Files
2026-07-06 17:28:03 -04:00

75 lines
3.8 KiB
Markdown
Raw Permalink Blame History

This file contains ambiguous Unicode characters
This file contains Unicode characters that might be confused with other characters. If you think that this is intentional, you can safely ignore this warning. Use the Escape button to reveal them.
---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE (Includes behavioral health counseling visits and medication maintenance visits as primary care visits for patient cost-sharing requirements under the provisions of a health plan.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE (Includes behavioral health counseling visits and medication maintenance visits as primary care visits for patient cost-sharing requirements under the provisions of a health plan.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2018"
identifier: "SB 2540"
citation: "Rhode Island SB 2540 (2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Behavioral Healthcare", "Governor", "Health Care Plans/Services", "State Affairs"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Calkin", "Coyne", "DiPalma", "Miller", "Seveney"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 15
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2018-03-01"
last_action: "2018-07-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4249f053-f800-4133-9a88-2f67ded0e089"
source_url: "http://status.rilin.state.ri.us/"
source_hash: "fd20c91ef4b7985547c51fcab23c332207da21127f5d55f733c143dc6cd90873"
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 SB 2540 (2018) — AN ACT RELATING TO INSURANCE - INSURANCE COVERAGE FOR MENTAL ILLNESS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE (Includes behavioral health counseling visits and medication maintenance visits as primary care visits for patient cost-sharing requirements under the provisions of a health plan.)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **2540 SUB A as amended** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText18/SenateText18/S2540Aaa.pdf)
## Votes
- Approval of Amendment — **340** (pass) · upper
- Passage as Amended — **340** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Calkin — primary (person)
- Coyne — primary (person)
- DiPalma — primary (person)
- Miller — primary (person)
- Seveney — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2018-03-01** 03/01/2018 Introduced, referred to Senate Health and Human Services `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2018-04-06** 04/06/2018 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (04/10/2018)
- **2018-04-10** 04/10/2018 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2018-05-11** 05/11/2018 Scheduled for consideration (05/15/2018)
- **2018-05-15** 05/15/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2018-05-16** 05/16/2018 Placed on Senate Calendar (05/22/2018)
- **2018-05-22** 05/22/2018 Senate passed Sub A as amended (floor amendment) `passage`
- **2018-05-23** 05/23/2018 Referred to House H.E.W. `referral-committee`
- **2018-06-22** 06/22/2018 Committee transferred to House Finance
- **2018-06-22** 06/22/2018 Scheduled for consideration (06/22/2018)
- **2018-06-22** 06/22/2018 Committee recommends passage of Sub A as amended in concurrence `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 in concurrence `passage`
- **2018-07-02** 07/02/2018 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2018-07-02** 07/02/2018 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/4249f053-f800-4133-9a88-2f67ded0e089`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).