---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINE"
description: "Prohibits healthcare providers and health plans from denying the payment of a medical bill, solely because the bill may have arisen from a third-party claim."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 7002"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7002 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Azzinaro", "Brien", "Corvese", "Noret"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-01-07"
last_action: "2026-06-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e520c552-68e7-4054-8745-33251e371d1b"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "49576d22cebc42c3f09aac00e90ca40efeae64c521610f8d3c78064c65017526"
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 7002 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINE

Prohibits healthcare providers and health plans from denying the payment of a medical bill, solely because the bill may have arisen from a third-party claim.

## Version chain

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

1. **7002** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7002.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **64–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Azzinaro — primary (person)
- Brien — primary (person)
- Corvese — primary (person)
- Noret — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-01-07** 01/07/2026 Introduced, referred to House Corporations `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-01-16** 01/16/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (01/20/2026)
- **2026-01-20** 01/20/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2026-03-06** 03/06/2026 Scheduled for consideration (03/12/2026)
- **2026-03-12** 03/12/2026 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-03-13** 03/13/2026 Placed on House Calendar (03/17/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-03-17** 03/17/2026 House read and passed `passage`
- **2026-03-27** 03/27/2026 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2026-06-05** 06/05/2026 Scheduled for consideration (06/09/2026)
- **2026-06-09** 06/09/2026 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-06-09** 06/09/2026 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/10/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-06-10** 06/10/2026 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2026-06-18** 06/18/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-22** 06/22/2026 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/e520c552-68e7-4054-8745-33251e371d1b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).