---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - ELECTROLYSIS (Establishes the requirements for licensure and regulation of electrologists performing electrolysis and/or laser hair removal.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - ELECTROLYSIS (Establishes the requirements for licensure and regulation of electrologists performing electrolysis and/or laser hair removal.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2019"
identifier: "HB 5251"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5251 (2019)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health & Safety"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Azzinaro", "Corvese", "Lima", "O'Brien", "Vella-Wilkinson"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-01-31"
last_action: "2019-07-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6ed6770a-c9f5-44ed-b09d-b2305c23d036"
source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
source_hash: "fd47c7cbcef1c52e46d7a9d095a24b835a5193f246e3435d0b081f2a6eee8624"
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 5251 (2019) — AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS - ELECTROLYSIS (Establishes the requirements for licensure and regulation of electrologists performing electrolysis and/or laser hair removal.)

## Version chain

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

1. **5251 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText19/HouseText19/H5251A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **68–4** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Azzinaro — primary (person)
- Corvese — primary (person)
- Lima — primary (person)
- O'Brien — primary (person)
- Vella-Wilkinson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-31** 01/31/2019 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W. `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2019-02-15** 02/15/2019 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/27/2019)
- **2019-02-27** 02/27/2019 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2019-05-24** 05/24/2019 Scheduled for consideration (05/29/2019)
- **2019-05-24** 05/24/2019 Proposed Substitute
- **2019-05-29** 05/29/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-31** 05/31/2019 Placed on House Calendar (06/05/2019)
- **2019-06-05** 06/05/2019 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2019-06-06** 06/06/2019 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2019-06-07** 06/07/2019 Scheduled for consideration (06/11/2019)
- **2019-06-11** 06/11/2019 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-06-25** 06/25/2019 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/27/2019)
- **2019-06-27** 06/27/2019 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2019-07-03** 07/03/2019 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-07-08** 07/08/2019 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/6ed6770a-c9f5-44ed-b09d-b2305c23d036`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).