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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES -- STATUTES AND STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION (Replaces terms \"mentally retarded\"/\"retarded\" or \"alcoholic\"/\"drug abuser\" used in general laws with \"intellectual or developmental disability\" or \"person with an intellectual or developmental disability\" or \"person with substance use disorder.\")"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES -- STATUTES AND STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION (Replaces terms \"mentally retarded\"/\"retarded\" or \"alcoholic\"/\"drug abuser\" used in general laws with \"intellectual or developmental disability\" or \"person with an intellectual or developmental disability\" or \"person with substance use disorder.\")"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2023"
+identifier: "SB 722"
+citation: "Rhode Island SB 722 (2023)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Dept. of BHDDH", "Education", "Persons with Disabilities"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Acosta", "DiPalma", "Miller"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 18
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2023-03-22"
+last_action: "2023-06-14"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d922c52b-4726-4aca-929e-b07e49f0d257"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "ba4c139bb9121e9c363313e4193aaeaf09f0f1b8da10e536eae7345776e4c905"
+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 722 (2023) — AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION -- CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES -- STATUTES AND STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION (Replaces terms "mentally retarded"/"retarded" or "alcoholic"/"drug abuser" used in general laws with "intellectual or developmental disability" or "person with an intellectual or developmental disability" or "person with substance use disorder.")
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **722 SUB B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText23/SenateText23/S0722B.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- CONSTRUCTION — **36–1** (pass) · upper
+- PASSAGE — **73–0** (pass) · upper
+- In Concurrence — **37–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Acosta — primary (person)
+- DiPalma — primary (person)
+- Miller — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-03-22** 03/22/2023 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services `introduction, referral-committee`
+- **2023-04-14** 04/14/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
+- **2023-04-17** 04/17/2023 Meeting postponed (04/20/2023)
+- **2023-04-20** 04/20/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/27/2023)
+- **2023-04-26** 04/26/2023 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
+- **2023-04-27** 04/27/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-04-28** 04/28/2023 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/09/2023) `reading-3`
+- **2023-05-09** 05/09/2023 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
+- **2023-05-10** 05/10/2023 Referred to House Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
+- **2023-05-26** 05/26/2023 Scheduled for consideration (06/01/2023)
+- **2023-05-26** 05/26/2023 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
+- **2023-06-01** 06/01/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub B `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-06-02** 06/02/2023 Placed on House Calendar (06/06/2023) `reading-3`
+- **2023-06-06** 06/06/2023 House passed Sub B `passage`
+- **2023-06-07** 06/07/2023 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/13/2023) `reading-3`
+- **2023-06-08** 06/08/2023 Senate passed Sub B in concurrence `passage`
+- **2023-06-08** 06/08/2023 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-06-14** 06/14/2023 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/d922c52b-4726-4aca-929e-b07e49f0d257`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+