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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- THE HEALING ART OF ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE (Changes title of chapter 37.2 of title 5 and throughout, replacing the words \"Oriental medicine\" with \"Chinese medicine\". Allows individuals who are otherwise certified, to practice acupuncture & Chinese medicine using Chinese medical diagnostic methods.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- THE HEALING ART OF ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE (Changes title of chapter 37.2 of title 5 and throughout, replacing the words \"Oriental medicine\" with \"Chinese medicine\". Allows individuals who are otherwise certified, to practice acupuncture & Chinese medicine using Chinese medical diagnostic methods.)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/ri"
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legislature: "Rhode Island General Assembly"
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session: "2021"
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identifier: "HB 5154"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 5154 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Business & Professions", "Health & Safety", "Health Care Plans/Services", "Licenses", "Medical"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bennett"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 17
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2021-01-25"
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last_action: "2021-06-25"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bd9238a1-cc15-4ea6-916b-f956bb00d223"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "c91549272065c22066b03929c3843723422a1e9d761cf9ad6c97ba256bbc3fb1"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-ri"]
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---
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# Rhode Island HB 5154 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- THE HEALING ART OF ACUPUNCTURE AND ORIENTAL MEDICINE (Changes title of chapter 37.2 of title 5 and throughout, replacing the words "Oriental medicine" with "Chinese medicine". Allows individuals who are otherwise certified, to practice acupuncture & Chinese medicine using Chinese medical diagnostic methods.)
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **5154** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5154.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **60–11** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Bennett — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-01-25** 01/25/2021 Introduced, referred to House H.E.W. `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-02** 02/02/2021 Committee transferred to House Health & Human Services
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- **2021-02-05** 02/05/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/09/2021)
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- **2021-02-09** 02/09/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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- **2021-02-12** 02/12/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/23/2021)
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- **2021-02-23** 02/23/2021 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
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- **2021-05-21** 05/21/2021 Scheduled for consideration (05/25/2021)
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- **2021-05-25** 05/25/2021 Committee recommends passage `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-05-28** 05/28/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/01/2021)
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- **2021-06-01** 06/01/2021 House read and passed `passage`
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- **2021-06-04** 06/04/2021 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2021-06-04** 06/04/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/10/2021)
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- **2021-06-10** 06/10/2021 Committee recommends passage in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-06-11** 06/11/2021 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (06/15/2021)
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- **2021-06-15** 06/15/2021 Senate passed in concurrence `passage`
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- **2021-06-17** 06/17/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Effective without Governor's signature `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bd9238a1-cc15-4ea6-916b-f956bb00d223`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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