---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- GENETIC COUNSELORS LICENSING ACT (Same as 21H-5147 -- Provides a statutory framework for the licensing and regulation of genetic counselors.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- GENETIC COUNSELORS LICENSING ACT (Same as 21H-5147 -- Provides a statutory framework for the licensing and regulation of genetic counselors.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 6643"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 6643 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Caldwell", "Craven", "Kazarian", "McEntee", "Ruggiero"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 19
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2022-01-06"
last_action: "2022-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e9f05ed9-1f4f-461b-af4e-78d69763cdfc"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "22233a662498161a73979871aee967620a5993d54c4a4bb1ac22e59415bd3ca7"
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 6643 (2022) — AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- GENETIC COUNSELORS LICENSING ACT (Same as 21H-5147 -- Provides a statutory framework for the licensing and regulation of genetic counselors.)

## Version chain

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

1. **6643 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText22/HouseText22/H6643A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **52–15** (pass) · lower
- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **22–45** (fail) · lower

## Sponsors

- Caldwell — primary (person)
- Craven — primary (person)
- Kazarian — primary (person)
- McEntee — primary (person)
- Ruggiero — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-06** 01/06/2022 Introduced, referred to House Corporations `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-01-21** 01/21/2022 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (01/25/2022)
- **2022-01-25** 01/25/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2022-03-04** 03/04/2022 Scheduled for consideration
- **2022-03-07** 03/07/2022 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (03/08/2022)
- **2022-03-07** 03/07/2022 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2022-03-07** 03/07/2022 Committee postponed at request of sponsor (03/08/2022)
- **2022-03-11** 03/11/2022 Scheduled for consideration (03/15/2022)
- **2022-03-11** 03/11/2022 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2022-03-15** 03/15/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-03-18** 03/18/2022 Placed on House Calendar (03/24/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-03-24** 03/24/2022 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2022-04-05** 04/05/2022 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2022-06-17** 06/17/2022 Scheduled for consideration (06/21/2022)
- **2022-06-21** 06/21/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-06-23** 06/23/2022 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/23/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-06-23** 06/23/2022 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2022-06-24** 06/24/2022 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-29** 06/29/2022 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/e9f05ed9-1f4f-461b-af4e-78d69763cdfc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).