---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINE (Includes in the definition of unprofessional conduct performing a pelvic examination without consent of an anesthetized or unconscious female patient.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINE (Includes in the definition of unprofessional conduct performing a pelvic examination without consent of an anesthetized or unconscious female patient.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "SB 996"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 996 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Business & Professions", "Health & Safety", "Medical", "Sexual Assault"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Sosnowski"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 6
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-06-29"
last_action: "2021-07-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/148c7e63-5d8b-449c-b35b-93f173e74912"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "e63628ee530d560f6c9d24be08a1a8c9c0caaabe3b88246652f445b26fc84a20"
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 996 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINE (Includes in the definition of unprofessional conduct performing a pelvic examination without consent of an anesthetized or unconscious female patient.)

## Version chain

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

1. **996** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/SenateText21/S0996.pdf)

## Votes

- LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINE — **37–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Sosnowski — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-06-29** 06/29/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (07/01/2021)
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Senate read and passed `passage`
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Placed on the House Consent Calendar (07/01/2021)
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 House passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-07-12** 07/12/2021 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/148c7e63-5d8b-449c-b35b-93f173e74912`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).