---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- QUALITY SELF-DIRECTED SERVICES -- PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- INDIVIDUAL PROVIDERS OF DIRECT SUPPORT SERVICES (Enables the creation of a public registry of home health aides, giving seniors and individuals living with disabilities another choice when accessing long-term care options.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- QUALITY SELF-DIRECTED SERVICES -- PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- INDIVIDUAL PROVIDERS OF DIRECT SUPPORT SERVICES (Enables the creation of a public registry of home health aides, giving seniors and individuals living with disabilities another choice when accessing long-term care options.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2018"
identifier: "SB 2734"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 2734 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Handicapped", "Health & Safety", "Human Services", "Nurses", "Nursing Homes", "Seniors"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Euer", "Goodwin"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2018-03-20"
last_action: "2018-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ab5fda70-1572-409d-bcb3-cdb648654afb"
source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
source_hash: "70b3fc4913d375254e56dc82e39d74e9a01a45165cdab5acd98530828fbeb8d4"
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 2734 (2018) — AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- QUALITY SELF-DIRECTED SERVICES -- PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- INDIVIDUAL PROVIDERS OF DIRECT SUPPORT SERVICES (Enables the creation of a public registry of home health aides, giving seniors and individuals living with disabilities another choice when accessing long-term care options.)

## Version chain

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

1. **2734 SUB B as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText18/SenateText18/S2734Baa.pdf)

## Votes

- Passage — **33–0** (pass) · upper
- AS AMENDED — **60–11** (pass) · upper
- In Concurrence — **28–3** (pass) · upper
- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **66–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Euer — primary (person)
- Goodwin — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2018-03-20** 03/20/2018 Introduced, referred to Senate Labor `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-03-29** 03/29/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
- **2018-03-30** 03/30/2018 Meeting postponed (04/04/2018)
- **2018-04-20** 04/20/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/25/2018)
- **2018-04-25** 04/25/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2018-05-11** 05/11/2018 Scheduled for consideration (05/16/2018)
- **2018-05-16** 05/16/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-05-17** 05/17/2018 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/23/2018)
- **2018-05-23** 05/23/2018 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
- **2018-05-25** 05/25/2018 Referred to House Labor `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-22** 06/22/2018 Committee transferred to House Finance
- **2018-06-22** 06/22/2018 Scheduled for consideration (06/22/2018)
- **2018-06-22** 06/22/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub B `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-06-22** 06/22/2018 Placed on House Calendar (06/22/2018)
- **2018-06-22** 06/22/2018 House passed Sub B as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/23/2018)
- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 Senate passed Sub B as amended in concurrence `passage`
- **2018-06-26** 06/26/2018 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-06-29** 06/29/2018 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/ab5fda70-1572-409d-bcb3-cdb648654afb`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).