---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY"
description: "Repeals the older of the two existing chapters related to speech-language pathologists and audiologists and makes several amendments to reconcile the two statutes into one."
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2026"
identifier: "HB 7922"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7922 (2026)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Handy"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2026-02-27"
last_action: "2026-06-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/adf5c260-58b6-4901-80a7-eaa66b6782f8"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "6d4d0b0f69266273ee361729fef00934386d883941e053c58b2b54504d207cd0"
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 7922 (2026) — AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY AND AUDIOLOGY

Repeals the older of the two existing chapters related to speech-language pathologists and audiologists and makes several amendments to reconcile the two statutes into one.

## Version chain

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

1. **7922** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilegislature.gov/BillText/BillText26/HouseText26/H7922.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **64–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Handy — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2026-02-27** 02/27/2026 Introduced, referred to House Health & Human Services `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2026-03-13** 03/13/2026 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (03/19/2026)
- **2026-03-19** 03/19/2026 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2026-03-26** 03/26/2026 Scheduled for consideration (03/30/2026)
- **2026-03-30** 03/30/2026 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-04-10** 04/10/2026 Placed on House Calendar (04/16/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-04-16** 04/16/2026 House read and passed `passage`
- **2026-05-01** 05/01/2026 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2026-05-26** 05/26/2026 Scheduled for consideration (05/28/2026)
- **2026-05-28** 05/28/2026 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2026-06-03** 06/03/2026 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/04/2026) `reading-3`
- **2026-06-04** 06/04/2026 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2026-06-04** 06/04/2026 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2026-06-10** 06/10/2026 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/adf5c260-58b6-4901-80a7-eaa66b6782f8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).