5
+first_action: "2021-01-11"
+last_action: "2021-07-06"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c9a2e28e-3617-4344-bfd3-a3f684bf4038"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "bbc6ea324962c601c78fa08e6d2c5bd22716b69b0759581f9a07c6322adfff69"
+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 4 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- THE TELEMEDICINE COVERAGE ACT (Amends the provisions of the telemedicine coverage act and provide coverage for telemedicine under Rhode Island Medicaid.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **4 SUB B as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/SenateText21/S0004Baa.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Approval of Amendment — **37–0** (pass) · upper
+- Passage as Amended — **37–0** (pass) · upper
+- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **61–0** (pass) · upper
+- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **61–0** (pass) · upper
+- AS AMENDED — **71–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Burke — primary (person)
+- Cano — primary (person)
+- Coyne — primary (person)
+- Felag — primary (person)
+- Goldin — primary (person)
+- Goodwin — primary (person)
+- Lawson — primary (person)
+- Miller — primary (person)
+- Seveney — primary (person)
+- Valverde — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-01-11** 01/11/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2021-01-11** 01/11/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (01/14/2021)
+- **2021-01-13** 01/13/2021 Proposed Substitute
+- **2021-01-14** 01/14/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-01-19** 01/19/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (01/26/2021)
+- **2021-01-26** 01/26/2021 Senate voted to recommit to Senate Health and Human Services
+- **2021-02-05** 02/05/2021 Scheduled for consideration (02/11/2021)
+- **2021-02-10** 02/10/2021 Proposed Substitute
+- **2021-02-11** 02/11/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-02-12** 02/12/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (02/23/2021)
+- **2021-02-23** 02/23/2021 Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
+- **2021-02-26** 02/26/2021 Referred to House Finance `referral-committee`
+- **2021-06-24** 06/24/2021 Committee transferred to House Health & Human Services
+- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/28/2021)
+- **2021-06-26** 06/26/2021 Proposed Substitute
+- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub B `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-06-29** 06/29/2021 Placed on House Calendar (07/01/2021)
+- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 House passed Sub B as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
+- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (07/01/2021)
+- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Senate passed Sub B as amended in concurrence `passage`
+- **2021-07-02** 07/02/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-07-06** 07/06/2021 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/c9a2e28e-3617-4344-bfd3-a3f684bf4038`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+