---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES -- THE MARYELLEN GOODWIN COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING ACT (Insurance coverage for prostate/colon cancer screening.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES -- THE MARYELLEN GOODWIN COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING ACT (Insurance coverage for prostate/colon cancer screening.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 5432"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5432 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cancer", "Health & Safety", "Health Care Affordability", "Health Care Plans/Services", "Health Insurance", "Insurance"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ackerman", "Baginski", "Chippendale", "Hawkins", "McNamara"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-08"
last_action: "2021-04-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/465acd4b-4749-4a4b-a724-6c7c16ca5ef3"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "7a212be315df0c4f9a3db2deb588037a1703da3e9d090afe348d3406c52671c9"
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 5432 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE -- ACCIDENT AND SICKNESS INSURANCE POLICIES -- THE MARYELLEN GOODWIN COLORECTAL CANCER SCREENING ACT (Insurance coverage for prostate/colon cancer screening.)

## Version chain

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

1. **5432 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5432A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **74–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ackerman — primary (person)
- Baginski — primary (person)
- Chippendale — primary (person)
- Hawkins — primary (person)
- McNamara — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-08** 02/08/2021 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-26** 03/26/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/30/2021)
- **2021-03-30** 03/30/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-04-02** 04/02/2021 Scheduled for consideration (04/07/2021)
- **2021-04-02** 04/02/2021 Proposed Substitute
- **2021-04-07** 04/07/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-09** 04/09/2021 Placed on House Calendar (04/13/2021)
- **2021-04-13** 04/13/2021 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2021-04-13** 04/13/2021 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-04-27** 04/27/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-04-29** 04/29/2021 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/465acd4b-4749-4a4b-a724-6c7c16ca5ef3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).