---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- RHODE ISLAND HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE ACT OF 2008 (Provides patients opportunity to opt out of information disclosure under HIE.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- RHODE ISLAND HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE ACT OF 2008 (Provides patients opportunity to opt out of information disclosure under HIE.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 495"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 495 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Business & Professions", "Computer Technology", "Health & Safety", "Health Care Plans/Services"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["DiMario", "Goldin", "Miller", "Valverde"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-03-04"
last_action: "2021-07-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/752772d1-6bd0-4565-9b03-aea5c48c7850"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "76cfdd76dc71c4d4537569eb5bda6031c5703b3cdaacdb912260bf339aba5129"
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 495 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- RHODE ISLAND HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE ACT OF 2008 (Provides patients opportunity to opt out of information disclosure under HIE.)

## Version chain

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

1. **495 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/SenateText21/S0495A.pdf)

## Votes

- OF 2008 — **28–10** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

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

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-04** 03/04/2021 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-03-26** 03/26/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/01/2021)
- **2021-04-01** 04/01/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-06-18** 06/18/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/22/2021)
- **2021-06-21** 06/21/2021 Proposed Substitute
- **2021-06-22** 06/22/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-22** 06/22/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/24/2021)
- **2021-06-24** 06/24/2021 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Referred to House Health & Human Services `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 in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (06/30/2021)
- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 House passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-07-08** 07/08/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-12** 07/12/2021 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/752772d1-6bd0-4565-9b03-aea5c48c7850`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).