---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- RETENTION OF X-RAYS (Amends the retention of x-ray statute by eliminating retention for the life of the individual to retention for whatever period is required by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- RETENTION OF X-RAYS (Amends the retention of x-ray statute by eliminating retention for the life of the individual to retention for whatever period is required by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2023"
identifier: "HB 5676"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5676 (2023)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health & Safety", "Health Care Plans/Services", "Medical", "Medicare", "Statutes"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bennett", "Carson", "Cotter", "Fogarty", "Hull", "J. Lombardi", "Marszalkowski", "Morales", "Shallcross Smith", "Tanzi"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-02-17"
last_action: "2023-06-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/768fa9bb-d10e-4ed7-b87d-2e9000157414"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "d02417e31746afe02bd5cb1adada79718ad35c0b43929b43f0201affdac554f7"
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 5676 (2023) — AN ACT RELATING TO HEALTH AND SAFETY -- RETENTION OF X-RAYS (Amends the retention of x-ray statute by eliminating retention for the life of the individual to retention for whatever period is required by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.)

## Version chain

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

1. **5676 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText23/HouseText23/H5676A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **73–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bennett — primary (person)
- Carson — primary (person)
- Cotter — primary (person)
- Fogarty — primary (person)
- Hull — primary (person)
- J. Lombardi — primary (person)
- Marszalkowski — primary (person)
- Morales — primary (person)
- Shallcross Smith — primary (person)
- Tanzi — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-17** 02/17/2023 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2023-02-24** 02/24/2023 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/28/2023)
- **2023-02-28** 02/28/2023 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2023-05-26** 05/26/2023 Scheduled for consideration (06/01/2023)
- **2023-05-26** 05/26/2023 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2023-06-01** 06/01/2023 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-06-02** 06/02/2023 Placed on House Calendar (06/06/2023) `reading-3`
- **2023-06-06** 06/06/2023 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2023-06-07** 06/07/2023 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/08/2023) `reading-3`
- **2023-06-08** 06/08/2023 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2023-06-08** 06/08/2023 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-14** 06/14/2023 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/768fa9bb-d10e-4ed7-b87d-2e9000157414`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).