---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE CONSUMER PROTECTION IN EYE CARE ACT (Provides for consumer protection in eye care services by developing standards and enforcement protocols in the provision of eye care services.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE CONSUMER PROTECTION IN EYE CARE ACT (Provides for consumer protection in eye care services by developing standards and enforcement protocols in the provision of eye care services.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 6654"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 6654 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["O'Brien"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 13
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2022-01-06"
last_action: "2022-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2edd7725-de26-4aa7-b1f5-4d2b73070efe"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "fe9b920712a13813e5b99e6b0c78e1f72ce4a5e8d3df632a809f0a91b2755cb4"
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 6654 (2022) — AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- THE CONSUMER PROTECTION IN EYE CARE ACT (Provides for consumer protection in eye care services by developing standards and enforcement protocols in the provision of eye care services.)

## Version chain

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

1. **6654 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText22/HouseText22/H6654A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **60–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- O'Brien — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-06** 01/06/2022 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-05-20** 05/20/2022 Scheduled for consideration (05/25/2022)
- **2022-05-20** 05/20/2022 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2022-05-25** 05/25/2022 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-27** 05/27/2022 Placed on House Calendar (06/02/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-06-02** 06/02/2022 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2022-06-10** 06/10/2022 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 the Senate Consent 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/2edd7725-de26-4aa7-b1f5-4d2b73070efe`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).