---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINE (Increases the maximum fine amount for those found guilty of unprofessional conduct by the board of medical licensure and discipline from $10,000 to $30,000 and would establish a new chapter of the general laws.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINE (Increases the maximum fine amount for those found guilty of unprofessional conduct by the board of medical licensure and discipline from $10,000 to $30,000 and would establish a new chapter of the general laws.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 256"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 256 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Business & Professions", "Courts", "Fees", "Health Care Plans/Services", "Licenses"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DiMario", "Goldin", "Kallman", "Lawson", "Miller", "Valverde"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-10"
last_action: "2021-07-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dc44c4c4-014e-47bf-b81f-e971abb148d4"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "3170ffbbcd195f950d5415c3553d5666c96c6f31098024e645568d62ca3167fb"
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 256 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINE (Increases the maximum fine amount for those found guilty of unprofessional conduct by the board of medical licensure and discipline from $10,000 to $30,000 and would establish a new chapter of the general laws.)

## Version chain

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

1. **256 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/SenateText21/S0256Aaa.pdf)

## Votes

- Approval of Amendment — **34–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage as Amended — **36–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- DiMario — primary (person)
- Goldin — primary (person)
- Kallman — primary (person)
- Lawson — primary (person)
- Miller — primary (person)
- Valverde — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-10** 02/10/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-05-14** 05/14/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/20/2021)
- **2021-05-20** 05/20/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-05-28** 05/28/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/03/2021)
- **2021-06-02** 06/02/2021 Proposed Substitute
- **2021-06-03** 06/03/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-04** 06/04/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/15/2021)
- **2021-06-15** 06/15/2021 Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
- **2021-06-16** 06/16/2021 Referred to House Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/28/2021)
- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A as amended in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-29** 06/29/2021 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (07/01/2021)
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 House passed Sub A as amended in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-07-08** 07/08/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-14** 07/14/2021 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/dc44c4c4-014e-47bf-b81f-e971abb148d4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).