---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF HEALTHCARE FACILITIES"
description: "Allows the healthcare facility to conduct human-subject research on patients subject to 21 C.F.R. Pt 50 and/or 45 C.F.R. Pt 46 (relating to the informed consent of human subjects)."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2024"
identifier: "HB 7301"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7301 (2024)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ackerman", "Chippendale", "Donovan", "Edwards", "Finkelman", "McNamara", "Serpa", "Shallcross Smith"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 22
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2024-01-26"
last_action: "2024-06-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f57ab955-dd77-44eb-b470-6fc435c94766"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "96eb463dc76f0e883ab90cf8296a958fc0dd18587c6fceffc6881fa44ec47a14"
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 7301 (2024) — AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- LICENSING OF HEALTHCARE FACILITIES

Allows the healthcare facility to conduct human-subject research on patients subject to 21 C.F.R. Pt 50 and/or 45 C.F.R. Pt 46 (relating to the informed consent of human subjects).

## Version chain

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

1. **7301 SUB B** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText24/HouseText24/H7301B.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **67–2** (pass) · lower
- SECTION — **39–21** (pass) · lower
- BILL AS A WHOLE — **50–10** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ackerman — primary (person)
- Chippendale — primary (person)
- Donovan — primary (person)
- Edwards — primary (person)
- Finkelman — primary (person)
- McNamara — primary (person)
- Serpa — primary (person)
- Shallcross Smith — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-01-26** 01/26/2024 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2024-02-02** 02/02/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
- **2024-02-02** 02/02/2024 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (02/08/2024)
- **2024-02-09** 02/09/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration
- **2024-02-12** 02/12/2024 Meeting postponed (02/13/2024)
- **2024-02-12** 02/12/2024 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/15/2024)
- **2024-02-15** 02/15/2024 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2024-02-23** 02/23/2024 Scheduled for consideration (02/29/2024)
- **2024-02-23** 02/23/2024 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2024-02-29** 02/29/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-03-01** 03/01/2024 Placed on House Calendar (03/05/2024) `reading-3`
- **2024-03-05** 03/05/2024 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2024-03-08** 03/08/2024 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2024-06-09** 06/09/2024 Scheduled for consideration (06/11/2024)
- **2024-06-10** 06/10/2024 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2024-06-11** 06/11/2024 Committee recommends passage of Sub B `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2024-06-14** 06/14/2024 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/13/2024) `reading-3`
- **2024-06-14** 06/14/2024 Senate passed Sub B `passage`
- **2024-06-13** 06/13/2024 Placed on House Calendar (06/13/2024) `reading-3`
- **2024-06-14** 06/14/2024 House passed Sub B in concurrence `passage`
- **2024-06-20** 06/20/2024 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2024-06-24** 06/24/2024 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/f57ab955-dd77-44eb-b470-6fc435c94766`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).