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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHYSICAL THERAPISTS (Extends the authorization for physical therapists to order diagnostic imaging as an authorized practice of physical therapy until December 31, 2025.)"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHYSICAL THERAPISTS (Extends the authorization for physical therapists to order diagnostic imaging as an authorized practice of physical therapy until December 31, 2025.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2023"
+identifier: "HB 5013"
+citation: "Rhode Island HB 5013 (2023)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Business & Professions", "Computer Technology", "Health & Safety", "Health Care Plans/Services", "Therapists"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Baginski", "Bennett", "Corvese", "Fenton-Fung", "McGaw", "McNamara", "Solomon"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 14
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2023-01-06"
+last_action: "2023-06-12"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d09e6ed0-2c36-4cf0-9b3f-3edbd3ce6322"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "570ea682da4dcc2f2e68a27cafbfb8030b758b95df19dfcd90b43fbadfeb5d5b"
+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 5013 (2023) — AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHYSICAL THERAPISTS (Extends the authorization for physical therapists to order diagnostic imaging as an authorized practice of physical therapy until December 31, 2025.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **5013** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText23/HouseText23/H5013.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- PASSAGE — **66–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Baginski — primary (person)
+- Bennett — primary (person)
+- Corvese — primary (person)
+- Fenton-Fung — primary (person)
+- McGaw — primary (person)
+- McNamara — primary (person)
+- Solomon — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-01-06** 01/06/2023 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2023-02-10** 02/10/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/14/2023)
+- **2023-02-14** 02/14/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
+- **2023-04-28** 04/28/2023 Scheduled for consideration (05/04/2023)
+- **2023-05-04** 05/04/2023 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-05-05** 05/05/2023 Placed on House Calendar (05/09/2023) `reading-3`
+- **2023-05-09** 05/09/2023 House read and passed `passage`
+- **2023-05-15** 05/15/2023 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
+- **2023-05-26** 05/26/2023 Scheduled for consideration (06/01/2023)
+- **2023-06-01** 06/01/2023 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-06-02** 06/02/2023 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/06/2023) `reading-3`
+- **2023-06-06** 06/06/2023 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
+- **2023-06-06** 06/06/2023 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-06-12** 06/12/2023 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/d09e6ed0-2c36-4cf0-9b3f-3edbd3ce6322`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+