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type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINE (Increases the maximum fine amount for those found guilty of unprofessional conduct by the board of medical licensure and discipline from $10,000 to $30,000, and establishes a new chapter of the general laws which gives board the authority to levy fines.)"
description: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINE (Increases the maximum fine amount for those found guilty of unprofessional conduct by the board of medical licensure and discipline from $10,000 to $30,000, and establishes a new chapter of the general laws which gives board the authority to levy fines.)"
jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
session: "2021"
identifier: "HB 5098"
citation: "Rhode Island HB 5098 (2021)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Business & Professions", "Fees", "Health & Safety", "Licenses", "Medical"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Fellela"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 18
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-01-22"
last_action: "2021-07-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9d33e885-8326-408c-be57-4efb5591746c"
source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
source_hash: "51237f5c670db1b5d1addcbb4e13705af7a21441d6c927f337e81dcaed975151"
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 5098 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- BOARD OF MEDICAL LICENSURE AND DISCIPLINE (Increases the maximum fine amount for those found guilty of unprofessional conduct by the board of medical licensure and discipline from $10,000 to $30,000, and establishes a new chapter of the general laws which gives board the authority to levy fines.)
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **5098 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5098A.pdf)
## Votes
- PASSAGE — **648** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Fellela — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-01-22** 01/22/2021 Introduced, referred to House Judiciary `introduction, referral-committee`
- **2021-02-05** 02/05/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/09/2021)
- **2021-02-09** 02/09/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
- **2021-05-31** 05/31/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/02/2021)
- **2021-05-31** 05/31/2021 Proposed Substitute
- **2021-06-02** 06/02/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-07** 06/07/2021 Scheduled for reconsideration (06/10/2021)
- **2021-06-07** 06/07/2021 Proposed Substitute
- **2021-06-10** 06/10/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-18** 06/18/2021 Scheduled for reconsideration (06/21/2021)
- **2021-06-19** 06/19/2021 Proposed Substitute
- **2021-06-21** 06/21/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-06-21** 06/21/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/23/2021)
- **2021-06-23** 06/23/2021 House passed Sub A `passage`
- **2021-06-29** 06/29/2021 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (07/01/2021)
- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
- **2021-07-08** 07/08/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-07-14** 07/14/2021 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/9d33e885-8326-408c-be57-4efb5591746c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).