---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS -- GOVERNOR'S COUNCIL ON BEHAVIOR HEALTH (Increases membership of council from 26 to 31 voting members with amendments to reflect current names of state depts./divisions/agencies listed in statute.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS -- GOVERNOR'S COUNCIL ON BEHAVIOR HEALTH (Increases membership of council from 26 to 31 voting members with amendments to reflect current names of state depts./divisions/agencies listed in statute.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2017"
identifier: "HB 5578"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5578 (2017)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Substance Abuse Stamp", "Dept. of BHDDH", "Behavioral Healthcare"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ackerman", "Carson", "Casimiro", "Donovan", "Kazarian"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2017-02-16"
last_action: "2017-07-05"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f26d3855-7392-4cfc-b926-f6181a484be7"
source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
source_hash: "644a542d8fae3a2c7eaf1d852ef5e15b20b86e15cc30806573e3fdda718b3fbb"
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 5578 (2017) — AN ACT RELATING TO BEHAVIORAL HEALTHCARE, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES AND HOSPITALS -- GOVERNOR'S COUNCIL ON BEHAVIOR HEALTH (Increases membership of council from 26 to 31 voting members with amendments to reflect current names of state depts./divisions/agencies listed in statute.)

## Version chain

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

1. **5578** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText17/HouseText17/H5578.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **70–0** (pass) · legislature

## Sponsors

- Ackerman — primary (person)
- Carson — primary (person)
- Casimiro — primary (person)
- Donovan — primary (person)
- Kazarian — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-02-16** 02/16/2017 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W. `referral-committee, introduction`
- **2017-03-10** 03/10/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/15/2017)
- **2017-03-15** 03/15/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2017-06-02** 06/02/2017 Scheduled for consideration (06/07/2017)
- **2017-06-07** 06/07/2017 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-06-09** 06/09/2017 Placed on House Calendar (06/14/2017)
- **2017-06-14** 06/14/2017 House read and passed `passage`
- **2017-06-14** 06/14/2017 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2017-06-16** 06/16/2017 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (06/22/2017)
- **2017-06-22** 06/22/2017 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-06-22** 06/22/2017 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/27/2017)
- **2017-06-27** 06/27/2017 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2017-06-29** 06/29/2017 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-07-05** 07/05/2017 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/f26d3855-7392-4cfc-b926-f6181a484be7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).