---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- AUTHORITY TO FINE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS (Amends the name of the title of chapter 5-90 to Ryan's Law.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- AUTHORITY TO FINE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS (Amends the name of the title of chapter 5-90 to Ryan's Law.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2022"
identifier: "HB 7157"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7157 (2022)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ackerman", "Craven", "Fellela", "Serpa"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 14
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2022-01-26"
last_action: "2022-06-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/61976745-941c-492a-b623-0f7f98962c38"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "2a1feec8479f82ca953ee6870bb3a5748bdb286141d7af17a5165c2adfd41735"
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 7157 (2022) — AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- AUTHORITY TO FINE HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS (Amends the name of the title of chapter 5-90 to Ryan's Law.)

## Version chain

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

1. **7157** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText22/HouseText22/H7157.pdf)

## Votes

- PASSAGE — **67–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ackerman — primary (person)
- Craven — primary (person)
- Fellela — primary (person)
- Serpa — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2022-01-26** 01/26/2022 Introduced, referred to House Corporations `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2022-01-28** 01/28/2022 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/01/2022)
- **2022-02-01** 02/01/2022 Committee recommended measure be held for further study `committee-failure`
- **2022-04-29** 04/29/2022 Scheduled for consideration (05/05/2022)
- **2022-05-05** 05/05/2022 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-05-06** 05/06/2022 Placed on House Calendar (05/12/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-05-12** 05/12/2022 House read and passed `passage`
- **2022-05-20** 05/20/2022 Referred to Senate Judiciary `referral-committee`
- **2022-05-20** 05/20/2022 Scheduled for consideration (05/24/2022)
- **2022-05-24** 05/24/2022 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2022-06-15** 06/15/2022 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/16/2022) `reading-3`
- **2022-06-16** 06/16/2022 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
- **2022-06-16** 06/16/2022 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2022-06-21** 06/21/2022 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/61976745-941c-492a-b623-0f7f98962c38`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).