---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHYSICAL THERAPISTS (Same as 21H-6129 -- Authorizes a licensed physical therapist to perform physical therapy services to a student while in school without a prescription or referral, in accordance with the student's IEP or IFSP.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHYSICAL THERAPISTS (Same as 21H-6129 -- Authorizes a licensed physical therapist to perform physical therapy services to a student while in school without a prescription or referral, in accordance with the student's IEP or IFSP.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 6669"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 6669 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Shallcross Smith"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 9
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2022-01-06"
last_action: "2022-06-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b58629a5-0a6d-4586-962e-248f78383244"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "44eb8f849bc60791b30ed568ad7466935934c9eaad8f3bb704c06efbdb555468"
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 6669 (2022) — AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHYSICAL THERAPISTS (Same as 21H-6129 -- Authorizes a licensed physical therapist to perform physical therapy services to a student while in school without a prescription or referral, in accordance with the student's IEP or IFSP.)

## Version chain

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

1. **6669** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText22/HouseText22/H6669.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **67–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Shallcross Smith — 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`
- **2022-05-13** 05/13/2022 Scheduled for consideration (05/18/2022)
- **2022-05-18** 05/18/2022 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-20** 05/20/2022 Placed on House Calendar (05/25/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-05-25** 05/25/2022 House read and passed `passage`
- **2022-06-02** 06/02/2022 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/07/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-06-07** 06/07/2022 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2022-06-09** 06/09/2022 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-15** 06/15/2022 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/b58629a5-0a6d-4586-962e-248f78383244`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).