---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- ATHLETIC TRAINERS"
description: "Requires certified athletic trainers to be trained in the administration of epinephrine auto-injectors (epi-pens) and would require such professionals to be equipped with the medication while performing professional activities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2025"
identifier: "HB 5486"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5486 (2025)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Baginski", "Fellela"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 12
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-02-13"
last_action: "2025-06-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/30814d18-8b8b-4466-831e-2d275956cba5"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "1008c5c6d99d14a690842aabeb877026697ffa187e0aa5d2288150a1fa1c11c4"
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 5486 (2025) — AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- ATHLETIC TRAINERS

Requires certified athletic trainers to be trained in the administration of epinephrine auto-injectors (epi-pens) and would require such professionals to be equipped with the medication while performing professional activities.

## Version chain

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

1. **5486 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText25/HouseText25/H5486A.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **73–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Baginski — primary (person)
- Fellela — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-13** 02/13/2025 Introduced, referred to House Corporations `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2025-02-21** 02/21/2025 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/25/2025)
- **2025-02-25** 02/25/2025 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2025-06-06** 06/06/2025 Scheduled for consideration (06/10/2025)
- **2025-06-06** 06/06/2025 Proposed Substitute `substitution`
- **2025-06-10** 06/10/2025 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-06-13** 06/13/2025 Placed on House Calendar (06/16/2025) `reading-3`
- **2025-06-16** 06/16/2025 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2025-06-17** 06/17/2025 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/18/2025) `reading-3`
- **2025-06-18** 06/18/2025 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2025-06-18** 06/18/2025 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-06-24** 06/24/2025 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/30814d18-8b8b-4466-831e-2d275956cba5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).