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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- QUALITY SELF-DIRECTED SERVICES -- PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- INDIVIDUAL PROVIDERS OF DIRECT SUPPORT SERVICES (Enables the creation of a public registry of home health aides, giving seniors and individuals living with disabilities another choice when accessing long-term care options.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- QUALITY SELF-DIRECTED SERVICES -- PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- INDIVIDUAL PROVIDERS OF DIRECT SUPPORT SERVICES (Enables the creation of a public registry of home health aides, giving seniors and individuals living with disabilities another choice when accessing long-term care options.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2018"
identifier: "HB 7803"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 7803 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Handicapped", "Health & Safety", "Health Care Plans/Services", "Human Services", "Nursing Homes"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Blazejewski", "Fogarty", "Maldonado", "Regunberg", "Slater"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 11
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-02-28"
last_action: "2018-06-29"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ec5cd6f1-0301-4944-aee5-0b46c9236f40"
source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
source_hash: "dc6132f11623a240138c8ca2ea50d2fa972c9b0d4eaf39c3bf117256d4e592da"
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 7803 (2018) — AN ACT RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES -- QUALITY SELF-DIRECTED SERVICES -- PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES -- INDIVIDUAL PROVIDERS OF DIRECT SUPPORT SERVICES (Enables the creation of a public registry of home health aides, giving seniors and individuals living with disabilities another choice when accessing long-term care options.)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **7803 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText18/HouseText18/H7803Aaa.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE OF AMENDMENT — **660** (pass) · lower
- AS AMENDED — **5911** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Blazejewski — primary (person)
- Fogarty — primary (person)
- Maldonado — primary (person)
- Regunberg — primary (person)
- Slater — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-02-28** 02/28/2018 Introduced, referred to House Finance `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-05-11** 05/11/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (05/16/2018)
- **2018-05-16** 05/16/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2018-06-22** 06/22/2018 Scheduled for consideration (06/22/2018)
- **2018-06-22** 06/22/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-06-22** 06/22/2018 Placed on House Calendar (06/22/2018)
- **2018-06-22** 06/22/2018 House passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/23/2018)
- **2018-06-23** 06/23/2018 Senate passed Sub A as amended in concurrence `passage`
- **2018-06-26** 06/26/2018 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-06-29** 06/29/2018 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/ec5cd6f1-0301-4944-aee5-0b46c9236f40`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).