---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHYSICAL THERAPISTS (Modernizes the definition of physical therapy, the right to use the title of physical therapist and includes practice beyond the scope of physical therapy as a grounds for discipline.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHYSICAL THERAPISTS (Modernizes the definition of physical therapy, the right to use the title of physical therapist and includes practice beyond the scope of physical therapy as a grounds for discipline.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 5669"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5669 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Business & Professions", "Physicians"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Slater"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-03-01"
last_action: "2017-09-27"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ff6951b1-f712-4372-842a-a2613bfd10b3"
source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
source_hash: "a4c4e08d7b3a4c60fbb43815c604c820364af24d37cd634053d0add23a68cb30"
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 5669 (2017) — AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHYSICAL THERAPISTS (Modernizes the definition of physical therapy, the right to use the title of physical therapist and includes practice beyond the scope of physical therapy as a grounds for discipline.)

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **5669 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText17/HouseText17/H5669A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **73–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Slater — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-03-01** 03/01/2017 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W. `referral-committee, introduction`
- **2017-03-10** 03/10/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/15/2017)
- **2017-03-15** 03/15/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2017-06-09** 06/09/2017 Scheduled for consideration (06/14/2017)
- **2017-06-14** 06/14/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-06-16** 06/16/2017 Placed on House Calendar (06/20/2017)
- **2017-06-20** 06/20/2017 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2017-06-20** 06/20/2017 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-28** 06/28/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/30/2017)
- **2017-06-30** 06/30/2017 Committee heard
- **2017-09-08** 09/08/2017 Scheduled for consideration
- **2017-09-13** 09/13/2017 Meeting postponed (09/14/2017)
- **2017-09-13** 09/13/2017 Scheduled for consideration (09/19/2017)
- **2017-09-19** 09/19/2017 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-09-19** 09/19/2017 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (09/19/2017)
- **2017-09-19** 09/19/2017 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2017-09-25** 09/25/2017 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-09-27** 09/27/2017 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/ff6951b1-f712-4372-842a-a2613bfd10b3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).