---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- DENTISTS AND DENTAL HYGIENISTS (Requires at least one oral and maxillofacial surgeon on the Rhode Island board of examiners in dentistry.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- DENTISTS AND DENTAL HYGIENISTS (Requires at least one oral and maxillofacial surgeon on the Rhode Island board of examiners in dentistry.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 5075"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5075 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Business & Professions", "Dentist", "Health & Safety", "Health Care Plans/Services", "Medical"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Casimiro", "McNamara", "Noret"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-01-22"
last_action: "2021-06-23"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f47c1558-dc83-4ffe-9484-763f938ded17"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "dbe89b6c1d0b22b801472f7f63d8efdbfb16b384f11fae0df144df9d57f6c428"
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 5075 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- DENTISTS AND DENTAL HYGIENISTS (Requires at least one oral and maxillofacial surgeon on the Rhode Island board of examiners in dentistry.)

## Version chain

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

1. **5075** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5075.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **73–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Casimiro — primary (person)
- McNamara — primary (person)
- Noret — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-22** 01/22/2021 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W. `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-01-29** 01/29/2021 Committee transferred to House Health & Human Services
- **2021-01-29** 01/29/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/02/2021)
- **2021-02-02** 02/02/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-02-18** 02/18/2021 Scheduled for consideration (02/25/2021)
- **2021-02-25** 02/25/2021 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-02-26** 02/26/2021 Placed on House Calendar (03/04/2021)
- **2021-03-04** 03/04/2021 House read and passed `passage`
- **2021-03-26** 03/26/2021 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-28** 05/28/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/03/2021)
- **2021-06-03** 06/03/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-17** 06/17/2021 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/22/2021)
- **2021-06-22** 06/22/2021 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 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/f47c1558-dc83-4ffe-9484-763f938ded17`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).