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legislation/us/states/ri/2023/sb-723.md

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+type: "Bill"
+title: "AN ACT RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS -- MENTAL HEALTH LAW (Includes licensed advanced practice registered nurses (APRN), certified in psychiatric/mental health, as qualified to certify the need for mental health treatment in certain patients.)"
+description: "AN ACT RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS -- MENTAL HEALTH LAW (Includes licensed advanced practice registered nurses (APRN), certified in psychiatric/mental health, as qualified to certify the need for mental health treatment in certain patients.)"
+jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
+legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
+session: "2023"
+identifier: "SB 723"
+citation: "Rhode Island SB 723 (2023)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Behavioral Healthcare", "Dept. of BHDDH", "Mental Health"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["DiMario", "Lauria", "Lawson", "Miller"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 13
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2023-03-22"
+last_action: "2023-06-19"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/86782ab4-9507-435a-9db9-20ffe66d8ead"
+source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
+source_hash: "cf61d763763070312b5d7d9e7d9a38de88032681f04a6df2b015ed2b62c6196a"
+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 723 (2023) — AN ACT RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS -- MENTAL HEALTH LAW (Includes licensed advanced practice registered nurses (APRN), certified in psychiatric/mental health, as qualified to certify the need for mental health treatment in certain patients.)
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **723 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText23/SenateText23/S0723Aaa.pdf)
+
+## Votes
+
+- Passage as Amended — **37–0** (pass) · upper
+- LC002292/2 — **35–0** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- DiMario — primary (person)
+- Lauria — primary (person)
+- Lawson — 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`
+- **2023-04-28** 04/28/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/02/2023)
+- **2023-05-02** 05/02/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
+- **2023-05-23** 05/23/2023 Scheduled for consideration (05/25/2023)
+- **2023-05-24** 05/24/2023 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
+- **2023-05-25** 05/25/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-05-26** 05/26/2023 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/01/2023) `reading-3`
+- **2023-06-01** 06/01/2023 Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
+- **2023-06-02** 06/02/2023 Referred to House Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
+- **2023-06-06** 06/06/2023 Placed on House Calendar (06/08/2023) `reading-3`
+- **2023-06-08** 06/08/2023 House passed Sub A as amended in concurrence `passage`
+- **2023-06-14** 06/14/2023 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-06-19** 06/19/2023 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/86782ab4-9507-435a-9db9-20ffe66d8ead`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
+