---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- BREAST CANCER PATIENT NOTIFICATION (Now allows for a summary of a patient's mammography report be provided to the patient by mail, electronically, or otherwise.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- BREAST CANCER PATIENT NOTIFICATION (Now allows for a summary of a patient's mammography report be provided to the patient by mail, electronically, or otherwise.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 5648"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5648 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Cancer", "Computer Technology", "Health & Safety", "Human Services", "Medical"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Solomon"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-22"
last_action: "2021-06-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8c6b515f-c518-4beb-abd5-9b27630a3f73"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "eea464c3a0abe1c850538a711780afaea183b5593f6d50ab6cbd814335ab2d73"
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 5648 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- BREAST CANCER PATIENT NOTIFICATION (Now allows for a summary of a patient's mammography report be provided to the patient by mail, electronically, or otherwise.)

## Version chain

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

1. **5648** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5648.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **72–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Solomon — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-22** 02/22/2021 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-26** 02/26/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/01/2021)
- **2021-03-01** 03/01/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-05-07** 05/07/2021 Scheduled for consideration (05/12/2021)
- **2021-05-12** 05/12/2021 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-14** 05/14/2021 Placed on House Calendar (05/19/2021)
- **2021-05-19** 05/19/2021 House read and passed `passage`
- **2021-05-20** 05/20/2021 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-21** 05/21/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/27/2021)
- **2021-05-27** 05/27/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-02** 06/02/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/08/2021)
- **2021-06-08** 06/08/2021 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-06-08** 06/08/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-11** 06/11/2021 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/8c6b515f-c518-4beb-abd5-9b27630a3f73`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).