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type: "Bill"
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title: "AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (Provides during any declared state or local disaster emergency that mental health and substance abuse disorder services be considered an essential health benefit provided, they’re implemented within guidelines established to address the emergency.)"
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description: "AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (Provides during any declared state or local disaster emergency that mental health and substance abuse disorder services be considered an essential health benefit provided, they’re implemented within guidelines established to address the emergency.)"
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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 5281"
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citation: "Rhode Island HB 5281 (2021)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Alcoholic Beverages", "Military Affairs", "State Affairs", "Substance Abuse"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Ackerman", "Azzinaro", "Kazarian", "Noret", "Vella-Wilkinson", "Williams"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 15
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2021-01-29"
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last_action: "2021-07-14"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9b9a7789-2973-42ab-91d2-924dccea7d0e"
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source_url: "https://status.rilegislature.gov/"
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source_hash: "a0a34a360fa827d1ccddc013e777c58abcb99982f140f462eb9efec11e789a6e"
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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 5281 (2021) — AN ACT RELATING TO MILITARY AFFAIRS AND DEFENSE -- EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (Provides during any declared state or local disaster emergency that mental health and substance abuse disorder services be considered an essential health benefit provided, they’re implemented within guidelines established to address the emergency.)
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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. **5281 SUB A** (committee substitute) — [source](http://webserver.rilin.state.ri.us/BillText/BillText21/HouseText21/H5281A.pdf)
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## Votes
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- PASSAGE — **66–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Ackerman — primary (person)
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- Azzinaro — primary (person)
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- Kazarian — primary (person)
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- Noret — primary (person)
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- Vella-Wilkinson — primary (person)
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- Williams — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-01-29** 01/29/2021 Introduced, referred to House State Government & Elections `introduction, referral-committee`
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- **2021-02-18** 02/18/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or consideration (02/26/2021)
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- **2021-02-26** 02/26/2021 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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- **2021-06-14** 06/14/2021 Placed on House Calendar (06/16/2021)
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- **2021-06-16** 06/16/2021 House passed Sub A `passage`
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- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Referred to Senate Health and Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2021-06-25** 06/25/2021 Scheduled for hearing and/or 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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- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar (07/01/2021)
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- **2021-07-01** 07/01/2021 Senate passed Sub A in concurrence `passage`
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- **2021-07-12** 07/12/2021 Transmitted to Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-07-14** 07/14/2021 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/9b9a7789-2973-42ab-91d2-924dccea7d0e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Rhode Island legislature records).
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