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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS (Creates entry-level licensing program to allow applicants as a mental health counselor assoc. or a marriage/family therapist assoc. to practice under supervision prior to becoming a licensed mental health counselor or a licensed marriage/family therapist.)"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS (Creates entry-level licensing program to allow applicants as a mental health counselor assoc. or a marriage/family therapist assoc. to practice under supervision prior to becoming a licensed mental health counselor or a licensed marriage/family therapist.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2022"
+identifier: "SB 2616"
+citation: "Rhode Island SB 2616 (2022)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: []
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Burke", "Cano", "DiMario", "DiPalma", "Kallman", "Lawson", "Miller", "Murray", "Valverde"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 19
+vote_count: 5
+first_action: "2022-03-10"
+last_action: "2022-06-27"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bcaaca70-3d7f-4339-b654-c3c381a7b716"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "cfb598b58f5b58fb977faed20610fd4fe3aaff7c8150329f499334486b2ae2a9"
+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 2616 (2022) — AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELORS AND MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS (Creates entry-level licensing program to allow applicants as a mental health counselor assoc. or a marriage/family therapist assoc. to practice under supervision prior to becoming a licensed mental health counselor or a licensed marriage/family therapist.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **2616 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText22/SenateText22/S2616Aaa.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **55–5** (pass) · upper
+- IN CONCURRENCE — **65–0** (pass) · upper
+- RECONSIDERATION — **62–0** (pass) · upper
+- PASSAGE — **54–6** (pass) · upper
+- FAMILY THERAPISTS — **38–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bell — primary (person)
+- Burke — primary (person)
+- Cano — primary (person)
+- DiMario — primary (person)
+- DiPalma — primary (person)
+- Kallman — primary (person)
+- Lawson — primary (person)
+- Miller — primary (person)
+- Murray — primary (person)
+- Valverde — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2022-03-10** 03/10/2022 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2022-03-11** 03/11/2022 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/17/2022)
+- **2022-03-17** 03/17/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
+- **2022-05-13** 05/13/2022 Scheduled for consideration (05/17/2022)
+- **2022-05-16** 05/16/2022 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
+- **2022-05-17** 05/17/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2022-05-18** 05/18/2022 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/24/2022) `reading-3`
+- **2022-05-24** 05/24/2022 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
+- **2022-05-26** 05/26/2022 Referred to House Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
+- **2022-05-27** 05/27/2022 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/01/2022)
+- **2022-06-01** 06/01/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2022-06-03** 06/03/2022 Placed on House Calendar (06/09/2022) `reading-3`
+- **2022-06-09** 06/09/2022 House passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
+- **2022-06-17** 06/17/2022 Placed on House Calendar (06/17/2022) `reading-3`
+- **2022-06-17** 06/17/2022 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
+- **2022-06-17** 06/17/2022 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/21/2022) `reading-3`
+- **2022-06-21** 06/21/2022 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence `passage`
+- **2022-06-21** 06/21/2022 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2022-06-27** 06/27/2022 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/bcaaca70-3d7f-4339-b654-c3c381a7b716`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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