---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE (Requires coverage for the treatment of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections/pediatric acute onset neuropsychiatric syndrome, including, but not limited to, the use of intravenous immunoglobin therapy.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE (Requires coverage for the treatment of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections/pediatric acute onset neuropsychiatric syndrome, including, but not limited to, the use of intravenous immunoglobin therapy.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "SB 2203"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 2203 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Burke", "Cano", "DiMario", "Lawson", "Murray", "Quezada", "Valverde"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-02-08"
last_action: "2022-06-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e46de150-c5cc-4912-aeb5-1244f94bbd31"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "7ad193c9a3fd20b5fe19a92ba523d3c3d85c0f58dddd2f8449134ec5b3ebf4ad"
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 2203 (2022) — AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE (Requires coverage for the treatment of pediatric autoimmune neuropsychiatric disorders associated with streptococcal infections/pediatric acute onset neuropsychiatric syndrome, including, but not limited to, the use of intravenous immunoglobin therapy.)

## Version chain

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

1. **2203 SUB B as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText22/SenateText22/S2203Baa.pdf)

## Votes

- AS AMENDED — **71–0** (pass) · upper
- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **60–0** (pass) · upper
- Passage — **38–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Burke — primary (person)
- Cano — primary (person)
- DiMario — primary (person)
- Lawson — primary (person)
- Murray — primary (person)
- Quezada — primary (person)
- Valverde — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-02-08** 02/08/2022 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-02-25** 02/25/2022 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/03/2022)
- **2022-03-03** 03/03/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2022-05-10** 05/10/2022 Scheduled for consideration (05/12/2022)
- **2022-05-11** 05/11/2022 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2022-05-12** 05/12/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-12** 05/12/2022 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/19/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-05-19** 05/19/2022 Senate passed Sub A `passage`
- **2022-05-20** 05/20/2022 Referred to House Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-19** 06/19/2022 Scheduled for consideration (06/21/2022)
- **2022-06-19** 06/19/2022 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2022-06-21** 06/21/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub B `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-06-21** 06/21/2022 Placed on House Calendar (06/23/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-06-23** 06/23/2022 House passed Sub B as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
- **2022-06-23** 06/23/2022 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/23/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-06-23** 06/23/2022 Senate passed Sub B as amended in concurrence `passage`
- **2022-06-24** 06/24/2022 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-30** 06/30/2022 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/e46de150-c5cc-4912-aeb5-1244f94bbd31`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).