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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHYSICAL THERAPISTS (Includes in the practice of physical therapy the ordering of diagnostic imaging (x-ray imaging) to be performed by other health care professionals.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHYSICAL THERAPISTS (Includes in the practice of physical therapy the ordering of diagnostic imaging (x-ray imaging) to be performed by other health care professionals.)"
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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 5198"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 5198 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Business & Professions", "Health & Safety", "Health Care Plans/Services", "Therapists"]
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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: 18
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2021-01-27"
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last_action: "2021-07-09"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2afcd0e0-8ce8-4eef-b03a-805361e8238a"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "18c51500d13eff17dd43481caeed2c201a4059ff5a431a31a777c9942eb35ffc"
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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 5198 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO BUSINESSES AND PROFESSIONS -- PHYSICAL THERAPISTS (Includes in the practice of physical therapy the ordering of diagnostic imaging (x-ray imaging) to be performed by other health care professionals.)
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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. **5198 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5198A.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **70–0** (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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- **2021-01-27** 01/27/2021 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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- **2021-06-11** 06/11/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/14/2021)
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- **2021-06-11** 06/11/2021 Proposed Substitute
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- **2021-06-14** 06/14/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-06-15** 06/15/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/17/2021)
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- **2021-06-17** 06/17/2021 House passed Sub A `passage`
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- **2021-06-21** 06/21/2021 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Scheduled for consideration (06/28/2021)
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- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Committee recommends passage of Sub A in concurrence `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-06-28** 06/28/2021 Placed on Senate Calendar (06/30/2021)
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- **2021-06-30** 06/30/2021 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
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- **2021-07-08** 07/08/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-07-09** 07/09/2021 Signed by Governor `executive-signature`
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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/2afcd0e0-8ce8-4eef-b03a-805361e8238a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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